The fishing at Pyramid was outstanding over the last week, due in part to the tail end of the storm moving through. As this high pressure system sets in this week, the bite will likely be tough, and anglers will have to get creative to find consistent fishing. When temps hit the low 60’s, the sun is high, and the wind is light, the fish are less likely to be cruising in the shallows and feeding. We have also found their visibility increases, making them much more weary of tippet and more selective on flies, further creating tough fishing conditions. 

To fight these conditions, get on the water early and start fishing at the legal start time, an hour before sun-up. Your best window of opportunity will be when the sun is low and off the water. The fish will be closer to the shore and a bit more willing to bite. Start the morning with a slightly larger and darker midge pattern to provide a bigger silhouette that they can see, fish in close and shallow, and try to find those fish feeding aggressively. 

As the sun pops over the hill, downsize your flies, lengthen up your depth and start fishing further and further out over the course of the day. This is the time of year to really put a strong emphasis on midges out here and the double midge rig has been putting more fish in the net recently, instead of doing the leech/midge combo. In the event you are fishing a beach with a significant drop off, leeches will still be productive so long as you fish deep, like 14 feet or so. 

Overall, the strip bite has yet to pick up and we expect the bite to pick up when the water temps rise and the first of the pre-spawn fish begin to school up and come in shallow. That will probably be a few more weeks from now, unless these warm days persist.