Wind River Golden Trout Fly Fishing

However thanks to the old-timers who horse packed young fingerlings in milk cans to secluded lakes today you can also enjoy fishing for golden.

Wind river golden trout fly fishing. Pound for pound they fight better than any other trout. Try a day trip fishing or go for the elusive golden trout on an epic backcountry trip. The most elusive challenging and rewarding fish to catch in the Trout world.

For those not in the know The Wind River Range or The Winds as they are called are one of the most amazing wild places in the lower 48 states. Measuring 28 inches and weighing over 11 pounds that fish and the story behind it undoubtedly attracts trophy trout hunters from all over the world each year. After a year of planning it was time to venture deep into the Wind River Range for a weeklong backpacking trip with hopes of finding a Golden Trout.

I assume that this map only covers those lakes that have been stockedmanaged by WY Fish. I am going again next summer. For their second excursion into the Wind River Range they are backpacking up at the 11000-foot elevation and fishing for Golden Trout.

Cutthroat trout are the only native fish in the Wind River Range. These lakes and streams of the Wind River Range were originally devoid of trout. 10092018 In 1948 the world record golden was caught in what is now one of the most popular backcountry lakes Cook in the Wind River Range.

Secondly they are the most beautiful trout imaginable. 09012018 Fly-fishing for golden trout is a time-consuming obsession-creating adventure of a time. Generally you cant just do a quick day trip for these ornate fish.

This past summer Lillard Fly Fishing Expeditions led a group of returning students on a six day backpacking trip into The Winds in search of the ever elusive Golden Trout. Feel free to give me a poke me for info if you feel like it. Golden trout are most often found in remote alpine drainages over 9000 feet in elevation.