Pyramid Lake  The larger Lahontan Cutthroat Trout are still on the deeper side, though the surface temps are cooling nicely, and shore fishing is picking up. The prolonged warm summer into fall has created an algae bloom that covers a lot of the lake’s surface. These blooms are sometimes representative that the lake has flipped, but other times it is just a bloom. We are leaning toward the lake is slowly flipping as the algae is more broken up instead of “pea soup” consistency. Either way, the algae will be located on the surface and only extend down a few feet.

This can make the retrieve technique challenging, requiring you to clean your fly a lot, but the reward can be worth it. Algae blooms and lake flips are also times where dissolved oxygen contents can drop, so be aware of how fish release and make sure they are doing well if the fight is long. Larger flies are recommended for both the retrieve and the indicator techniques. Pyramid Lake Buggers, Balanced Chub, Belly Ache Minnow, Jiggy Fat Minnow are a few good early season flies.