Pyramid Lake is an endorheic salt lake, in the northwestern part of the State of Nevada. One of the largest lakes in the U.S. it is located APPROXIMATELY 40 miles  northeast of Reno, along the east side of the Virginia Mountains with a surface elevation of about 3,789 ft.

Pyramid Lake is fed by the Truckee River after leaving Lake Tahoe upstream and enters the lake from its southern end. There is no outlet, with water leaving only by evaporation, or sub-surface seepage. The lake has about 10% of the area of the Great Salt Lake, but it has about 25% more volume. The salinity is approximately 1/6th that of sea water.

Major fish species include the cui-ui lakesucker, which is endemic to Pyramid Lake, the Tui chub and Lahontan cutthroat trout (the world record cutthroat trout was caught in Pyramid Lake). It is the Lahontan that we are after.

JUST ARRIVED	CRAIG IS READY	THE LINE UP	WAYNE SITTING PRETTY
LARRY HAS ONE ON	IT IS A TOUGH ONE	HOG OF THE DAY	LAHONTAN PHOTO OP

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