I appreciate the good wishes.
This is a solo trip, but with Spot along, I'll not
really be alone with friends and family watching.
I'm not a very patient fisherman, and don't have much experience. I have a neighbor (Giant Brookie on the H.S.Topix forum) who has steered me to some different (flashy) lures to try. They're bigger than any I've ever tried, but he targets the biggest fish. I hope to camp by the upper lake (10725) in Nine Lakes Basin -- if I can't catch any there, I'm hopeless.
2600, the pack weighs about 26#. Some ultralight gear: stove and fuel: 8 oz. Pack: 8 oz. (cuben Zpack). Parka-tent for the rain. 1 Gatorade bottle for water, and several freezer quart ziplocks for when I need to carry more than the 1 liter. No filter. 2# bag, Neo-aire shorty mattress. I use a silk liner inside the bag.
Weather forecast calls for dry, partly cloudy.
