As promised, I fished Pyramid lake on January 15th. I took my youngest son, Owen, his first trip to Pyramid! My oldest son, Hank, went skiing. Whatever! Anyway, Owen had a little bit of beginners luck. We fished from about 11:00 am to about 3:00 pm. We started at Wino, one of my favorite beaches. I was using the fly rod, Owen was throwing metal.
Owen Waiting for the Big One!
We fished Wino until about 1:00 pm and then decided to leave. Neither of us got so much as a bump and we didn’t see the any of the other fishermen nearby get anything either. This wasn’t a good sign.
Anaho Island from Wino Beach
We headed north and almost stopped at a few beaches, but then I decided to see what the Nets looked like. I usually avoid the Nets because of the crowds, but the south Nets wasn’t bad. We parked, grabbed some lunch and hit the water, ladders in tow. While eating we hadn’t seen any of the other fishermen hook any fish, but it was only about 20 minutes. Still, I wasn’t expecting much. We set up and on the third or forth cast Owen hooked into a fish right in front of his ladder. I rushed over with the net and scooper her up.
Owen and First Pyramid Cutthroat
...and the Money Shot!
Pretty sure it was a hen and she looked to be filling with eggs. Or maybe just had a big meal. Either way she was about 20 inches. Owen got it on a big chartreuse Daredevil with orange spots. Not bad for a beginner! As it turned out that was the only fish of the day. We didn’t see any of our new neighbors at the Nets catch anything either. When Owen broke off his second lure on something out in the deep, we decided to hit the road. All in all, not a bad trip despite the lack of action. Owen got his first Cutthroat and his biggest fish ever! I still have only caught one fish each trip since December 2008, even if I didn’t hook it myself. Paying my dues, I guess.
Our Neighbors at the Nets
The Famous Pyramid
Filed under: On the Water Tagged: | lahontan cutthroat trout, Owen, Pyramid Lake, The Nets, Wino Beach
[...] Owen though, as he went home empty handed. Don’t feel bad, however, he caught a nice one at Pyramid last January as I went fishless. Unfortunately, I didn’t get an pictures of the fish I caught. Every [...]