[pct-l] fishing poles

[montypct]

I fished along the JMT portiion of the PCT once.  Caught lots of small 
trout.  I mostly threw them in a pot on top of some minute rice for easy 
cooking(curled up in a 1.3 liter evernew cookpot).  The meat fell off the 
bone and the rice had great flavor as a result.  I had lots of thru hiker 
friends as a result too!
I used an ultralight pack rod I bought in Bishop.

Before I got to Tuolumne Meadows, though, I felt like my time was better 
sprnt hiking.  I shipped the rod and reel home in my bear canister.

Warner Springs Monty


Lightweight Backpacking
The fun goes up when the weight goes down
-Warner Springs Monty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ellen Shopes" <igellen at comcast.net>
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 2:16 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] fishing poles


> Lots of folks fishing along the JMT.  I never did, but saw trout jumping 
> in
> the lakes everyday.  I have fond memories of a wonderful guy cooking my
> husband and me a trout breakfast one morning at Lake Marjorie.  (Proof 
> that
> guys can cook!)  He had even hauled in a small cast-iron skillet and a 
> pint
> of cooking oil!  I heard from other hikers as I went that he made a habit 
> of
> feeding others.
> Most fishermen had a pole that broke down, and they carried it on the
> outside of their packs in a pipe.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Amanda L Silvestri" <aslive at sbcglobal.net>
> To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 10:59 AM
> Subject: [pct-l] fishing poles
>
>
> Hi guys. I was thinking that, while hiking through the JMT this year, it
> would be fun to supplement my diet by doing some fishing . I won't be
> relaying on this, it just seems like a present way to enjoy my visit to 
> this
> beautiful area with its many lakes.
>
> Now, I am not a fisherman and don't know much about the sport, let alone
> back country fishing. I don't want to haul a lot of extra weight to do 
> this,
> nor do I want my packed pole to continuously catch on branches. So for 
> those
> who may have done this in the past, here is my question. Is it best to 
> just
> tie a line onto a stick or is there a recommended light weight pole that
> perhaps disassembles like a tent pole, or fishing kit that I might use?
>
> Shepherd
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