MONSTER Cutthroat, In a BLIZZARD - Fly Fishing Pyramid Lake 

Thanks! Legal fishing time is from one hour before sunrise until one hour after sunset.

Let’s just say it’s one of the most popular beaches. Take a pair of binoculars. If you’re not catching fish, drive around and watch for bent rods 👍🏿 good luck to ya!

There catching fish on almost every beach. Trust me. I started at shotdog and worked to blockhouse.

Looks like near pelican or nets on his video.

I just use a gopro and my iPhone. I have one of those tripods with the bendy legs that I use to attach my phone to my ladder, or the ladder next to me. Then I use my watch to start and stop recording. It does the trick for me.

I think it was about 28°F this day. That’s quite a bit warmer than most of the winter fishing I do, but it can be pretty tough to keep yourself warm when you’re just sitting on a ladder. I had a heated jacket and pants. I don’t think I would’ve stuck it out without those.

Most of the time, you can just stand on the bottom rung, and wobble back and forth for a bit while the feet sink into the sand a ways. On this day, I wish I had added something to give a wider base. The ladder would eventually tip over in the waves if left unattended. I’ve seen people add perforated steel crossbars to theirs. I’ll probably do the same next time I go. Attach them with u-bolts or something so they can easily be removed for transport.

You never know for sure! I like to pay attention to fishing reports, as well as weather. I prefer fishing during storms, as long as it’s not TOO windy. I’ll stick it out until the wind is blowing me off my ladder. The one constant you can count on, is.. the amount of fish frequenting the shallows increases as it gets closer to the spawn. But the average fish size decreases during that time, because now ALL the fish are frequenting the shallows, and not just the giants. I usually aim for the beginning of March for my main trip. It’s close enough to the spawn that I know I’ll catch more fish per day. But I also usually try to do a trip or two during December/January, When, most likely, I won’t be catching many fish per day, but the ones I do catch will be big.

@@SoggySleeves where would be best to check for reports on the lake?

@@calvinraynard3652 www.pyramidflyco.com/fishing-reports renoflyshop.com/category/fishing-report/ These are my two favorite!

I almost always use a non-slip loop (or perfect on loop) knot for leeches and midges. That’s mostly just because I can tie that knot really well, and it never breaks for me. I figure that the extra movement it allows on the flies can’t hurt either. People use it all the time for leeches because they know it allows them to wiggle better. But most people don’t remember that midges are wiggly little creatures as well. I guess my point is, use whatever knot you can tie well, and fish with confidence knowing it won’t break.

@@SoggySleeves I try and use the same, I am not near as good at tying it, but with more practice it will come easier. It really does allow great movement on the leeches and midges, it is very noticeable. Thank you. Keep up the excellent videos. I'm in Reno and I've been to Pyramid 4 times this season, nothing close to the day you had here!!

Haha for real. I don’t blame him though. There was a group of about 12 people out there. Nobody had caught anything all morning. Those gals were the only people, other than myself, who stuck it out when the weather got nasty. After they caught that fish, we all caught fish consistently for the rest of the day. He was an awesome guide. He invited me over to their truck to have tacos for lunch.

Love you long Tim

@@SoggySleeves who’s long Tim? You should bring him in sometime, would love to meet him.

@@breckduffin7427 hahaha. Get out of my offive

Thanks! I’m using the Rio Switch Chucker. It’s the only one I’ve ever used. I know the Switch Indicator line is another popular one out there. Although I’ve never tried it myself, I know people who have used both and they’ve all said they prefer the switch chucker.

@@SoggySleeves appreciate it sir!

Almost always 15’ of fishable leader. I’ve found that I haven’t had to go deeper than 15’. Maybe I have a few times. But a vast majority of my fish are caught with the bobber set between 6-15 feet of depth.

Wow! Good to know thanks for response ! Been watching your vids for about 2 years now. They have helped me significantly! Keep up the epic work man!🤙

The 11’ 7 weight Moonshine Drifter. I like it. I’ll fish it side-by-side with my Redington Dually II and Redington Hydrogen Trout Spey, and I can’t them much of a difference.

Haha you gotta go where the fish are! And you also gotta go when they’re there!

Nice! Hope you catch a monster! I use a few different types of gloves, and combine them to match the situation. I have a thin pair of wool, knit gloves that I’ll wear under xtra large, textured nitrile gloves. Then I have extra large Simms mitts that I’ll wear over too. Sometimes I’ll wear all three, if it’s frigid. Sometimes I’ll ditch the wool liners. But I’ll usually always wear at least the nitrile. Mostly because I usually go for week-long trips, and that salt water and wind will crack my fingers and hands badly over time. Keeping those nitrile gloves on helps prevent that big time.