Kooyooe Pa’a Guides is named after the Numu (Northern Paiute) name for Pyramid Lake. Kooyooe Pa’a Panunadu (Coo-yoo-ee / Pah / Pa-nuh-nah-duh). This translates into Cui-ui Standing Water, named after the endemic sucker fish species, the Cui-ui.

We are a Tribal-Owned Business approved by the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe to operate as a Fishing Guide Service.

Kooyooe Pa’a Guides is an Indigenous Woman-owned guide service. Our guide approach is based in education and a lifetime spent living and fishing on the reservation. We offer an inclusive, safe, and welcoming space for Black, Indigenous, People of Color, LGBTQIA+, Disabled Folks, and all people who are open to learning.

Anyone can participate. No past fishing experience is necessary. All skill levels are welcome.

To learn more about fishing and visiting respectfully, please read our guide.

Our mission is to make fishing accessible for marginalized communities, especially for Indigenous Peoples living within the Pyramid Lake Paiute Reservation. In Spring 2022, we partnered with Indigenous Women Hike to organize our first annual Paiute Women’s Flyfishing Retreat.

Our priority is to protect the water for all people, fish species, and future generations who depend on it. We continue to organize river and lake clean-ups to reduce waste flowing into Pyramid Lake. We are also establishing a gear library on the reservation to provide fishing gear to Tribal members.

AUTUMN HARRY

Autumn Harry (she/her) is a member of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe. She is Numu (Northern Paiute) on her paternal side and Diné (Navajo) on her maternal side. Autumn has spent her entire life learning and fishing in Kooyooe Pa’a Panunadu (Pyramid Lake, NV). Autumn is also a full-time Masters student at the University of Nevada, Reno where she studies Geography with a focus on the reclamation of Numu place names at Kooyooe Pa'a Panunadu. She previously worked for the Pyramid Lake Fisheries for three years and actively assisted in the spawning and rearing of Lahontan Cutthroat trout species. Autumn identifies as a fisherwoman, land defender, Indigenous rights advocate, artist and fly fishing guide.