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schultz104
03-31-2014, 16:37
no campfires. how is the best way to cook fish without a campfire.
eric

garbanz
03-31-2014, 19:52
When I did the JMT in 2010 I bought a 9 day CA fishing license the starting date of which I synced with being in good fishing terrain. I took a small telecopic spinning rod with a few roostertails. At many high lakes I caught a variety of smaller trout. Some I threw back--they looked like they had been recently stocked. Most were above 10,000 ft at which level fires are not permitted. I cooked them in a titanium pot over an alcohol stove with a little water and onion powder. They came out great---best breakfast on the trail. I met one fisherwoman in the High Sierra who was based at VVR and was hiking from lake to lake. We exchanged fishing tales and she gave me a small spinner to try out.

Malto
03-31-2014, 20:00
Why no fires? Is there a fire ban in place this year?

Miner
03-31-2014, 20:18
There is a permanent fire ban above a certain elevation.

The guy I was hiking with boiled them in his Jetboil.

zelph
03-31-2014, 20:46
no campfires. how is the best way to cook fish without a campfire.
eric

You can use a variation of this method using the Venom Super Stove available at......;)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxenLQXN-Wk

LuckyMan
04-04-2014, 11:30
Bring lime juice; make ceviche