How's the bite at Pyramid Lake today? Biting — save your energy for the evening.

Questions people ask about Pyramid Lake

Answered from the same readings as the rest of this page. Where we have no basis for an answer, there is no entry — spot-by-spot local knowledge is not something we can claim for Pyramid Lake.

Is it worth fishing Pyramid Lake today?

6 out of 10 — biting. Worth a cast. The strongest stretch is 3:49 AM–5:49 AM. That number is worked out fresh each morning from the solunar windows, the pressure trend.

What time should you fish Pyramid Lake?

Today's major windows run 3:49 AM–5:49 AM and 4:20 PM–6:20 PM, with minor windows at 12:17 PM–1:17 PM and 9:27 PM–10:27 PM. Sunrise is 7:25 AM and sunset 5:57 PM. A major landing on first or last light is the stretch worth setting an alarm for.

What is the water temperature at Pyramid Lake?

No gauge on Pyramid Lake measures it, so this is an estimate: roughly 44.9°F, worked out from the 3-day mean of air temperature at NOAA weather station C8738 (CW8738 Reno). Checked against the lakes that do have a thermometer, that method lands within about 5.4°F of the real reading and was off by 8.3°F at worst. Treat it as a ballpark, not a measurement — and note the bite index above ignores it entirely, because an error that size would move the verdict as often as it would fix it.

Can you eat the fish you catch in Pyramid Lake?

That is a health question, and it is answered officially rather than by us. Nevada Department of Wildlife, with the Division of Public and Behavioral Health publishes the fish consumption advisory covering these waters, where Nevada keeps this with the wildlife agency, and the Carson River from Dayton to Lahontan Dam carries a do-not-eat advisory. Read it before you keep a meal — we give no eating advice.

NDOW fish consumption advisory

Do you need a licence to fish Pyramid Lake?

Yes. A Nevada fishing license covers this water, required from age 12. NDOW sets the rules and is the one that counts.

What a Nevada license costs, and who is exempt

What size fish can you keep in Nevada?

It depends on the species, and several have slot limits rather than a simple minimum. Open to harvest today: lahontan cutthroat trout, sacramento perch. Seasons here change mid-year by agency order, so the status is re-checked every morning.

Lahontan cutthroat trout limits · Sacramento perch limits · Check a length against the rules