I did some fly fishing at Pyramid Lake in Nevada recently and I was very surprised at the method that the locals use. Pyramid Lake has a very shallow shelf that goes out about 30 feet all the way around the lake. At the edge it drops off into deep water. The cutthroat trout that inhabit Lake Pyramid swim around this shelf collecting food. Now, the locals all take step ladders and wade out to the edge of the shelf. Then they stand on the ladder, cast out as far as they can, and then strip their line in slowly and hope that a trout bites near the shelf drop off.
I was skeptical at first, but this turned out to be some of the most fun fly fishing I’ve ever done! We were using some brightly colored woolies, sinking fly line, and a standard tapered leader. We wound up catching like 6 or 7 cutthroats using this method. Very nice! All in all, it was a good trip!
