With the colder weather to start off this year’s Pyramid Opener, the bait, and therefore the trout, were a bit more spread out. This means fewer big number days to start but is also a good sign of the shore bite starting a bit earlier this year. The average size of the fish has been on par with last year however, with a 28-pound fish already hitting the net in the first week. We have also already been getting a few reports of some fish caught by shore anglers, but it’s certainly few and far between as of now. With the stormy weather forecasted, we expect the remaining bait balls to likely break up and the cutthroat begin to push into shallower water as soon as next week.
As of now the name of the game is going to be getting out on a boat or float tube and finding deep water, fishing near the bait balls of Tui Chub and using heavy jigged flies to get down in front of the hungry cutthroat. Once the fish begin to move in shallow consistently, stripping streamers or using balanced leeches or balanced baitfish under the indicator will be the best bet. Usually, it is around January or February when they begin to key in on midges, but sometimes fishing a midge with your leech early season can certainly pay off. We couldn’t be more excited about another year at the lake and expect another stellar season catching the world’s largest cutthroat!
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