However, multiple impediments have led to the listing of this species as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. When you twitch it be ready for a take down. The Tui chubs are an important indicator of the overall ecosystem health within Pyramid Lake. Ie: buggers and beetles etc. The “Pilots” will start to stage and go into spawn mode a little earlier in the year as the Summit lake or “Summits” do. The cui-ui is not only a critically endangered species, but is also one of the few surviving members of its genus. That being said we need to make an effort to help these fish thrive. They are bottom-oriented, and they are not strong swimmers. Sunrise hook up. Follow the link for all the information. The past couple weeks we have been graced with some outrageously awesome clients! Smile says it all Great catch Alli PC: Chris Nicola, Jim and Tom Phillips from CO ALL SMILES PC: Casey Anderson, Stripping sinking lines this time of year can be very successful. Sure it’s informative. Popcorn beetles and or boobies in a wide array of colors from naturals to everything in between. Great job Susie !!! As the we are transitioning into winter the fish’s food source is also taking a change. For this edition of Pyramid Lake Fishing Report January 3 2020 most of my fish have been caught on balanced leeches and minnows under the jaydacator. The cui-ui population began to decline after the construction of Derby Dam and the establishment of the Newlands Reclamation Project in 1905. Please feel free to give us a call 1-877-PFC-FLYS. Plenty of post spawn fish are looking to fatten up quickly and will happily take some larger protein. In this lake, they are found mainly in water less than 15 meters deep. Client Ken S. from Idaho enjoying the fish and sunshine. Brock Wilson took advantage of the changing weather and had a great day with PFC Head Guide Morgan Kane. Happy New Years ! When stripping those flies make sure to give a little pause in between strips to let those floating flies, ie; beetles and boobies rise up in the water column. As the Pilot Peak strain of cutthroat that inhabit this large inland sea begin to stage we begin to see them frequenting the shallows more often. Sinking lines are great way to determine depths on a sandy beach or to find an ledge farther out. The lake elevation has risen to levels that haven’t been seen in years which brings all sorts of new equations to the puzzle. However, both the Sacramento Perch and the LCT have coexisted in this ecosystem for some time without any known detriment to the LCT. As we slide deeper into winter and water becomes cooler the bait spreads out and the fish start gorging heavily on midges. They are very similar to the Cui-ui if you have not been trained to distinguish between their differences. Season is upon us, time to make your plans and get to the lake. As we slide off the full moon and creep further into January the big Pilots should begin to push in more frequently to feed before they slide into spawn mode. Sacramento Perch is open all year round and presently you can catch and keep 10 perch per day. Get fancy, get flashy and have fun. The fish are as hot as can be, they are eating well presented flies now while food is on the brain and the crowds are nothing like they are in March. PFC Client Ben Rioux “Keepin Em Wet” PC: Morgan Kane. White, black, olive, and brown have been successful colors, Smiles, Smiles, Smiles PC: Casey Anderson. This allows for your flies to hang in the strike zone for a much longer period of time. This week we have a heavy high pressure system pushing into the area with some weather that is just too nice for this time of year. One of the distinguishing features is that the Cui-ui has a thin upper and lower lip, whereas, the Tahoe Sucker has a thick lower papillose lip that is incised. With the warmer than normal winter weather we have been seeing an abundance of lady bugs and large beetles roaming the bangs and tumbleweeds. Slide in late morning, get warmed up and dialed in by lunch. You don’t want to miss your bites when then come. Those fish laid it on thick and slid into that 10-12lb category and not to mention the amount of truly impressive summits we have been seeing. Since we have had over a decade of the Pilot strain being reintroduced there is now such an outstanding number of fish in the lake and plenty of beaches to catch them at. There’s something particularly magical about fishing Pyramid Lake in the winter time. But we’re not there yet and these inland sea monsters are full of protein with energy to burn! But midges will start to become a more viable food source for the trout as the baitfish spread out more and more. Sacramento perch were unable to compete with the black bass, bluegill and crappie, which raided the perch’s nest. Or using a midge/nymph and balanced leech in tandem is also a very good way to be successful white, black and olive are good starting points. And watching his face light up as friends hook their first cutthroat