Best backcountry trout lakes?

[coldsteel3d]

Hey guys I am trying to get my fiance into backpacking with me. Not necessarily for hunting but maybefor some conditioning trips throughout the year. She loves to fish so I am thinking if I got a couple pack rods and found so high country lakes full of trout I could get her out on the hills with me. I am thinking lakes that we can hike into in 8 hours or less, stay for 2 or 3 days and hike out. Problem is I don't really know many places like this so I was hoping you guys could give me a few suggestions. Maybe post some pics if you got any. I showed her a couple threads with pics on this forum and she is really excited to give it a try. I am in vancouver but can and will travel a little ways if needed.

[Wolfdog2314]

Check out Indian Heaven Wilderness, Blue Lake. North of Carson.

http://iheartpacificnorthwest.com/indian-heaven-blue-lake/

[Utah]

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[jstone]

What would you use for bait at Dewey lake?

[Naches Sportsman]

Check out the lakes off the PCT between white and Chinook pass. Notellum lake is the best lake I have ever fly fished. It involved a lot of bush waking and a good adventure.

[WapitiTalk1]

Montana 😁

[jstone]

Cant find NOtellum lake. Must be gone

[HUNT-HARD]

I second the Indian Heavens!! Used to spend a lot of time up there finding un named lakes that got stocked by mistake.

[CoryTDF]

Here is Eagle Lake in the Eagle Cap Wilderness. There are 58 named lakes in the ECW. This one is off the main eagle trail. It's really a cool hike. Hit me up if you wan t more information.

[2labs]

My favorite is Edds off of the Pacific Crest Trail. Get to cross the Kendall catwalk.
Awesome lake and campsite at outlet. Has Golden trout. Tough hike, might not be your fiancé after you get back.

[Bill W]

My favorite is Edds off of the Pacific Crest Trail. Get to cross the Kendall catwalk.
Awesome lake and campsite at outlet. Has Golden trout. Tough hike, might not be your fiancé after you get back.

I try and send people to Edds also to separate the men from the boys.

[2labs]

Try the burnt boot creek route! BWAHAHAHA. Very funny story to this that I can't tell to protect the Stupid oops I mean innocent
B.B.Q. Shaken bake and golden trout, nuttin better.

[coldsteel3d]

Thanks for all the replies guys. I'm really looking forward to getting her out on the trails!

[Skyvalhunter]

A shout out and thanks to the Trail Blazers for the stocking of the lakes because with out their efforts you wouldn't be catching squat!!

[Dslayer]

Check out the lakes off the PCT between white and Chinook pass.

The Tumac Plateau area between the Deep Creek Trailhead and White Pass/Dog Lake trailheads has a bunch of lakes that should be pretty good between now and when they freeze over.  If you go earlier in the season-July/early August most years, the mosquitoes are bad, like really bad, although this year hasn't been as bad. Check out this site for stocking schedules and which lakes have fish.

http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/washington/highlakes/index.html