[philmont] fishing gear

If you are a fisherman, hiking at Philmont can be very frustrating
because you will be hiking past some prime fishing spots but your
schedule frequently won't allow you the time to fish. The only fish I
have seen are trout, so fly fishing is your best bet. However, there
are few locations that require a long cast, so a few dry flies, fly
line, leader and the last section of a fly rod are all you need. You
can probably just tie some fly line to a stick and still catch fish.
The key to catching fish is to stay away from the heavily fished areas.
  In the remote areas of Philmont I have found the fish easy to catch on
any dry fly I have cast. The bigger trout are in the beaver ponds.
Big, by Philmont standards, is 10"-12". One hike where I saw a lot of
fish but never had time to stop was the hike from North Fork Uracca to
Black Mountain camp. This is the trail with over 50 stream crossings
and many beaver ponds along the way. I would love to hear a fishing
report from someone who has fished this stretch.

I hope you have time to work-in some fishing. The scouts in our crews
who fished had a great time, even catching 6" cutthroats.

Dan Preston
On Apr 6, 2007, at 12:28 PM, Steve Mountainspring wrote:

> We’re doing trek #13 which has some fishing opportunities.  Some of
> the scouts are hyped about fishing.
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> What would you recommend they take along in the way of fishing gear? 
> (Specific details are welcome.)
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> I am assuming their interest in fishing will not always coincide with
> the convenience of borrowing gear from a nearby staff camp.
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> Thanks for your ideas.
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> Steve Mountainspring
> SM, T-111
> P ‘03, ‘05
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> Re: program features-porcupine camp. Fishing is good at the camp and
> upstream and downstream. I think (check me on this one) gear can be
> checked out at PJ which is not that far downstream. Your real
> fishermen will have their own. Showers at PJ. Very nice camp next to
> the babbling Rayado. Red roof inns. When I went to Philmont in the
> '70's, Porky (which is featured in "The Ranger Song") was a staff camp
> and the program was fly tying and fishing. The old cabin, nicknamed
> "The Quill" is still standing, in a manner of speaking (or at least it
> was when I last stayed there, in Sept. 2005).
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> I'll post later on about why you (or anyone else passing by) should
> not pass up Shaeffer's peak, aside from simple peak bagging. HIGHLY
> RECOMMENDED.
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> Bill Sheehan, ASM
> Troop 55, Pitman, NJ
> Philmont '70,'72, Autumn Adventure '01,'03,'05
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Dan Preston
Preston Associates Architects
Received on Fri Apr 6 14:42:55 2007