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Does anyone know of any 2-3 day backpacking trips that include some good fishing areas??

Hellsgate Wilderness, Jct of Haigler and Tonto Creek.

Bear Wallow area near Alpine, main fork of the Gila in western NM, and, if the water is clear, the Colorado through Grand Canyon yields small trout.


kurt

Chevelon Canyon up on the Rim, although not sure about this time of year. Be pretty cold up there.

I've seen folks haul out some pretty good size trout from the Lake and from the creek itself.
Mike

AZHikr4444 wrote: Be pretty cold up there.
Mike

If you don't have to drill a hole in the water, it's not cold

In response to Rutiger Edwards' reply:
Try the verde river trail heading north from sheep bridge in the mazatzal's

In response to big_load's reply:

"If you don't have to drill a hole in the water, it's not cold"

LOL Big load!!

I remember those freezin' mornings back in IL when my grandpa would whisk me out of bed at 4 am, grab his winter rig and out onto the ice we would go. After a few hours we would pack it up and head home, usually empty handed. And he would wink and say, "Boy, there's a fine line between fishing and sittin' on a bucket lookin' like an idiot".

He knew there was always big pumpkinseed fillets left over from autumn, waiting for the fry daddy.
=P~

AZHikr4444 wrote: "Boy, there's a fine line between fishing and sittin' on a bucket lookin' like an idiot".

I think I'm way over the line .

Good story!