High country fishing gear

[Bob]

What do you take for tackle into the high country lakes ?

[SkookumHntr]

---Waterbobbers and flies, thats all you need!

[Armadillo]

if Im spin fishing, wet flys and a couple clear bobbers. I also bring a couple wedding rings and sinkers. I mainly flyfish high mountain lakes though theres just something with a mystical appeal it gives me

[scoyoc5]

whats everyone use for rod and reel?

[BigGoonTuna]

don't really fish the high mountain lakes, but i do hike around a lot when i trout fish.  i use a 7' daiwa spinmatic ultralight rod and a pflueger president micro spinning reel with 4lb test.  i've landed fish to 10lbs(brooder trout at least) with this setup.  i see daiwa makes this same rod in a 4 piece pack version, i bet that'd be great if you're limited on space.

i don't think there's a trout out there that can resist a #0 silver mepps.  i cut the treble hooks off and put a #8 barbless single hook on mine, makes it less hard on the fish's mouth and easier to release them(i don't like to eat trout for the most part)

[Little John]

---Waterbobbers and flies, thats all you need!

me 2

[Skyvalhunter]

It depends on if you are going to keep the fish or catch and release. If catch and release I use a barbless mepps spinner and if keeping a use the mepps or glitter green floating power bait. I pack a telescopic pole and reel that fits in my pack so it doesn't catch on the brush as I hike into the lake.

[teal101]

Mepps rooster tails, bobbers, wet and dry flys.  Has a mosquito pattern fly and ran it 2' down from my bobber.  Knocked the hell outta sum cutts up by Stevens pass

[Whitenuckles]

 I use just about everything from Kastmasters to Flies. But the best tool in my pack is my Sevlor Trail Boat! They let you get to places on the lake where the shoreline dosent let a man get!

[Dslayer]

Kastmasters, primarily gold and silver, but silver/orange, silver/blue, silver/green work well.  1/4 ounce and smaller, varying retrieves, sizes and colors.  I use many of the of things already mentioned but I can catch fish with Kastmasters when no one else is catching anything or nothing else works, I hardly use anything else.  Also like to use black and olive wooly buggers behind a plastic bubble.

[rasbo]

Kastmasters, primarily gold and silver, but silver/orange, silver/blue, silver/green work well.  1/4 ounce and smaller, varying retrieves, sizes and colors.  I use many of the of things already mentioned but I can catch fish with Kastmasters when no one else is catching anything or nothing else works, I hardly use anything else.  Also like to use black and olive wooly buggers behind a plastic bubble.

x2 on the kastmasters...

[jackelope]

9' 5 weight 4 piece cortland rod, redington AL reel(in the scabbard of my eberlestock pack) and a floating line, mini-tips and some woolly buggers, or some dry flies if the fish are rising. you guys using the water bobbers and flies should give fly fishing a shot....like with a fly rod. it's fun and an added challenge.

[Houndhunter]

couple silver spinners, single eggs, few weights and hooks, 2lbs leader, 4lbs main line, and a fishin pole and reel. think that bout sums it up

keep it simple

[rasbo]

I use a browning noodle or a 5 foot ultra light..kastmasters,powerbait in case,flies and a float

[JoeVon]

How about a good ol' Panther Martin?  Although I do like Black Rooster Tails, Silver Blue Fox's, and Green-Silver Kastmasters..

See what you missed out on Bob? 

[fishcrazy]

worms and a few hooks, sinkers and a pack rod. maybe a inflatable rubber raft. don't know a trout that can resist a big ol crawler.


Kris

[alecvg]

I mostly use rooster tails and panter martins.