An Average Mid-Winter Day at Pyramid Lake

By Paul J. Kneeland

Ron Nedved of Colfax joined me on the last day of February on a trip to Pyramid Lake, Nevada. Pyramid is the home of some of the largest trout in the west, if not the world! The Lahontan Cutthroat that thrive in Pyramid grow exceptionally fast and to fantastic size in this jewel of a desert lake 35 miles north of Reno. We entered the inspection station at Sutcliffe, and were launching the Fish Sniffer 21’ Rogue Jet Coastal by 7:30 am

There were a dozen or so trailers in the parking lot, but the shoreline on both sides of the ramp was covered by anglers. Most were sitting on the custom ladders inherent to Pyramid, casting...