Pyramid Lake is a bit of an oddity. Settled against the bleak backdrop of high desert, there isn’t a tree in sight. Instead, exposed bedrock, sage brush and tarantulas surround the lake. It hardly announces itself as a trout fishing mecca.
I first fished Pyramid in the winter of 2007. A buddy and I grabbed ladders and lined up on the beach side of Pelican Point with about 25 other Gore-tex-shelled hopefuls. The whole scene was intimidating: the...