reminds us just how truly special this lake is. But are you the one tugging on that monster? Lauren Cox and her husband had a great trip with PFC Guide Trevor Herring to close out 2020. ... What a wild week! But one thing is for certain. Just incredible what a few good winters can do to a fishery. The time is now! “Cold Hearted Cruiser” chasing chubs along the shoreline fell for a popcorn beetle. Under the bobber we are fishing midges for the most part with the occasional leech grab. There’s still plenty of big fish being caught on a daily basis. Same regulations apply tackle and no bait for the perch. Stripping up through suspended schools made for a pretty effective way to find fish in different water columns. We have had some incredible trips all with incredible people out here this season. Pyramid Lake is a desert lake located on Paiute Indian reservation land. Trung Ngyuen had a great time out with PFC Head Guide Morgan Kane. The mornings the fish were on the chew a bit heavier than the afternoon with the moon being so bright all night. No one throws a fishing party like us. Simple. More important than anything is the obvious. Balanced leeches in white, black and olive are great starting points for color patterns. It’s not to late, we have a couple spots left for our Switch Rod/Indicator Clinic on Nov 28th and our Retrieving Clinic on Nov 29th. This past week we have seen a large number of fish in the double digits. ... Pyramid Lake Lodge is booking accommodations just a few weeks out, so if you are calling in for rooms with no luck keep trying. It still baffles me how a group of anglers have zero tricks up their sleeves and continuously fish one or two beaches all season. Historically, Lahontan Cutthroat Trout (LCT) occurred throughout the Truckee River drainage from the headwaters in California downstream to Pyramid Lake (Gerstung, 1988). Fishing is picking up! Pyramid Lake Lodge is open for rooms and take out food. So rather than waiting for the fish to roam the shallows and winter to really set in, one should really take advantage of all the lake has to offer early season. That being said, don't miss your grabs. These spring weather patterns in the dead of winter aren’t really the best fishing conditions. Some of the largest fish in the last decade come from December and January. Fishing under the bobber is almost always productive at the lake. Grayson and Frank Linclon from Colorado causing Double Trouble with PFC Guide Casey Anderson. They are distinct enough morphologically two classify separately, particularly in their number of gillrakers. It made for a memorable day and again goes to show how healthy the fishery really is becoming. If stripping is your fancy wooly buggers in all the same naturals will entice these large predators. Both indicator and stripping have been successful. That Lunker Net with the extended handle is the ticket. Client Yana Blantin on the board with her first cutty. Bigger schools will still move around all day coming in and out of the flats near the shores to feed. As the fish are staging for spawn the are frequenting the shallows more often. PFC Client Pete from NV with the right attitude after missing a strike. Wooly buggers and streamer patterns in all the natural browns, blacks, greens and whites as well as boobies and beetles will entice these fish. Balanced leeches under the bobber continue to remain king until these fish start feeding heavily on midges. Client Doug Max from Colorado with a nice size Schoilie NIce average fish eh ? If you happen to be at the right spot at the right time, being a part of an historic bite is possible. There’s plenty of room for everyone to have a great time and catch plenty of fish. And while we are approaching our favorite time of year it's coming up real quick! We stayed at a beach called Wino Beach. While we are still using the, "Quality over quantity", motto, some days can be a bit of both. Barb less hooks only. As the winter storms roll the cutthroat follow. The season is just going to get better and better. Give them some space or go explore! This opener started off a little slower than normal. As your bobber fails to ride up and over the wave you notice something odd. Arthur Lerner proved that it’s never too late to try something new. With the full moon past us the fish are on the chew once again. They were first introduced into Pyramid Lake in 1877. These fish have had zero pressure from the spring or summer crowd. High sun, calm think small. During this time both the Pilot Peak and Summit strain will simultaneously come into shallower water to begin to stage and start their spawn period. This time of year we will start to see the indicator bite start to pick up and even out the bite ratio versus stripping in the prior month of November proved to be better. And most of all, you can’t catch em from the couch. Don’t get fish envy and just continue to fish for the ones out of sight past the cruisers then fish it in close. Let the Pyramid Fly Co