Spring is here. Look at the weather going forward and you will see warm, warm, warm. May is a month at the lake that is traditionally very tough. Even with the new techniques we are using it is tough. You have to have the weather. Wind, clouds, rain, whatever. If it is golfing weather, go play golf. Fish the first hour of the day for sure. Then go play golf. Seriously, if you’re going to the lake, nymphing with light tippet as in 6-8 pound test and size 14-16 midges and nymphs. Go to a place where you see some fish cruising. If you get there for the daybreak bite, then strip a Midnight Cowboy Wooly and a White Loco Tadpole slowly on the bottom. A Good Leader with a Dropper tied on a tag with strong tippet is a must.

The spawn and the effects of it are in full swing right now. May is a tough month at Pyramid Lake. At least for most of us. So much is going on at the same time that it just tends to make fishing seem impossible most days. 99% of the female trout in Pyramid Lake do not get to complete the spawn. They carry eggs around until they spew out in some older fish or they dissolve back into their systems eventually. The males are seen chasing them around for a month or more sometimes. During this time, they just don’t eat much. The males get skinny, and the females work off some extra weight. This all happens at the same time as the weather is tripping out. Warmer, longer days and increasing water temperatures after months of constant cold. The minnows are heading for their summer hideouts, and a lot is going on at the same time. As the fish settle back into their old selves around the end of May the bite will turn around fast and all of a sudden it will be on again.