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One of the most entertaining parts of backpacking in the outdoors can be fishing on nearly untouched lakes and streams. The fishing can be fast and furious. Even though the fish are usually smaller, they provide a lot of fun for both the experienced and beginning angler.
The problem that arises, however, is the issue of getting all that fishing gear into the backcountry. Typically anglers have a veritable arsenal of fishing equipment including such things as tackle boxes, long fragile poles, expensive reels, float tubes, and chest or hip waders to name but a few. Clearly, it's almost never going to be practical to get all of that gear in a backpack. So if you want to fish those backcountry waters, you're going to have to slim down to the bare necessities.
The first thing you have to have is a rod and reel. Since it is often difficult to get a pole up the trailhead into these fishing areas without damaging it, I suggest doing one of three things:
1) Take a rod and reel combo that you don't care much about. An old rod you have lying around, or your last rod before you bought that new expensive one, or even one of those Snoopy rod and reel combos you can buy at Kmart will make a perfect backpacking pole.
2) Buy one of those fishing pole carrying cases. These cases are a great way to carry a pole. They are nearly indestructible and will protect your pole from just about anything. These cases can be purchased at most fishing stores and can be tied vertically along the outside of your backpack. The only problem is, these cases are usually still a bit lanky and you have a hard time clearing those low tree branches.
3) A final solution to the pole problem is purchasing a "backpack" pole. These poles are usually one-piece poles that collapse down into themselves. They are fairly lightweight and fit nicely inside most backpacks.
Not that we have the pole taken care of, how do we get that tackle box into our backpack. Obviously, that's not an option. But what we can do, is choose a selection of some of our better tackle (I suggest one or two small gold spinner, an assortment of flies including patterns such as a mosquito, a gnat, a caddis, and a few bobbers) and put them in one of the smaller carrying cases that you can buy at most fishing stores. They have cases now days that can hold most of this and still fit in your front pocket.
Equipped with a rod reel and a good standby of tackle you are all set to fish the backcountry.
Remember that while the fish will probably not be that big, there will be a lot of them. Also remember the best time to fish these places, as with most fishing, is when the sun is coming up and going down. You'll actually see the little buggers jumping all over the place.
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