Team, Casey, Morgan, Chris and Jimi show you the way. These fish are being caught up into the mid 20 pound range and we measure our trout in pounds out here. Sacramento Perch is native to California and is the only non-native species that resides in Pyramid Lake. “it never gets old” PC: PFC GUIDE Morgan Kane. Brogan Jayne from Denver CO with a sunrise fish on the streamer. As I say, the smile says it all. Instead of being quaratined at home, come join us for some peace, solitude and “The Worlds" Largest Cutthroat Trout” After all, they are virus free. That was a fish eating your big. So unless you’re stuck in the snow, the reasons to not fish the lake are dwindling. We can also now start to turn more towards balanced leeches as well especially in low light or larger wave conditions. While the Pilots remain the monsters of the lake, the bright reds and brilliant spotting on the Summits make for some absolutely stunning looking trout. While they will always suck up a midge, a balanced leech or bait fish is going to produce more strikes for the next month or so as these predators are still keying in heavily on bait fish. .Brennan Best got a break from Daddy duties and made it count. Ropin Em’ Terry from Georgia spent a couple days with PFC Guide Jimi Damone showing off 1 of the multiple double digit fish they caught. The life span of cui-ui is typically about forty years, but the fish do not reach sexual maturity until at least age eight. Our Very own Winnemucca Wayne showin em all how its done picking up with daily double digits ! Last week we had freezing temperatures and a big moon that made for some semi-inconsistent fishing. The younger the fish, the more silvery the body color. Client Maura welcoming the start of the day, BENDO !!! The smile says it all…. If it’s in their lane and looks presentable more often than not these monster cutthroat will suck those bugs up like no other. The Ranger Station monitors Channel 16. While the water temps are cold and the fish are a little more lethargic we like to fish bobbers. Pyramid Lake Fishing. Traeger Grills Outdoor Manager Remick Smothers from Salt Lake UT with his first Pyramid Lake Cutty PC: Capt Rob. When it’s the time of year we are generally seeing more big fish than small fish being caught, it makes a big difference. January means more then Playoff Football it also means screaming reels, trophy trout and good times with great friends. Welcome to Pyramid Lake, a world class fishery, the site of the world record Lohanton Cutthroat Trout (41 pounds) and the only place in the world where the ancient Cui-ui fish can be found. Midges and nymphs in black, red, or wine as usual have been doing great and catching big fish. Quarantine ???? Double hookups have been keeping the PFC boys running. pectinifer. We are concerned only with what hooks you have in the water, not your tackle box. Do not fillet the fish on the Reservation. As the bait fish have been spreading out midges have been getting bit a little more than previously. This week we have seen plenty of fish in that ten plus range with hundreds in the small slot limit. If you have never fished here before, you are in for a visual treat and some exceptional fishing. Client Arthur Lerner starting a new bad habit. PC: Capt Rob. The guy actually fishing. The lake level has come up slightly since our last big storm and should continue to do so. Stripping rigs with sink lines or shooting heads should try to always have a popcorn beetle or a boobie. And while we wait in anticipation for the schools of Pilots to come in, we are also seeing a nice trickle of summits in the mix. Fishing dogs are special to so many of us. Welcome to Pyramid Life Center. And its only the beginning of December. Recent client Capt. Richard Wagner fishing with Captain Rob was on point setting the hook anytime the bobber moved. With so many fish in the lake this year many other spots that aren’t the normal popular areas are producing fish. Where to fish one asks? The fish released itself before a weight was collected. Flies in the usual natural greens, browns, whites and blacks are great for stripping and hanging leeches under the bobber. “Let em run, let em run” 16.12 lbs. Well, if I told you we have been finding fish on both ends of the lake and buried into all the nooks and crannies would you believe me? As the thermocline disperses and the bait spreads the fish begin doing the same. With the much colder air and weather systems we have had compared to last year the factors brought the surface temps down. When stripping those sink lines make sure you really let them get down. The biggest thing fishing any piece of water would be to pick a location your confident in and fish it. Sometimes they will bite at lures and are caught by Fisherman to be released. They tend to congregate along the shallows in the summer and dive to depths lower than 61 meters in the winter and are not as active as Spring. Way to go Roper ! Pyramid Lake Fishing Report 2020: The Top 4 Fish Species