Pyramid Lake fishing
Pyramid Lake fishing lists Cui-ui and Sacramento Perch on a natural lake, outside the stocking reports.
- Last stocked
- Not in these reports
- Plants on record
- 0
- Species recorded
- 2
Fish at Pyramid Lake
Cui-ui Confirmed present
The lake is the only place in the world with the endangered Cui-ui sucker, which can weigh over 5 pounds, per a Reno-area fly shop. (pyramidflyco.com, accessed September 25, 2026)
Cui-ui species guideSacramento Perch Confirmed present
The lake's only non-native gamefish; Nevada's state-record Sacramento perch, 4 lbs 9 oz, came from here. (pyramidflyco.com, accessed September 25, 2026)
Sacramento Perch species guideAccess and facts
- Water type
- natural lake
- Shore access
- Yes
Only the west side of the lake is open to fishing, with a few closed areas on that bank. Anglers wade or fish from ladder platforms set up on the beaches for better sightlines, easier casting, and warmth, per a Reno-area fly shop.
Other places to fish at Pyramid Lake
About Pyramid Lake
Pyramid Lake holds Lahontan cutthroat in Summit and Pilot Peak strains. Pilot Peak fish often pass 20 pounds. The world-record Lahontan cutthroat weighed 41 pounds here in 1925. Old accounts describe fish over 80 pounds. The lake is the only home of endangered Cui-ui sucker. This terminal desert lake on the Pyramid Lake Paiute Reservation is fed by the Truckee River about 35 minutes from Reno.
