There is nothing secret about Pyramid Lake. If you’ve been out there the last few years you would know what I’m talking about. It’s a special place though. No place like it anywhere else on the planet. And if I want a true trophy cutthroat, I am not going to the Berry to try for one! The Berry is great in its own way and for different reasons, however. I do love the Berry.
Bobcat, I have thrown dog/fish food off the platform at the dam. I wish they’d let me fish! I probably have to be Basin Royalty like you before they’d let me do that though.
As for how tall of ladder, when I started fishing there I would use a 3-step step ladder. Due to an incredibly generous friend, I’ve graduated to a ladder chair. Boy is it nice! My back hurts just thinking about those first several years out there standing on a ladder all day. The height is basically equivalent of a 3-step ladder again. Where my feet are in the pic below (which includes a cutthroat, so on topic GOAT!) would be on the 3rd step. Maybe not a perfect analogy, but you get the point.
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There is absolutely nothing like a sunrise at Pyramid lake though. Seriously, nothing beats it! The sunrise and golden first hour are always special, even if the fish aren’t biting.
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