Back to Backcountry Brookies

There are special places to fly fish in Alberta! Karen and I are lucky enough that we are able to load up our backpacks and hike into the backcountry in Banff National Park to fly fish these places. Yes sweat equity is definitely involved but we love camping and fly fishing in spectacular Banff National Park. We booked backcountry camp spots way back in February and we hoped that the weather would cooperate. As you can see the weather was amazing. We hiked up to close to 8000 feet to fly fish for backcountry brookies. Our packs were heavy because we planned on a 4 day stay. Where we went, the brookies are plentiful and it is a catch and release fishery. We fly fished two lakes that were close to each other! We caught the brookies on orange crush chernobyls and mico leeches. Remember that if you do fish in the National Parks, you need a Parks Canada Fishing license. 

There is nothing like enjoying your morning coffee watching the sun rise over glaciers and 10 000 foot peaks. The wild flowers were just starting to bloom. There is no hustle and bustle. Hikers go by. Very few of them carry a fly rod. We see so many marmots, columbia ground squirrels, deer, elk, mountain goats and at times a bear or two.

The best part of these experiences is the view. Often we just sit and take it all in. After seeing these pictures, you might even agree! The sweat equity is definitely worth it to us.