You made a awesome video thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience

Classic stormy day on the beach at Pyramid. Looks like the summits showed up. It’s been interesting to watch you fishing all the different habitat types at Pyramid:rocks bs shallow beaches. Thanks for sharing!

I grew up in Reno and fished Pyramid Lake many times, never fly fishing though. That lake is like no other, when the weather is like it is in your video, it can seem more like an ocean than a lake. Nice job!

I love Pyramid - but man…it can be BRUTAL in the winter!! Great vid :))

Awesome Man ,I fish the great lake tributaries year round,cold weather fishing like you guys out there.Those pyramid lake rainbows are amazing,love to get out there sometime.

Love them mud lines there.

You’re my hero.

@SoggySleeves

Жыл бұрын

Love you long Tim

@breckduffin7427

Жыл бұрын

@@SoggySleeves who’s long Tim? You should bring him in sometime, would love to meet him.

@SoggySleeves

Жыл бұрын

@@breckduffin7427 hahaha. Get out of my offive

Dude, love your vids, so informative and detailed. Going up next week, what beach area was that. Tying me up some of those flies. Keep the vids coming, thank you!!!

@SoggySleeves

Жыл бұрын

Let’s just say it’s one of the most popular beaches. Take a pair of binoculars. If you’re not catching fish, drive around and watch for bent rods 👍🏿 good luck to ya!

@Oilthings

Жыл бұрын

There catching fish on almost every beach. Trust me. I started at shotdog and worked to blockhouse.

@Oilthings

Жыл бұрын

Looks like near pelican or nets on his video.

Not sure if it’s just frowned upon or illegal to fish after hours. But careful man. Nice video

@SoggySleeves

6 ай бұрын

Thanks! Legal fishing time is from one hour before sunrise until one hour after sunset.

Great video as always. What camera do you use for such clarity?

@SoggySleeves

Жыл бұрын

I just use a gopro and my iPhone. I have one of those tripods with the bendy legs that I use to attach my phone to my ladder, or the ladder next to me. Then I use my watch to start and stop recording. It does the trick for me.

Great video. That’s some hardcore fishing. Do you put anything on your ladder feet for added stability?

@SoggySleeves

Жыл бұрын

Most of the time, you can just stand on the bottom rung, and wobble back and forth for a bit while the feet sink into the sand a ways. On this day, I wish I had added something to give a wider base. The ladder would eventually tip over in the waves if left unattended. I’ve seen people add perforated steel crossbars to theirs. I’ll probably do the same next time I go. Attach them with u-bolts or something so they can easily be removed for transport.

What knot do you prefer with the midges? Great video, thank you.

@SoggySleeves

Жыл бұрын

I almost always use a non-slip loop (or perfect on loop) knot for leeches and midges. That’s mostly just because I can tie that knot really well, and it never breaks for me. I figure that the extra movement it allows on the flies can’t hurt either. People use it all the time for leeches because they know it allows them to wiggle better. But most people don’t remember that midges are wiggly little creatures as well. I guess my point is, use whatever knot you can tie well, and fish with confidence knowing it won’t break.

@kevinreid951

Жыл бұрын

@@SoggySleeves I try and use the same, I am not near as good at tying it, but with more practice it will come easier. It really does allow great movement on the leeches and midges, it is very noticeable. Thank you. Keep up the excellent videos. I'm in Reno and I've been to Pyramid 4 times this season, nothing close to the day you had here!!

Great video brotha. Which Spey line are you using ?

@SoggySleeves

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I’m using the Rio Switch Chucker. It’s the only one I’ve ever used. I know the Switch Indicator line is another popular one out there. Although I’ve never tried it myself, I know people who have used both and they’ve all said they prefer the switch chucker.

@markbaytan

Жыл бұрын

@@SoggySleeves appreciate it sir!

Killer video. When you are fishing an indicator what’s your average leader length?

@SoggySleeves

Жыл бұрын

Almost always 15’ of fishable leader. I’ve found that I haven’t had to go deeper than 15’. Maybe I have a few times. But a vast majority of my fish are caught with the bobber set between 6-15 feet of depth.

@lukemclachlan5788

Жыл бұрын

Wow! Good to know thanks for response ! Been watching your vids for about 2 years now. They have helped me significantly! Keep up the epic work man!🤙

Hey mr soggy sleeves is February a good time to be there? Last year we were there in March and the weather were 40 mph winds…..

@SoggySleeves

Жыл бұрын

You never know for sure! I like to pay attention to fishing reports, as well as weather. I prefer fishing during storms, as long as it’s not TOO windy. I’ll stick it out until the wind is blowing me off my ladder. The one constant you can count on, is.. the amount of fish frequenting the shallows increases as it gets closer to the spawn. But the average fish size decreases during that time, because now ALL the fish are frequenting the shallows, and not just the giants. I usually aim for the beginning of March for my main trip. It’s close enough to the spawn that I know I’ll catch more fish per day. But I also usually try to do a trip or two during December/January, When, most likely, I won’t be catching many fish per day, but the ones I do catch will be big.

@calvinraynard3652

Жыл бұрын

@@SoggySleeves where would be best to check for reports on the lake?

@SoggySleeves

Жыл бұрын

@@calvinraynard3652 www.pyramidflyco.com/fishing-reports renoflyshop.com/category/fishing-report/ These are my two favorite!

How cold was it? We’re thinking of going Saturday-Monday but it’s going to be windy and cold.

@SoggySleeves

Жыл бұрын

I think it was about 28°F this day. That’s quite a bit warmer than most of the winter fishing I do, but it can be pretty tough to keep yourself warm when you’re just sitting on a ladder. I had a heated jacket and pants. I don’t think I would’ve stuck it out without those.

What rod is that?

@SoggySleeves

Жыл бұрын

The 11’ 7 weight Moonshine Drifter. I like it. I’ll fish it side-by-side with my Redington Dually II and Redington Hydrogen Trout Spey, and I can’t them much of a difference.

guide not paying attention lololol

@SoggySleeves

Жыл бұрын

Haha for real. I don’t blame him though. There was a group of about 12 people out there. Nobody had caught anything all morning. Those gals were the only people, other than myself, who stuck it out when the weather got nasty. After they caught that fish, we all caught fish consistently for the rest of the day. He was an awesome guide. He invited me over to their truck to have tacos for lunch.

What were you thinking fishing in such choppy seas?

@SoggySleeves

Жыл бұрын

Haha you gotta go where the fish are! And you also gotta go when they’re there!

what kind of gloves you using? double gloves? sub and like bro. Gona be there this Friday baby!

@SoggySleeves

Жыл бұрын

Nice! Hope you catch a monster! I use a few different types of gloves, and combine them to match the situation. I have a thin pair of wool, knit gloves that I’ll wear under xtra large, textured nitrile gloves. Then I have extra large Simms mitts that I’ll wear over too. Sometimes I’ll wear all three, if it’s frigid. Sometimes I’ll ditch the wool liners. But I’ll usually always wear at least the nitrile. Mostly because I usually go for week-long trips, and that salt water and wind will crack my fingers and hands badly over time. Keeping those nitrile gloves on helps prevent that big time.