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For sale is a Hardy Perfect 4" Salmon Wide Drum. This pre-war reel was made in Alnwick and has the rotating round line guard, duplicated Mark II check, wide black handle, and ribbed brass reel foot....

Hi John,

I'm not one to tell another man what to do, but generally I try to take my cue from the original poster's post. If he mentions a place by name, then I figure it's safe for me to do so...

Thanks for the link Bill, definitely some high-quality footage there! Watching this makes me want to get up to the high country for some big brookies at least one more time before the season ends.

Personally, I had feared that the CDFG had stopped stocking goldens and allowed the lake to go fishless (didn't think it was self-sustaining), so I'm very happy to hear that there are LCT here now....

Thanks for the report! Glad you found fish, and sorry for the misinformation; looks like Ed had more recent intel than I did. Seems like you had a great trip regardless though. :)

Thanks! It's a metal lure called a Z-Ray, made by Wittman Lures in Arizona. My favorite lures for spin fishing. Though I always prefer to fly fish on high lakes (no better feeling than watching a...

Oh, forgot the closeup. I don't have any pictures of the fly by itself, but here's the closest I've got:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8178/8058680029_f5c2e1872b.jpg

Thanks guys, I appreciate the kind words. The Sierra backcountry is a particularly beautiful place to fish and explore, and I simply try to capture a bit of its essence in my pictures and on my blog....

I did a 6-day solo backpack up Shepherd Pass last week into Sequoia National Park and explored a lot of the lakes and streams just north of Mt. Whitney. Here are a few pictures from the trip, hope...

Thanks all, appreciate the kind words.

Ed and Dave, beer's on me next time you're in the East Bay! Unless of course I can get someone else to hoof it up there and relieve me of my new member...

Yeah, they're pure Colorado cutthroats. In 1931, the California DFG traded 25,000 golden trout eggs with the Colorado Fish Commission in exchange for 30,000 Colorado cutthroat eggs. The DFG then...

Ever since first reading in Ralph Cutter’s Sierra Trout Guide about the fascinating story of how a population of Colorado cutthroats came to reside in “a basin of lakes on the shoulders of the...

The entire loop was about 45 miles, with the closest golden lakes about 6-8 miles in, and the farthest ones about 15 miles in if you were to hike directly there. Though some of the farthest lakes in...

Thanks guys.

Haha Scott, we brought two bear canisters and since my dad hadn't had the benefit of prior backpacking trips to condition this season, I tried to carry all of the shared gear and...

With the notable exception of SHig's great report, I haven't seen a whole lot of backcountry action going on here lately so I thought you guys might be interested in seeing a few pictures of goldens...

Saw this too, thanks for re-posting it. Hope they catch the losers.

I'd head up into the Desolation Wilderness if I had a few days free in South Lake next weekend. Starting at either the Eagle Falls, Meeks Creek, Glen Alpine, or Wrights Lake trailhead will get you...

For sale is a Marryat CMR 5/6 Limited Edition with original box, nice padded clamshell-style case, and warranty and manual. The reel is in good used condition, with some dings on the spool rim and...

David, thanks for the link and props. Although I'm no expert by any means, I do focus almost exclusively on backcountry fishing in the Sierra and have a lot of fun with it.

J. Jett, I'm pretty...

Anybody need a box for their Momentum LT 4? I've got one in excellent condition and it's yours for the cost of shipping (shouldn't be more than a buck or two tops).

I was also looking for a ultrapackable travel rod and seriously considered the 6-piece CT, but ending up going with a couple of March Brown Hidden Waters 7-piece rods for extra portability.
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Thanks all for the responses. I guess I'm really looking at either the old Cabela's Stowaway, old Redington Wayfarer (I believe they did make a 7-piece rod at one point), a March Brown, L.L. Bean...

I'm looking for an ultraportable light trout rod, the shorter (packed length) the better. Ideally I'd stumble across a 3-weight that packs down into 8 pieces and is 8' 6" long, but a 7-piece and/or a...

I don't have a dog in this fight, but I will say that this is a reasonable price for this reel and although the auction site might fetch a higher winning bid, the total revenue gained after fees...

Tell me about it. I don't do much fishing during the winter, so I have way too much free time on my hands to hunt around for new gear that looks interesting. Then spring rolls around and I realize...