Mile High Trout

Fish packers: Backpacking trout to high mountain lakes

09/07/2016

"Biologists wearing water-weighted backpacks have five hours to reach lakes at 10,000-feet or the fish on their backs die."

http://www.hatchmag.com/articles/fish-packers/7713750

Fish packers: Backpacking trout to high mountain lakes I threw up this morning and I have a fever. I feel like hell on this hike, but I’m not confessing my condition. We are backpacking fish to a high mountain lake in Idaho and I don’t want to miss out on what’s at the top. “These high elevation lakes are pretty spectacular. Lots of rocky bluffs and re...