[pct-l] Fishing?

[Bill Batchelor]

First, yes I suspect you are crazy however unrelated perhaps.

I don't know the answer, though I think the question is fair.  From the few
stories I have seen, the fishing is so good that you hardly spend even an
hour catching a meal.  I know the smell of salt water fish is very strong, I
am not sure about ice cold small brook trout.  The one person I talked to
that did fish said he would spend about 30 minutes and catch three trout.
He would put them in a plastic bag with snow and hike on.  He would clean
and eat them at his dinner stop, and then move on a few more miles to camp.
Perhaps due to their small size (no big struggle with the hands), their very
cold environment, the fast catch and store process, and the proper "don't
eat where you sleep", this minimizes the problem.  

Fresh protein does sound great on the trail.  I think your question is a
good one though.  Almost wish you had not mentioned it :-) 

BillB

-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
On Behalf Of mike hughes
Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 3:15 AM
To: pct-l at mailman.backcountry.net
Subject: [pct-l] Fishing?

OK, so I've seen a few threads talking about fishing and about the where and
how of it all. As an avid fisherman, I'm not too concerned about how to
catch them but what happens after I catch them!

 Now, at home I have no problem filleting them up and cooking them as is but
what about in the wild. I have been having these weird thoughts that maybe
those GOD Awful BEARS might like the smell of those fish too and come into
the camp site looking where that smell is coming from. I know from
experience that after fishing for a whole day and removing the fish from the
hook, a FISHY ODOR exists! Any suggestions? It just sounds dangerous when
trying to fish in bear country because the odor will definitely be on ones
hands and clothes.
Yes/NO or am I crazy? I'm curious.


 
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