I'm brand new to this forum and worked out the location before it was mentioned. I've never even been to this lake and knew what they were speaking about. there's too many fisherman around, and not enough fish. I don't blame you guys for hinting at names rather than posting them outright. I mean when you call the place a "Gem of a lake" in central oregon, just look at the map and find all the lakes with gem names. The search is part of the fun... Diamond, Emerald, crystal, ruby, hmmm, there is a Diamond lake in central Oregon... and its rumored to have big fish in it.... same place? worth a shot right...
sorry for the continued hijack, great report, great fish, great inspiration. I need to bend a rod soon.