Fly Fishing Remote Rivers & Streams

I fish almost Tenkara now since I like fishing smaller streams off the beaten path in Idaho. Plus, it's nice and compact so I can mountain bike to a stream and fish when I find a good looking spot. I carry a backup traditional fly rod in the truck also.

 

Where you fishing - rivers, small streams, lakes? What ya fishing for, just small brookies? Or ??? #2 wt seems kind of light for other than dinks.
I personally like Orvis and Sage but everyone has their preferences. Since you already have #2 wt why not increase your collection with a #3, #4 or #5?
Sorry I misread your post, thought you said you already had a 2 wt. My bad

 

Looking to take a little trip in November up to a nice remote place close to a lake or river. I know of a couple nice spots (which I am happy to share) but would love to see if there are any others out there. I am in the Bay Area and willing to drive a bit. Thanks!

 

Need to get a fly setup, ive been using my ultra light spinning rods to cast 1/16th lures and... Well i need a fly setup lol


Im here for the trout.

 

I've played with the butter stick and I gotta say it is an absolute delight. It is however a little beyond my pocketbook. Instead, I got an Echo Glass 7'4wt instead. It's (I think) an acceptable substitute. The guys up at the casting ponds are always trying to play with it when i'm up there.

 

I was gonna say there are Colorado Cutthroats in a lake in the high Sierra but it's a long long hike to get there. They were stocked in 1931 to preserve the species in an exchange program with Colorado. California Golden Trout for Colorado Cutthroats. It actually worked. In 1981 600 cutthroats were taken back to Colorado. The cutthroats are still there.

You have to hike up Shepherds Pass...the trail head is at 6200 or so feet, the pass it as 12,000. I hiked this in about 2012 on my way to Mt Williamson.
Once at the pass you continue west for a ways. Getting to the top of the pass is a slog. It's a pretty gentle incline but the friggin' switchbacks are like a quarter mile long and mostly flat with very little elevation gain. Not how you want to ascend when you have to a total elevation gain of 18,000 feet in 3 days.

 

"the trail head is at 6200 or so feet, the pass it as 12,000"


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Sounds about right for Sequoia/Kings Canyon. Didn't know there were Colorado Cutthroats out there.
Wonder if they'll remove the fish and replace them with mountain yellow legged frogs like they are around the rest of Sequoia and Kings Canyon parks.

I use a Tenkara Rod Co Sawtooth in streams while backpacking. It's been great, but now I want a mini. Just about useless on lakes unless the fish are hungry.

 

That's interesting about the frogs.

I grew up fly fishing in PA but haven't gone since I was a teenager. It's gets in my head to give it a go every now and then but then I remind myself I already have too many hobbies going on.

I think you can get to the headwaters of the Kern River from Sheperd's Pass Trailhead. I heard a story about a group that kayaked the Kern River from the beginning. They hauled kayaks and all their gear up and over the pass. And I thought carrying a 50 pound pack with ice ax, crampons, helmet etc was a pain in the ass.

Another interesting thing about that area is that it used to be that you could only get back country permits for a few weeks out of the year because the Big Horn Sheep that live up there were endangered. The population is healthier again so now you can get permits year round.