Pyramid Lake is known as the site with the world record of biggest Lahontan Cutthroat Trout on 41 pounds ever landed. These large cutthroat will follow the bait fish into the shallows to feed while the bait is still somewhat balled up. This 2019 - 2020 season we are excited to bring our Crowley lake still-water tactics to pyramid and will be offering still-water charters aboard our 20 … Drove around the area a bit and then picked an isolated stretch of beach where we could park just steps from the water and enjoy the sun and paddle. Client Eric Taylor from Alameda Ca with his first Cutty on the Switch Rod. Keep your fly in the water and crazy things can happen. Think large zebra midges. If the sun is high don’t be scared of a little bling. Still hunting Tui-Chub they will be wanting presentations a little quicker to entice a chase. Indicator fishing with a balanced leech again, in black, white, or olive, below a midge or nymph off the ledges has made for very successful days as well. Susie from Reno was like ??? ALWAYS PINCH THE BARB! But where there is clear water there will be fish. As we creep through February there has been no sign of the bite letting up. Seeing fish suspended all over from top to bottom made it harder to target bigger schools from shore or float boats. Issac Gromacki from CSU Flyfishing Club having a great day retrieving with Capt Rob PC: Capt Rob. Don’t feel the need to fish those shoulder to shoulder beaches there are fish everywhere! These fish are HOT and the fishery hasn’t been this healthy in decades. Nestled on over 750 Adirondack acres, it's own private lake with 16 acre island, Pyramid Life Center is the definition of everything Adirondacks. And we love nothing more than helping a fellow fisherman or woman catch fish. We have been deep into spring weather for a solid month or more and Mother Nature is reacting in such a way. Ladder Chairs, the true VIP experience, can’t beat the comfort and fishability. No real red hot bite to speak of but we are still catching some great fish. Either by themselves or paired with streamer or bugger. Jim Coyne with anohter double digit the next day fishin with Head Guide Morgan Kane 18.25 lbs. Streamer patterns in all the natural greens, browns and blacks and fishing a floater behind to entice them to grab if they don’t like that. While these large cutthroat are still keying in heavily on the bait fish we are gonna continue to feed them what they desire. So soon to come (weather dependent) we will start to have more schools frequently coming to feed and hang out in the flats and the hang to shallower ledges ‘20 and up. Yes, these trout are opportunistic. Hence, better safe than sorry so if you catch one on the hooks, please waste no time in carefully returning to the lake. Josh Mundy from CA and PFC Guide Morgan Kane always trying to out do each other. They have been able to gorge without a fishermen in sight. At 65 Arthur wore waders for the first time, picked up a fly rod for the first time and caught his biggest trout to date on a fly he tied. Client Mike S from San Francisco gettin his fish Double Digit in the Morning, R & D on the New Rising Mega Net Prototype, Midges are going to be our fly of choice for the next few months as these fish cruise into the warmer shallow water packing on the pounds before spawn. As we began to enter more storm phases that the bite has definitely picked up to full swing. Midges and nymphs in red, black, and wine have all been catching. With winter settling in and water temps dropping the fish are going to follow their food source into the shallower water as the temperatures will become more favorable for everything closer to shore. A Nevada fishing license is not needed, however a permit must be purchased for fishing or boating on the lake. GLOOMIS NRX + 11’ 6wt, once you put it in your hands you wont want to fish anything else. PFC Guide Morgan Kane - If he’s not guiding he’s fishing. We had the pleasure of hanging with our dear friend Jay Johnson for a couple weeks. The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe has opened the lake to the public, and has approved our guide license for the 2020-2021 season. Great to see you back at the lake buddy. The last 2 days we have seen a drastic change in weather and those cold winter temperatures are settling in. The water temps depending on the beach will be about 45-47 degrees. Reds, wines, and blacks are a good start. We are catching fish all over the lake as this fishery is as healthy as they come. It’s not unlikely to see multiple fish over 10lbs come in a very short period when the schools are in. As we slide into a new year the only thing that is on my mind is pre spawn Pilots pushing into the shallows more frequently. . The Monster Lahontan Cutthroat are packing on the pounds as the prepare to spawn. Not to discredit the occasional big rogue pilots the cruise the lake like sharks. PYRAMID LAKE: Opens to fishing Nov. 2. 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