What's Your Highest Altitude Fishing Spot?

[countr21]

Originally Posted by greenfish4

Saddlebags off of tioga pass is 10500 or something like that, hardly counts though because it is crowded and doesn't feel remote. I think the highest backcountry experience I have had is hiking up to the upper Virginia lakes, they are around the same elevation but you really feel it.

Is this area in the Sierras? There is a Saddlebags Lake in the Winds, and they hold reported to hold nice brookies, but they are above 11000' and fairly remote (about a 12 mile hike in).

[greenfish4]

Originally Posted by countr21

Is this area in the Sierras? There is a Saddlebags Lake in the Winds, and they hold reported to hold nice brookies, but they are above 11000' and fairly remote (about a 12 mile hike in).

This is the saddlebags in the Sierra's it is just to the east of Yosemite on the Tioga pass. It is gorgeous, I just didn't think it really felt like the kind quintessential high altitude lake.

[milt spawn]

Take the water taxi across Saddlebag Lake(CA) and walk into the 20 Lakes Basin, it feels more remote and is an easy walk. There's a lot of good fishing back there. The taxi saves time and distance and is well worth the small fee. milt.

[greenfish4]

Originally Posted by milt spawn

Take the water taxi across Saddlebag Lake(CA) and walk into the 20 Lakes Basin, it feels more remote and is an easy walk. There's a lot of good fishing back there. The taxi saves time and distance and is well worth the small fee. milt.

EXCELLENT tip, I appreciate it. I will have to head up there this year and check it out.