How far would you hike?

[Spydeyrch]

So I love hiking. And I am really enjoying fishing this year. I have a few secret spots that I love getting away to. But you have to hike to them. Not to difficult of hikes and not too long.

But the thought crossed my mind, how far would I be willing to hike to get to some good trout/steelhead/salmon waters. Is it a day hike, overnight camping? Windy, sunny, cold, rainy, snowy, etc.? Up-hill, down-hill, flat, varying terrain?

I think that I would be willing to go maybe 5 miles one way over any type of terrain, 8-10 miles one-way over nice simple terrain. Anything over that is going to require an overnight. The weather really doesn't bother me too much.

What about you? How far would you go to get to some amazing fishing waters? :think:

-Spydey

 

[flipper]

I'd consider myself an avid hiker, with some nice gear. I would certainly hike 10 miles in somewhere if guaranteed some nice water

 

[brandon4455]

i would easily hike 10 miles and pack in a small tent and some food and make a camping trip of it. i plan on doing a 16-20 mile round trip in spring to some nearly untouched water up in the coast range. not much of a hike, riding a bike but oh well lol

 

[PNW Sam]

If I was going to spend the night I'd do 10 miles one way in any terrain. For a day hike I wouldn't do more than 6 miles one way.

What packs do you guys have?

 

[brandon4455]

i just have a huge camo pack to hold my waders,boots,food,sleeping bag a tent and all my acessories it also has 3 cup holders LOL

 

[Spydeyrch]

There are some really nice waters in the coastal range that I would LOVE to hike into. Also some really nice waters in the cascades. I have always wanted to hit the Roaring River. I heard that it is near impossible to get to in the upper reaches due to access. Maybe some nice cross country hiking may make it possible? :think: hehehe

I don't remember the name of my pack. It is a 65 gallon or is it liters? I forget and don't really pay too much attention to details on packs. But it works just fine. I recently got a new sleepingbag. It is a mamot (sp?) mummy, down, either 750 or 800 fill (don't remember), down to 0 degrees F. Plus I got a nice little sleepingbag liner that adds an additional 25 degrees of warmth, so I can go down to -25 degrees F. I have my bivy sack and a 2 man tent.

I like to hike light and efficient.

-Spydey

 

[flipper]

I have a NF backpack similar to this, for hiking.

My favorite sleeping-bag, the Cat's Meow <3

 

[Modest_Man]

Earlier this spring I cover 24 miles in two days (12 miles in, 12 out the next day) to hike into a lake, didn't even catch anything in the lake though. For a single day 6-8 each way is pretty standard for me, and I've gone up to 30 with an overnight. The Alpine Lakes Wilderness in Washington is awesome for hike in fishing, and so far around Mt. Jefferson seems pretty good in Oregon.

I've got an REI 85 liter pack (kinda big), +15 down bag (haven't frozen yet even when snow camping), and when fully equipped for 2-3 nights I'm right around 30lbs. Goes up a bit after that with added food. Depends on how much fishing gear I bring though.

If anyone has any good trips let me know (hike in winter steelheading?). I'm planning on a 2-3 day snowshoe trip to Crater Lake later this month.

 

[SantiamDrifter]

If you like to hike, and swing flies for steelhead. No better place then the eastern rivers like the Dechutes and Snake.

 

[DYJ]

I'd hike down the boat ramp... :lol:

Edit- Maybe further if there was a promise of cold beer when I get there.

 

[halibuthitman]

I have hiked 3 miles that felt like 20, and hiked 20 miles that felt like 3... A red bull and a Pack of marb lights and anything is possible

 

[Spydeyrch]

Earlier this spring I cover 24 miles in two days (12 miles in, 12 out the next day) to hike into a lake, didn't even catch anything in the lake though. For a single day 6-8 each way is pretty standard for me, and I've gone up to 30 with an overnight. The Alpine Lakes Wilderness in Washington is awesome for hike in fishing, and so far around Mt. Jefferson seems pretty good in Oregon.

I've got an REI 85 liter pack (kinda big), +15 down bag (haven't frozen yet even when snow camping), and when fully equipped for 2-3 nights I'm right around 30lbs. Goes up a bit after that with added food. Depends on how much fishing gear I bring though.

If anyone has any good trips let me know (hike in winter steelheading?). I'm planning on a 2-3 day snowshoe trip to Crater Lake later this month.

Nice gear there MM. Sounds like you know how to pack light dude. I still have to work in that area, even after 19 years of hiking, hahahaha. Sometimes I like to make sure I am overly prepared than packed light. Gives me sense of mind.

