Many years ago my friend and I hiked into a remote island in Canada, while carrying a fairly heavy fiberglass canoe. It was a three or four mile hike, and took us quite a long time while lugging along the canoe. You see the lake wasn't accessible by any other means, unless you had access to a helicopter with pontoon skids. If you wanted to get to this lake you had to hike in. And if you wanted to fish it you needed to be in the water because of the overgrown brush all around the lake. Hence the reason we lugged the heavy canoe along with us.
The hike was well worth it. We caught trophy pike and smallmouth bass for hours. It was incredible. You see, these fish hadn't been exposed to fishing. Almost anything we threw in the water caught fish, it was awesome. Then, when we got tired of catching fish, we had to lug that canoe back out. That wasn't so much fun, but the fishing was still worth it.
I've run into the same scenario in Montana. There are lakes, deep in the mountains, that hold fish (mostly trout) that haven't been exposed to much fishing either. I've fished some of these lakes, with varying degrees of success, because it's the same situation as I had in Canada. Once you get to these lakes, they're banks are so overgrown with brush, they are all but impossible to fish from shore. And the problem in Montana is that the mountains and trails that one must hike in order to reach these lakes, makes portaging a canoe a very bad idea. Some anglers fish these lakes with float tubes, which is fine, it's just that I personally don't like paddling around a lake with my feet, like some sort of retarded duck. Float tubing just isn't fun for me.
Then I started thinking about inflatable boats. Technology has come a long way, and there are inflatable boats nowadays that you can carry on your back. Either in a backpack, or like a backpack. I've found that this is the way to go. Get yourself a quality inflatable boat and foot pump and you're on your way. All of the inaccessible water that you used to think was impossible to fish, is now available to you.
I know from experience that fishing these types of lakes is highly effective. As I said before, fish in inaccessible lakes aren't used to anglers fishing for them, so they are susceptible to a variety of tactics. If you've never tried it, get yourself an inflatable boat, and give fishing these lakes a shot. You won't be disappointed. Not only is hiking with your boat great exercise, it makes for some great fishing as well.
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