Fish Sniffer Magazine Volume 41, Issue 07 | Page 14

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haven ’ t seen or heard of many being caught . Rainbows have been full of black ants , small bugs and Daphnia . Most of the rainbow trout are in the 1-2 lbs with some larger ones on occasion . Change your colors and speed until you find what they want because they are around and have been jumping all day . King salmon are really starting to pickup in the 70-100 ’ rolling bait and bait heads . Multiple limits are being caught , some in the 4-5lb area .
- Rob Hower , Avid Angler
TRUCKEE RIVER / PYRAMID LAKE
Post-Spawn Cutthroat Bite Begins
RENO - Pyramid Lake has seen a reboot in fishing success this week . The post spawn bite has started and will conclude the big push of the annual spring spawn . Big LCT are hungry after not feeding the last few weeks and are eager to chase flies . Streamer fishing has been most productive at a growing number of beaches . Using flies like Jan ’ s Tui Chub or bigger articulated streamers like the Cheech Leech have been catching large fish from North to South . The indicator bite has made a noticeable switch in the last week and the Balanced Leech has begun to produce good numbers rather than midges and chironomids through early April . Most productive balanced leech colors have been white or peacock to represent a baitfish . As the fish spread out , fishing some of the more popular beaches will be less of a deciding factor when headed out to the lake . There are fewer and fewer

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