My dad and I did a hike back in july of last year, it was a blast!! 4.5 hours driving, then 12 miles hiking. We got to our camp at about 11pm, in the soaking rain. I was able to get a nice fire going and cook up some food. By then, the rain had stopped. I pulled out my bivy sack and slept in that. We got to bed at 1am and woke up at about 4:30am. Left camp around 6am. Hiked up to the ridge, and then back to camp and then back down to the car then 4.5 hours drive home. That last day was 21 miles round trip. The whole trip was 33 miles in 2 days. It was a blast!! I wish I had my fly rod with me on that trip as we hiked along a beautiful river that I know has trout and steelhead. Wonderful place up in the Olympics in Washington.

If you want a good hike-in trip, There are some awesome ones up in the Olympic Park/Forest of Washington. Great steelhead and salmon (at least I have that they are great).

We need to get a hike going sometime dude.

-Spydey

 

[Hawk]

When i was a young mountain man, i did a lot more hiking then i do now...:lol::lol::lol::lol:

 

[TTFishon]

The farthest I've hiked is 8 miles in Central Oregon. Once you get up to the first lake at 5 miles there's several more lakes every couple of miles so my next trip I plan on hiking to the next one or two. My pack is an old aluminum frame one that's about 15 years old.

 

[Modest_Man]

Nice gear there MM. Sounds like you know how to pack light dude. I still have to work in that area, even after 19 years of hiking, hahahaha. Sometimes I like to make sure I am overly prepared than packed light. Gives me sense of mind.

My dad and I did a hike back in july of last year, it was a blast!! 4.5 hours driving, then 12 miles hiking. We got to our camp at about 11pm, in the soaking rain. I was able to get a nice fire going and cook up some food. By then, the rain had stopped. I pulled out my bivy sack and slept in that. We got to bed at 1am and woke up at about 4:30am. Left camp around 6am. Hiked up to the ridge, and then back to camp and then back down to the car then 4.5 hours drive home. That last day was 21 miles round trip. The whole trip was 33 miles in 2 days. It was a blast!! I wish I had my fly rod with me on that trip as we hiked along a beautiful river that I know has trout and steelhead. Wonderful place up in the Olympics in Washington.

If you want a good hike-in trip, There are some awesome ones up in the Olympic Park/Forest of Washington. Great steelhead and salmon (at least I have that they are great).

We need to get a hike going sometime dude.

-Spydey

Yeah man I'm in. I've got about a month off right now for break if you want to hit anything up. I did just get a hiking-buddy-in-training (10 week old border collie lab mix) that needs to get out on some easy strolls. Most of my backpacking in Olympic has been along the stretch of park on the coast. Insane area if you haven't checked it out. You've got to time your hiking around tides because you'll get stranded at headlands if you don't.

 

[Sinkline]

For GREAT fishing I would hike......., maybe 75yds. But only if it's flat terrain! :lol:


Randy

 

[Spydeyrch]

Yeah man I'm in. I've got about a month off right now for break if you want to hit anything up. I did just get a hiking-buddy-in-training (10 week old border collie lab mix) that needs to get out on some easy strolls. Most of my backpacking in Olympic has been along the stretch of park on the coast. Insane area if you haven't checked it out. You've got to time your hiking around tides because you'll get stranded at headlands if you don't.

Yeah, I remember us talking about your hiking adventures up on the Olympic Pen. when we went and fished that small stream during late spring / early summer. That would be pretty amazing to go hiking up there. Could you imainge hiking the coastal sections of the Olympic Pen., fishing for your diner, and pulling out a steelhead for din-din!!! hahahahah, what a blast man!!

I probably won't be able to go for a while, sometime after the new year. I didn't get my s&s tags for thisyear. But I will have them for next year.

Take care man.

-Spydey

 

[Spydeyrch]

For GREAT fishing I would hike......., maybe 75yds. But only if it's flat terrain! :lol:


Randy

Hahahahaha, nice!!! Yeah, sometimes that is all I want. Just get me to the water. I will hike around enough during the day as I go up and down stream, around the bank of a lake, etc.



-Spydey

 

[Raincatcher]

I used to hike for miles...then "age" set into my bones and lungs... now I might be able to do 3-4 miles on fairly flat ground. I really miss being young, but am willing to turn it over to all you youngsters. :lol::lol:

 

[PNW Sam]

Nice guys!

I have a 29 liter pack that I just bought this year. It has one huge pocket that you can open from the top or the back, with a fairly rigid back panel. Also has a second large pocket in the front, a small pocket on the top, and two large side pockets. On the front there is a pretty cool expandable pocket that can easily hold pretty much any sleeping bag (it was designed to carry a chainsaw). It also has two sleeves on the sides that securely hold two fishing poles or long handled tools.

I bought it for fishing, hunting, and biking and it has served me very well. I can pack 30 plus pounds in it and go all day and it feels like nothing. Very good design. The material seems to be pretty durable and I have used it hard all year and have had no problems with fraying or any wear on the fabric or stitching. It also came with a cloth first aid case and a roll up pouch for tent stakes or nails. I'm overall very happy with it and it seems like a well built pack.

I got it for 140 bucks at Santiam Bicycle in Salem. It was the biggest pack they had. My pack