Pyramid Spring 2012

I have just returned from a long sojourn to the emerald waters of Pyramid Lake Nv. This year is unlike any that I have experienced out there. Tough fishing conditions were the name of the game with some days yielding a handful of grabs and others providing consistent action. Stories abound as to why the fishing is as tough as it is but I have no real answers. All I know is it is not what we have grown accustomed to. The nice thing is crowds are light and most beaches are ghost towns.

Onto the good news...I got this 8.5 # buck on my last night at the rocks at Pelican.

Usually I don't spend a whole lot of time on the rocks, but this year I found it to be a good place to fish and warm up in the afternoons. I caught fish there midging but it was never red hot action for me.


Even though the fishing was not very good, the friendships forged in the wind and waves of the big lake will be carried with me a life time. I am itching to get back to the stark beauty and fiesty cutthroat.

My Pyramid Fly Boxes

A look at my Pyramid gear...




Buggers and Beetles




Chewed up Popcorn Beetles




Midges





My go to midge: the Trojan midge!


This mess becomes...

this and fits...

in here!

More Pyramid Madness

Fishing has been very good this April at Pyramid.Here are a few pictures from last week.


Ernie Walsh and his 14.4# monster! caught on a popcorn beetle.



Incredible lenticular cloud formations lit up by the dazzling sunrise.

My 9.5 lber caught on a size 10 Trojan Midge.


Ed Domer and his 9 lber!



Is that a shark?




Amazing sunrise!


This spring season has been incredible to say the least!

Spring is on its way

With the time change last night it feels as if this winter may be finally on the run. February brought over 3 feet of snow to the Sierra Valley in two storms.




This was much needed precipitation and made for excellent backcountry skiing!



While the skiing was great I was not fishing, so when the storms stopped I picked up where I left off; fishing Pyramid. The fishing in early March has been very good to great depending on the day.

The Nets have been very crowded this year as usual, requiring one to get up way to early to get a good spot. Midging has been very productive with the usual suspects (rootbeer and Trojans) hanging under my bobber. While I have not personally caught anything big this season I have had the pleasure of netting a couple of nice fish and have seen a few very large fish caught around me.
The Nets will be closed on March 15th for the spring closure.On April 1st the Tribal Council will be making a decision on a regulation change to reopen the Nets.Let's hope they reopen them!It will surely spread the crowds out a bit.



Finally, I had the pleasure of fishing with Scott, a first time Pyramid angler yesterday.I met Scott through Kiene's Fly Shop message boards.


We had a fun time and he caught a few fish.It was fun fishing with you Scott!