Stories of Old Nevada: Pyramid Lake
DENNIS CASSINELLI Many times, when I wore a younger manâs clothes, my family and I enjoyed weekend trips to Pyramid Lake. This beautiful body of water is one of the last remnants of Ancient Lake Lahontan that once covered much of northern Nevada. Several times, we fished for the cui-ui fish when they were running to the mouth of the Truckee River in the Spring. In later years, when I had a motor boat, several of us fished for the cutthroat trout that can reach the size of salmon. Pyramid Lake is located on the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation and permits for fishing must be ob...