Summer mixed bag action is happening!

A nice brown we caught & released on July 22

It’s the middle of summer and we are seeing a fun mix of mackinaw, kokanee salmon and the occasional bonus rainbow and brown trout.

The weather has been great and our light tackle fishing trips have been producing nicely! On top of it all, there have been some epic sunrises & sunsets and lots of eagle and osprey sightings as well. Good times on Tahoe for sure!

Emerald Bay at Sunrise!

Our kokes are bigger this year!

Lightning CAN strike twice on Big Fish!

Tahoe Summer Season is Underway!

We have the boat in the marina now and have been running trips all month. We’ve been seeing some nice mackinaw, along with some beautiful rainbows and the occasional brown so far. The lake is full, there’s plenty of snow on the upper hills and everything is pointing to a great summer of fishing!

Pyramid Lake pumping out the Big Trout!

We had a mixed bag of weather on Pyramid Lake this week, with cold/windy/rainy and gloriously flat calm and sunny days and everything in between.

Through it all, the big cutthroat trout keep on biting and the water temperatures are creeping up, which will just make the fish more “bitey” as we move into February, which is one of my favorite months on the lake.

I’ll be fishing here until the end of March, at which time I’ll break camp and head back home to Lake Tahoe, where I’ll run trips until the end of Sept.

For info on fishing either lake, feel free to reach out any time!

Pyramid Lake Winter Trout

Winter cutthroat trout fishing continues to be very good on Pyramid Lake! I’ll be here running trips through the end of March.

Tahoe's Kokanee Bite is on FIRE!!

Our lovable little kokanee salmon — landlocked sockeyes — have been biting like crazy the past couple weeks and limits of 5 fish per person has been the rule!

Though not mighty in size, these cool fish pull hard on light tackle and are amazing on the grill. If you like salmon, you’ll love these guys!

The mackinaw fishing has also been very good and we’re seeing some nice fish on the jigs and on the troll..

Mixed Bag of Species on Tahoe

It’s summer season and that means we’re catching a variety of species on Lake Tahoe these days!

The Mackinaw bite continues on steady-eddy as usual and the kokanee salmon fishing is heating up as well.

We’re also seeing some nice rainbows here and there and don’t even ask me about the (almost certain) lake record brown trout we had hooked up and lost on 4th of July!

Tahoe Summer Season is in full swing!

After wrapping up 7 months on the water at Pyramid Lake, we began fishing Tahoe again in May and will be here through the end of September.

So far the fishing has been solid and we’ve seen some really nice macks up to 20 pounds! We’re are seeing some rainbows and browns. The kokanee are just barely getting started but should kick into high gear in July.

We have epic plankton populations in the lake this year…the last time that happened, the state record for kokanee salmon was caught so we’re looking forward to…hopefully….larger salmon this summer.

OH MY, WHERE DOES THE TIME GO??

I thought I’d been posting fishing reports much more frequently than I have…geez my bad…sorry! It’s been one hell of a ride at Pyramid Lake since it opened in October — fishing has been really, really good. We’ve caught so many Cutthroats over 10 pounds this fall it’s hard to even count! Biggest so far this season on my boat has been 18 pounds, though we lost one that I’m betting was 25 pounds!!

Though the warm days of fall have faded away, the winter pattern at Pyramid has kicked in and the fish are up shallow and still chomping nicely.

I’ll be on Pyramid all winter and spring (through April) and then it will be back to Tahoe starting in May.

We are filling up quickly for October of 2023 on Pyramid already so if you want those warm days and crazy hot fishing, get in touch quick!

WHAT AN EPIC SUMMER OF TAHOE FISHING!

Holy cow, the summer went by fast! The fishing on Tahoe was epic pretty much all summer long with lots of macks and tons of kokanee salmon. We have had blue skies (no fires!!!!) and even some rain to cool things off!

Now that fall is approaching, we’ll continue to see good action on the two species mentioned above but will also have rainbows and browns come back into play!

I’m now heading in Alaska until mid September to guide for silver salmon but will be back the second half of the month on Tahoe and then it’s time for the big Pyramid Lake opener in Oct!

Mackinaw Fishing Going Great!

We had some funky weather over Memorial Day Weekend and that slowed the torrid mackinaw bite down a bit. But things cleared up and we were back on ‘em early in the week and the bite’s been great ever since.

