"The Countdown is on !" 9/27/22

The final countdown is on, October 1st is almost here and what does that mean ? Pyramid Lake opens and lots of big and heavy hungry fish that haven’t been harassed for 3 months.

Bo don’t know but Jen Holbrook does. October can be magical.

What can be better then that right ? How about these magnificent creatures have been feeding heavily on the Tui Chub bait balls and are fired up as well.

Here’s a pre season hint. Don’t limit yourself to the shore. If you have a pontoon boat, float tube, kayak or boat bring it. We use Kodiak and Grizzly Water Masters by Big Sky Inflatables. They are the Rolls Royce of personal inflatable watercraft.

Water Masters, you can’t go wrong https://www.bigskyinflatables.com/

Why fish out of anything else ? https://www.bigskyinflatables.com/

Tui Chubs add the weight to these fish in a hurry

Tara made it look easy, she took away some man cards that day ! Way to kick butt Tara

Our guides also rely upon our electronics to find the bait balls. Find the bait, find the fish. In October the fish tend to be just off shore in 40’-100’ of water and if you know Pyramid or look at it on a topo map, that could be 25-100 yards from shore in a lot of areas.

These fish will test your tackle so be ready. Hopefully these tips will help you catch your trophy.

Rods: 9’   7-10 wts. -
Reels: Large arbor will lots of backing
Lines: Full sink type 7 but don’t rule out bringing intermediate and floating lines. There’s times the fish will corral the bait up against the shorelines and mow em down where if you were using a heavy full sink you would hangin up on the bottom. Leaders: No tapered needed, straight 15-20lb straight Seagar Yellow Label Fluorocarbon- There’s no reason to go lighter than that.
You wouldn’t bring a knife to a gunfight would ya ?
Flies: For Stripping, have a wide variety of baitfish patterns in olive and white. I like the Captain Robs balanced baitfish in tui chub pattern “yeah I’m partial to it”
Wooly Buggers, Deceivers, Clousers, Articulated Streamers and game changers will get you bit. Balanced leaches and baitfish under the indo can get bit as well so don’t rule out your favorite indo patterns. Concentrate on depth of your offering over color.

Fish Food

How can you not smile with a bent 8 wt. rod like this

Trevor and Hoss, what a team right ? Hoss, better watch out, there’s 30lbers that can swallow ya.

Young Gun Cole “always” smiling

What a motor

Where do I go ? Like I mentioned, look for beaches/locations with deep drops near by. Warrior Point is always a favorite in Oct. Look for the boats and you will be in the right area.
What if I’m not fishing from a water craft ? - Warrior, Blockhouse, Cattleguard and alike will hold fish.

Why do these fish get so big ? Watch and you will see why.

Please, Please, Please don’t go out if the winds have a high percentage forecast for wind or is windy at the time. Please, Please, Please wear your PFD at all times. We recommend the auto inflate suspender type that are less bulky. If you haven’t checked yours lately make sure you inspect it and have new CO2 cartridges installed. You don’t want to find out your PFD is faulty when you need it. We check ours weekly. Safety First. A fish is not worth your life.

Get ready, the 2022/2023 season is looking to be epic ! See ya out here,

The PFC Team