Forum: outdoors.stackexchange.com
Tags: <backpacking><fishing>
Title: What type of pole can be used for trout while backpacking?
Question: Several of the places we hike every year have trout.  I'd like to have some fresh fish on a couple of those hikes but I'm pretty new to trout fishing and I don't want to carry the weight of full fishing gear.  What type of pole would be best for a portable trout fishing setup?

Answers:
sents: text: One of the most "packable" ways to fish for trout is using a tenkara rod.
text: Tenkara the traditional Japanese method of fly-fishing where only a rod, line and fly are used.
text: Tenkara may have originated in Japan but its becoming very popular amongst anglers looking for fly-fishing simplicity and mountain-stream effectiveness.
text: Eleven to fourteen foot long rods allow anglers to fish mountain streams in a way that is nearly impossible with western fly gear.
text: Telescopic rods collapse down to a mere 20 inches, and few things are needed making tenkara ideal for backpacking.
answer_details: author: outdoors.stackexchange.com/users/350/ssduplantis
score: 10
sents: text: I like to fish trout with sweet corn.
text: They seem to like it and it comes in small cans.
text: Bringing a roll of fishing line and some small hooks should be enough.
text: You can roll up the fishing line on a stick and make your own swimmer out of some light wood.
text: At least this worked for me.
text: It doesn't give you a bountiful yield of trout but should suffice if you want to keep your fishing gear light weight.
answer_details: author: outdoors.stackexchange.com/users/105/Thomas Rawyler
score: 7
sents: text: I really hate to mention Walmart
text: but I saw a collapsible rod for gear fishing there that collapses down to about 16" and extends to around 5'.
text: It was really light
text: and I think it cost about $20.
text: I had one of these a while back
text: and it worked great on hikes.
text: At $20 I felt comfortable taking it out hiking without the fear of breaking it.
text: You'll also need a lightweight reel, a couple small rooster tails, and a hook.
text: Use what ever bait and weight you can find in the environment.
text: Trout love grasshoppers and beetles.
text: Usually mountain lakes are small and have smaller trout in them
text: so you don't need anything heavy duty.
text: Tenkara is great for streams but I wouldn't want to fish from the shore of a lake with one.
answer_details: author: outdoors.stackexchange.com/users/2452/stuckintheshuck
score: 3
sents: text: In addition to ssduplantis's mention to Tenkara, I would like to write that some fly rods are very portable.
text: Some manufacturers make rods consisting of up to 7 pieces, which fit into a 40cm canister that is very portable.
text: One example is the Orvis frequent flyer series .
text: That, a fly reel, a box of flies, and a leader would not take much more space than a Tenkara rod.
text: I personally own a 8 wt 9ft of these rods and am very satisfied with it's quality.
answer_details: author: outdoors.stackexchange.com/users/3660/Kenji
score: 2
sents: text: Matthew Perry on Quora writes: There are many four piece rods that will work.
text: I even have a five piece by TFO that works good too.
text: I usually use it as a backup rod.
text: You want to have two rods in case you break one.
text: Nothing worse than hiking in a good distance only to break a rod.
text: Been there done that.
answer_details: author: outdoors.stackexchange.com/users/6387/RV Park
score: 1

Summary of the answers:
S0: One of the most "packable" ways to fish for trout is using a  tenkara  rod.     
A tenkara rod can be used.