The Introduction to Fly Fishing Class is designed to learn and improve upon the basics. This is a great place for beginners to start and where even experienced anglers should spend some time every year. This is a half day (3-4 hour) class designed to…
“It isn’t the experienced seasoned angler that says ‘okay, now I will guide’. It is the enthusiastic passionate angler that makes the leap into the life of a fly fishing guide.” -Dec Hogan If you’ve ever met Dec Hogan you know that his love and…
A few months ago we broke down the Pyramid Lake Fly Fishing season into three distinct periods, Early, Middle and Late. Here is a link to the Early Season description. Unfortunately we lost the majority of the middle portion of the season to the Lake’s closure…
Big Water, Bigger Fish We have all heard or read the less-than-inspiring Spring time fishing report that starts “It might be a while before we see some good fishable conditions” As folks are flipping through the different river guages looking for that ‘good’ level, I’m…
Have you wondered about chasing Steelhead with a two hand rod or applying these same skills to high water on the Truckee River? Swinging streamers is one of the most effective ways to connect with one of the legendary Truckee River brown trout. Dec Hogan,…
This January will go down in the record books as the wettest January ever. It didn’t just barely break the previous record set back in 1973 (159 inches) it demolished it with 237 inches! It is mind blowing how much snow and rain fell in…
Here at Pyramid Lake we are transitioning from early season to the middle season. This time of year, is truly an amazing time to go fly fishing out at Pyramid Lake. Freezing hands, reels, guides, extreme cold, and driving winds can make it very difficult,…
Three Tips to Put Truckee River Brown Trout in the Net -Matt Needs (@mg_needs), staff at the Reno Fly Shop In no specific order here’s a quick list of tactics that will improve the odds of getting your hands on a nice brown trout this…