Pyramid Lake (The great Mother)

A couple of years back I discovered the mystical Pyramid Lake, a high alkali body of water nestled in the high desert of Nevada beyond Sparks. Bar none, this lake is absolutely one of my favorite fly fisheries in existence. The land of big trout, taking big flies. This lake is not for the timid, we fish the lake ledges perched atop ladders here in water that dips into the forties. The outside temperatures commonly reach the low teens, and ice in the guides of your fly rod is a consistent battle. Pyramid lake seems to generate her own weather pattern, it can go from flat calm to four foot rollers in the blink of an eye. Often the winds come in so hard that the sand blows parallel to the ground. There are drawbacks to angling here, but trust me when I tell you that the sheer misery of the weather and cold can be offset by catching the trout of a lifetime. My hat is off to the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe for their consistent dedication to the preservation of this fishery. Without them the Lahontan Cutthroat would surely go extinct.