“Education on the resource is a big part of my approach for each and everyone of my guests” ~Jon Baiocchi, Baiocchi’s Troutfitters Jon Baiocchi has been fly fishing northern California for most of his life. After a career as a professional snowboarder and adventure sport…
“The best thing you can do when traveling to a new fly fishing destination is to hand your rod to the guide and say ‘show me’” ~Denis Isbister, host Wild Fish Wild Places Denis Isbister has a dream job. Putting together Wild Fish Wild Places…
The past couple of weeks the weather has been beautiful in Northern Nevada. While not great for our water season it has been really nice to get out on the Truckee River and enjoy some mild temps, good flows and solid fly fishing. Both the…
The event we are all waiting for is this Saturday. The F3T, Fly Fishing Film Tour, returns 2/20 at the California Building in Idlewild Park. Same place as last year and all of the great time! Matt Heron Fly Fishing and us here at the…
Pyramid Lake can be a puzzle. The obvious question is how on earth does a new or even experienced fly fisherman prepare for catching a 20+ pound trout? Options can be overwhelming and as we all know the devil is in the detail… Choosing a…
FISHING REPORT FEBRUARY 5, 2015 Pyramid Lake The lake has been fishing really well. So well in fact that the last month has surprised even some of the ‘old timers’. We can’t even imagine what this spring is going to be like. The recent storms…
“You never know. Your first cast, your worst cast. You could hook the biggest fish you ever have out there” ~Nick Jackson, Pyramid Lake Guides Nick Jackson is a true fly fishing trout bum. Born in Park City, Nick was exposed at a young age…
Mild weather has let us get out and enjoy typical winter fly fishing conditions on the Truckee. We often get very mild, if not warmish, days in between storms here in Northern Nevada and this week was just that. We found fish in both California…
Leslie Ajari grew up in Truckee, California and was introduced to fly fishing by her father, Bruce, at a very early age. She and her brother cut their teeth fly fishing the Truckee River, Little Truckee River and local lakes and she hasn’t stopped yet….
FISHING REPORT for January 21, 2016 Pyramid Lake The fishing can be described as really good one day and difficult the next. And when we mean good it is REALLY good. Multiple fish/angler/day and usually at least one or two over 10 pounds. We have…
EP011: Kim Tisdale and Travis Hawks – Truckee River Conditions and NDOW River Management and Fishing Conditions The Nevada Department of Wildlife conducts annual surveys of fish populations in western Nevada rivers during the Fall each year. We awaited the results of their 2015 survey…
Give those monster trout something new to look at. Learn to tie the new 4K Articulated Streamer with the fly’s creator. A new one for Pyramid this season. This pattern is following the trend of big gnarly articulated streamers and is an excellent choice for…