Pyramid Lake Fishing Lures

Spoons

Spoons are effective for fishing at Pyramid Lake. Although the fish are not usually picky, silver and gold spoons imitate the native cui-ui bait fish. During the summer, fall and winter, use large, heavy spoons in deep water. Several beaches at Pyramid Lake have a visible shelf, and the trout will feed along the deeper end of the dramatic depth change. During the late winter and spring, the trout will begin feeding on the shallow end of the shelf, and a lighter spoon will be more effective. Many anglers wade out on the shelf and place a ladder in the sand. The fishermen stand on the ladder and cast to the transition zone until a school of trout passes the area.

Rapala

Rapala lures and plugs work well when the trout are chasing bait fish at Pyramid Lake. The lures can be fished from boat or shore or by wading in the flats. On dark, overcast days, use dark-colored rapalas, and on bright days use bright orange and chartreuse rapalas. If the fishing is slow, vary your retrieve until the trout begin to strike. Slow retrieves along the sandy bottom are effective in cold weather, and a moderately fast retrieve is effective in the spring when the trout begin the false spawn.

Flies

Often referred to as lures, flies are effective for catching trout during the late winter and spring at Pyramid Lake. Ladder fisherman can find a position to cast at large trout chasing bait fish in the shallow flats. A shooting head line and 7- or 8-weight rod with a black and purple woolly bugger trailed by a white and chartreuse beetle is a deadly rig. Floating lines are also popular with a woolly bugger and copper john or double copper john set up.