Friday, September 9, 2011

Fishing for Golden Trout

We recently returned from a fishing trip in the Eastern Sierra Nevada. It was great! Power bait and worms are a sure bet to help catch trophy trout. I highly recommend this trip to any others who have dreamed of catching California's state fish.

As you can see from the next two photos, we needed to have a packer carry us and all of our gear. If you recognize this fine gentleman, be sure to send business his way! He's a favorite amongst the tight knit packing community in the E Sierra. Packers like ours sure enjoy taking people into the back country to fish remote, hard to access lakes.
Hi there! I know what you're thinking - that poor horse. Well, better him than me, that's what I always say!


Here's a photo of me attempting to climb the head wall to our secret lake. As you can see, all my gear is new - it sure was exciting getting outfitted for this trip. Unfortunately, there were sections where we had to hike ourselves - however, thank goodness our packer got us the entire way.  While I do enjoy fishing along a roadside as much as the next guy, beer in hand and cigarettes close by, sometimes a man has got to do what a man has got to do!

The great thing about having our packer carry all our gear were the dining opportunities. Yum, high country steaks - no need to catch and keep any fish for dinner when a mule can bring in everything you need to enjoy yourself! Note the full size frying pan and brand new, heavy gas canister - in my opinion, this is backpacking at its finest.

Of course, since California fish and game regulations allow us to keep our limit of fish, regardless of intent, and even though we could have easily released them, there's nothing quite like displaying a stringer of trophy fish for all to see. (Note the heavy chain link fish stringer - it was great getting a chance to use all of our car fishing gear - no need to make any adaptations for this unique environment.)
Once again, I would like to thank our packer for taking in us and all of our gear. Heaven knows we couldn't have made it on our own. Besides, who would want to do that anyway? If you have a chance, please feel free to drop me a line - I'll be happy to provide you with all the information you need to enjoy the same experience.