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Wilderness Pack Trips

If you have adventure in your blood, take a multi-day wilderness pack trip. You will see the stunning, rugged territory as the mountain men and Native Americans once saw it.

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All pack trips are customized for sightseeing, fishing or photography. and can include The Washakie, Fitzpatrick, or Teton Wilderness areas. The mountains have a way of magnifying your appetite. Don’t fret ‘cause we serve hearty, home cooked meals on all of our trips, so everyone can get their fill.

Trout fishing in Wyoming’s high country is very good throughout the summer and fall months. The spring months of May and June are not as productive due to spring break up with high water in the streams and possible ice on the lakes.

Anglers bring your rod! The river, three jumps from your camp, is home to one of Wyoming’s most secluded trout fisheries.

Wilderness Pack Trip Checklist

In anticipation of your trip into the Yellowstone or Wind River Backcountry, we want to make sure you don't forget anything.  Here is a general list of items that you will need.  We provide the rest, including some of the best cookin' you'll ever get!

Everything that you need to make your trip comfortable is listed. Please make adjustments on the amount of clothing with regard to the length of your particular trip. This list is for an average 5 to 7 day pack trip.

We supply all the riding equipment necessary for the trip. Your sleeping bag should be made of a warm down or high quality fiberfill; mummy type bags work best. The temperature rating of your bag is a personal preference, but you should consider that we could get frost in all months in the high country.

Pack all personal gear in soft duffel bags (no suitcases or hard bags). Please keep all gear and personal items to a minimum by not exceeding 60 pounds per person. Two bags that weight 30 pounds each are ideal. We recommend your bags be approximately 12" x 12" x 24". Since the duffel bags are lashed tightly on the pack animals for extended hours, be sure to pack fragile items carefully. If you have specialty items to be packed, please contact me prior to your trip. Your co-operation is appreciated.

Your coat, jacket, or rain gear, depending on the weather, will be carried on your saddle horse. Once on the trail, we do not unload any pack animals until we get to the campsite. So be sure to keep on your person any items that may be used while on the trail (sunglasses, camera, etc.).

Suggested Rods

The best types of fishing rods are the take down pack rods. We can pack take down two-piece rods as well, but please, no one-piece rods longer than five feet, as they are difficult to pack and may get broken.

Suggested Fishing Tackle and Lures

Trout fishing in Wyoming's high country is very good throughout the summer and fall months. The spring months of May and June are not as productive as later months due to spring runoff in the streams and possible ice on the lakes. I have separated the fishing tackle into two categories: spin fishing and fly fishing. Listed below are the basics. I'm sure that you have your favorite lures that I may not have listed, so be sure to bring them along.

Fly Fishing

Rods: Be sure that you have cases for these rods. Graphite 8 to 9 feet; 4, 5, or 6 weight work best.
Reels: Single action with extra spool for line change. Be sure the reel, line, and rod are matched.
Line: Floating double taper or weight forward and a sinking or wet type. Having both types will be of a benefit to you.
Tapered Leader: Assorted sizes and lengths.
Tippet Material: Assorted sizes.
Fly's:

Spin Fishing

Rods: Light and medium action (no-one piece rods as they are too long to pack and could get broken or damaged).
Reels: This is your choice. Any open or closed face reel will do fine as well as any of the fine bait casting reels.
Line: 4 or 6 pound test, monofilament.
Float tube or belly boat: Call us about the specific area you'll be fishing, as a tube may not be necessary.
Lures: (in no particular order)
- Dardevle (¼, 2/5)
- Flatfish (F4)
- Crocodile (¼, ¾)
- Little Cleo (1/8, ¼)
- Panther Martin (1/16, 1/8, ¼)
- Rooster Tail (1/16, 1/8, ¼)
- Mepps Killer Kits (dressed or plain, size #1)

Good assortments of colors are important. Some of the more popular are red and yellow, red and black, green and black, chartreuse, silver, and hammered brass with red.

This is but a small sampling of fly's that will work. There are many others that do as well. Also, fly-fishing may be done with a spinning rod and bobber, but may not be as productive. You may want to bring along a pair of waders. One thing is for sure, fishing is a great sport no matter what type of gear you use.