fishpro Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Took the hike into Barnaby yesterday hoping to catch my first Golden Trout and I wasn't disappointed. I had about a 50lb pack on and the hike took 3 hours. It definitely wasn't an easy hike, but I wouldn't consider it a brutal hike that would kill you either. Let's just say it was difficult enough to make it rewarding when I finally got to land a few of these incredible fish. A view of the trail: A few Goldens: My grandfather had the expression "something's always going to go wrong" when it came to fishing trips. This trip was no exception - a squirrel found my hiking boots and decided to eat away at the laces. Here's what I wore to get back down the trail: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loeber Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Looks like a good trip. Congraulations on the Golds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birchy Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Well done! Amazing up there isn't it?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ÜberFly Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Dustin, Looks like a great trip... How was it solo? By the by, that's one of the reasons why I have a spare set of laces in my repair kit, but you will learn "grasshopper" !! Glad you got into a couple and they look like they are on the bigger side from what I've seen/read!! So are you glad you didn't hike in and out each day?! P P.S Nice MacGyver job on the boots (or are you too young to appreciate that comment )!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heimdallr Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Looks like you had an awesome time! Always nice to see some goldens. What was working for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayhad Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Nice goldens dude, that makes the effort worth it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbowtrout Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hahaha freaking squirrel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Took the hike into Barnaby yesterday hoping to catch my first Golden Trout and I wasn't disappointed. I had about a 50lb pack on and the hike took 3 hours. It definitely wasn't an easy hike, but I wouldn't consider it a brutal hike that would kill you either. Let's just say it was difficult enough to make it rewarding when I finally got to land a few of these incredible fish. Did you end up spending the night? Nice Fish. There's nothing else like em. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan2 Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 If you just go up early in the morn as a day trip your pack will be light and it shouldn't be a very tough day. I went up one day last summer just to figure out where the trail actually was and I got to the lake in 1 hr 10mins. I'm not in that great shape. With it being that accessible, it really makes it unneccessary to spend a night there, which is probably a good decision. The place where people camp is all dirt because it has wiped out that fragile vegetation that can't handle people camping on it. It would probably take 50 yrs or more to ever recover, if it did at all. A better idea would be to go early in the morn, fish all day and come down by headlamp if necessary--it's a very good trail-- and you should still have many hours to fish without further trashing the vegetation by camping. my 2 cents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Congrats dude, first a bronze medal in CJ92 games and now a Gold in Trout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawgstoppah Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 sweeeeeeeeet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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