Fishing Reports

  CAMPING AND DAY USE 1.1 PERMITS REQUIRED. No non-member of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe may camp, boat, day use or fish within the designated boundaries of the Reservation without first procuring a Tribal permit to do so and complying with all permit requirements (thereinafter referred to as a Camping Permit, Boating Permit, Fishing

We have been posting lots of pictures and video on the horrible situation that the Trout are in on the Truckee River. Finally we made some headway and got one of the local T.V stations and the Local paper to help out. Here is a link to the story on the news last night and

One week to go in the season. The fishing season officially closes on June 30th to trout fishing. The water is still in pretty good shape for late June but it is getting really warm already on the surface. The best fly fishing has been from float tubes and pontoon boats in a little deeper

The season is really winding down at Pyramid. The official closing date is June 30th. The surface water temperatures are getting really warm and most of the fish have left the many beaches around the lake for deeper water. There have been some great fishing days still at the lake but it has been very

Cooler stormy weather over the past 10 days or so has really helped the fishing. The water temperatures have stabilized around 60 degrees on the surface and it has helped keep some fish in shallow water. Tui Chubs are starting to roam and cruise in close as well. The hatchery area has been slow but

The water Temperature 58-60 degrees. Spawning channel has been closed and the water turned off for a few weeks. The fishing remains pretty good at the lake, especially on windy days. The fish are all but done with the spawn for the season and now show up in the shallows to feed instead of mate.

May brings the end of the spawn and warmer water conditions to Pyramid. Even though there is some really good fishing days still out there at the lake, you have to shift gears and really look at how the weather is changing the lake on a daily basis. Summit Lake strain Cutthroats are still around

There has been a high pressure system over the area that started to move in last Wednesday. This has kept the winds down and made fishing pretty tough for most anglers. Glass conditions have been the standard over most of the lake. There are still plenty of fish cruising around the hatchery and all up

Mid-April at the “Big Pond” and all is well. The spring spawn is in full swing and there are plenty of fish cruising the shoreline in search of a place to reproduce. The water temperatures are in the low to mid 50’s which is pretty normal for this time of year. The next month or

Pyramid Lake Float Tube Weekend Pyramid Lake has long been known for its huge Lahontan Cutthroat Trout and its peculiarity of anglers standing in a lake fishing from ladders. Although “Ladder Fishing” is still the most popular way to fish Pyramid Lake, the introduction of the Pilot Peak strain of Cutthroat Trout in 2006 has

The lake continues to roll with the weather. April is here and so is the peak of the spawn. There are plenty of Summit Lake strain Cutty’s swimming the shallows in search of some type of moving water to complete the cycle. At this point fish are in really close and even in less than

The fishing at Pyramid continues to be all over the map. There is an early morning bite with dark Wooly Buggers and a shooting head but it ends when the sun hits the water. It is starting to get light pretty early and getting up and 4:30 am for 45 minutes of good fishing is