Pyramid Lake:
Water Temp. 42 degrees
The winter months bring colder conditions to the Reno area and with it the time of year to catch a monster trout at Pyramid Lake. Fish have been in Close with the cold weather. Fishing has been best with stormy days or windy days! Fishing in 10ft of water or less. This is also the time of year when the afternoon and evening bite is the best. Most anglers continue to get to the lake early and get worn out from casting all day and leave before the fishing gets good. Your best right now is to get to the lake later in the morning or even early afternoon and stay until dark.
Indo: Fishing a black balance leech with a Red Wine Midge or a red Maholo nymph underneath have been our top producers.
Stripping: strip bite been really good! Running a white/chartreuse beetle with a bloody Mary or Midnight Cowboy behind it has been the ticket! Don’t forget the pyramid lift, with temps this cold fish can wait util the last second to eat!
Rivers:
LT: Road is closed due to snow.
Truckee River Ca
Flows: 21-128 CFS
Temps: 33-38*F
Flows are low and water is cold! Look for fish to be holding in Slow water. Fishing midges and worms is the way to go. Midges in sizes 18-22. San Juan worm in Red and tan have been the top producers.
Truckee River Nv:
Flows: 102-300cfs
Temps 35-40*F
Flows are great for this time of year. Midges, Worms and Micro BWO’s are the hatch. Midges size 18-22. Micro Mays in 16-20. Black and red zebra midges. Pheasant tails in natural and black have been working well. Orange and Red have been the color for San Juan worms
For those who want to brave the cold, Fish have been rising at first light on midges and midge emergers.
Streamer bit is slow, but fish can still be caught on them. Fish them slow and deep. Muddy Buddies and Mico Circus Peanut have been two great patterns.
East Walker:
Flows: 21-30 CFS
Temps: 33-38*F
Look for fish to be holding in runs, and slow water. Again, Midges and Micro BWO’s have been the ticket. Running a size 16 Pheasant tail with a midge as the trailer. Black and Natural Pheasant tails size 16-20 and red and Olive Midges 20-24. Worms are always a staple for tail waters.
Streamer action is slow.
Pyramid Lake:
Temps: 38-43*
Fish have been in Close with the cold weather. Fishing has been best with stormy days or windy days! Fishing in 10ft of water or less.
Indo: Fishing a black balance leech with a black zebra midge or a red nymph underneath have been our top producers.
Stripping: strip bite been really good! Running a white/chartreuse beetle with a bloody Mary or midnight cowboy behind it has been the ticket! Don’t forget the pyramid lift, with temps this cold fish can wait till the last second to eat!
