Biggest Cat Caught In Pyramid Lake

By Gregory C. Wasky

We are a group of 12 guys from Placerville that go to the opener at Pyramid Lake every year for the last 14 years. But this year.......well this year something and everything was different about the lake and we thought it was note worthy. First off , the fishing was the best we have ever had at the lake. Many of our guys averaged over 50 fish per rod, yep we only kept two per regulations. We also caught several over 6 pounds. But better than that.....the cutthroat have never been fatter or harder fighters than this trip! We had heard rumors that the fish had been somehow breed or something with Eagle Lake trout. Well if it is true.....it sure in the heck worked! The cutthroat in Pyramid have never known to be great fighters.....it all changed this year, Eagle Lake trout move over! Not only that.....but we have never seen so much bait in the water.......tons of it. We hit numerous bait balls 40 feet deep from top to about 60 feet in depth and several hundred feet long, so thick you couldn't see 1 foot into them, it was awesome! Our average fish was about 20 to 22 inches long and about 3 pounds

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