We’ve caught fish in 10 feet of water and down to 120 this week, plus some bonus rainbows and browns up on the surface.

The first kokanee of the year are starting to show as well so that will be a viable option soon!

Lake Tahoe fishing is on Fire!!

We just moved back over from Pyramid Lake to Tahoe, only to find the mackinaw bite to be off the charts! The fish have been aggressive and super “bitey” and limits are the rule at the moment!

We’re also seeing a few nice rainbows and browns and the very first kokanee of the year have already been caught too! So far, this season is shaping up to be a good on on the big lake!

Pyramid winding down...Tahoe summer season starting up!

We’ve had great winter chasing giant trout at Pyramid Lake and, while we’ll still be running some trips there into mid-May, we will be switching over to gorgeous Lake Tahoe for the summer in May.

But if you missed Pyramid this season…don’t worry…we’ll be back starting the first week of October!

Happy New Year!!

Well, in the Tahoe Basin we have received a record 16 feet of snow this month!! So, that’s kept us off the water since just before Christmas. Prior to that, we’d mainly been focusing on trophy trout at Pyramid Lake and will resume that after the New Year.

Happy Holidays to everyone and see you soon!

Tahoe & Pyramid remain good!

It’s December but it sure doesn’t feel like it! The weather has been spectacular on both lakes and Temps have been up to 60 degrees during the day. We’ve been seeing some really nice combo action on Tahoe — mackinaw, cutthroat and rainbows and over at Pyramid it’s been a nice parade of big cutthroat like the 13 pounder in the pic!

Fishing is good year-round on Tahoe and just keeps getting better on Pyramid into Jan-Feb-March.

Time for Giants at Pyramid!

November is your best month for hooking a truly giant trout at Pyramid Lake like the 18 pounder Gary got on Sunday.

Of course, you have a good shot at catching the biggest trout of your life no matter when you fish Pyramid but this late fall period is the peak!

We have been getting most of our fish on the troll lately but there have been some opportunities for jigging as well.

We have also had so big number days lately too so there’s a nice blend of action and trophy potential right now.

Lake Tahoe

I have also been fishing Tahoe a lot lately as well and there’s been a great combo bite with Mack’s, rainbows and cutthroat in the mix.

A gorgeous 18-pound cutthroat trout we caught & released at Pyramid Lake on Sunday!

The Fire got Close!! Now it's time to FISH!!

Late August and into September were really stressful for us as the Caldor Fire forced us to evacuate our home in South Lake Tahoe. In fact, I was pretty sure we were going to lose it but the firefighters and first responders did an amazing job saving our town!

Lake Tahoe fishing is great right now! The rainbows, kokes and macks are up shallow and t he bite has been the best of the year!

Also, PYRAMID LAKE opens back up to fishing on Oct. 1 and I have been awarded one of the only 7 guide boat permits for this season! Can’t wait to get back out there and chase some monster cutthroat around!

I’m looking forward to seeing you all this fall and winter!

Tahoe Mixed Bag Fishing!

This week we’ve caught a little bit of everything! The mackinaw bite has been very good and then we’re still seeing some nice rainbows as well.

Kokanee fishing is really getting good and then, on top of it all, we caught about 10 cutthroat trout the other day too!

Fishing should remain solid for the next 2.5 months!

Good summer fishing on Tahoe

While the rest of the West fries in the summer heat, we’ve been enjoying nice weather (though we did get to 90 degrees for a couple days).

The fishing on Tahoe has been good with a mixed bag of mackinaw, rainbows and brown trout. The kokanee bite is also happening along the south shore shelves.

I’ll be fishing Tahoe all summer and well into the fall so come on up and enjoy the weather, fishing & scenery!

Pyramid Season done until Fall. Tahoe Trips on tap!

I just finished of my winter/spring Pyramid Lake season and it was a smashing success! Fishing was very good for much of the season with lots of double digit fish . Our final fish of the season…on Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend was the largest of the season. We never got it up off the bottom but I’m guessing it was well over 20 pounds!

I’ll be back to Pyramid in the Fall but until then, I’ll be chasing rainbows, browns, mackinaw and kokes on Lake Tahoe.

Looking forward to seeing you all this summer!!