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Title: High country fishing gear
Post by: Bob on June 20, 2009, 05:27:57 PM
What do you take for tackle into the high country lakes ?
Title: Re: High country fishing gear
Post by: SkookumHntr on June 20, 2009, 05:30:29 PM
---Waterbobbers and flies, thats all you need!
Title: Re: High country fishing gear
Post by: Armadillo on June 20, 2009, 06:00:42 PM
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
Title: Re: High country fishing gear
Post by: scoyoc5 on June 20, 2009, 06:21:01 PM
whats everyone use for rod and reel?
Title: Re: High country fishing gear
Post by: BigGoonTuna on June 20, 2009, 06:26:31 PM
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)
Title: Re: High country fishing gear
Post by: Little John on June 21, 2009, 07:22:40 PM
---Waterbobbers and flies, thats all you need!
me 2 :)
Title: Re: High country fishing gear
Post by: Skyvalhunter on June 21, 2009, 07:37:41 PM
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.
Title: Re: High country fishing gear
Post by: teal101 on June 22, 2009, 08:35:06 AM
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 :drool:
Title: Re: High country fishing gear
Post by: Whitenuckles on June 22, 2009, 12:22:31 PM
 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!
Title: Re: High country fishing gear
Post by: Dslayer on June 22, 2009, 04:41:18 PM
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.
Title: Re: High country fishing gear
Post by: rasbo on June 22, 2009, 04:49:52 PM
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...
Title: Re: High country fishing gear
Post by: jackelope on June 22, 2009, 04:59:11 PM
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.
Title: Re: High country fishing gear
Post by: Houndhunter on June 22, 2009, 05:00:42 PM
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 ;)
Title: Re: High country fishing gear
Post by: rasbo on June 22, 2009, 05:07:40 PM
I use a browning noodle or a 5 foot ultra light..kastmasters,powerbait in case,flies and a float
Title: Re: High country fishing gear
Post by: JoeVon on June 22, 2009, 05:20:21 PM
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? 
Title: Re: High country fishing gear
Post by: fishcrazy on June 22, 2009, 06:25:23 PM
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
Title: Re: High country fishing gear
Post by: alecvg on June 26, 2009, 09:22:10 AM
I mostly use rooster tails and panter martins.
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