Solo Off Trail Backpacking & Fishing in the High Uintas of Utah, Part 1 of 2.

[@waikarimoana]

Another great trip in an awesome part of your country Steve, enjoyed the video, thumbs up and greetings,, Tony.

[@Packsalot]

Thank you, Tony. This was fun area to explore and catch lots of fish too. Nothing sized like the ones in your area but pretty fun and fast action. Thanks for watching. Have a wonderful day.

[@EventyrsorenDenmark]

What a wonderful place to fish.love to stay for days.❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤

[@Packsalot]

Thank you. I think you would love exploring these areas. It is a great place to get off trail and away from civilization. The fishing was fantastic too. Can't wait to get back up there for more exploring. Have a wonderful day.

[@ervinslens]

The trail and the surroundings are simply perfect for hiking. Great episode man!

[@Packsalot]

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed seeing the area. The off trail adventure was a success. Lots of fun and fish too. Have a great day.

[@DaveCollierCamping]

Excellent share

[@Packsalot]

Thank you very much, Dave. It was fun to explore this area. Can't wait to go back for more. Have a great day.

[@groundbreakerexplore]

Great day, friends! I hope you're doing well and that you continue to post such splendid backpacking adventure videos here for us to enjoy and watch!~

[@Packsalot]

Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed seeing the trip. This off trail area was a fantastic are to explore and fish. So much fun catching all those fish. The scenery was awesome too. Thanks for following along on the adventure. I can't wait to get back up there for more explorations. Have a wonderful day.

[@maxdexpeditions]

A solo peaceful hike with a ton of fish! No backpacking meal required just Coke Zero! 😊 great hike with no crazy weather surprises.

[@Packsalot]

Thanks. It was a fun place to explore. It is amazing what you can find just getting off trail a bit. The fishing was awesome in these little lakes. The weather did hit with a fury the next day. Still lots of fun and fish. Thanks for watching. Have a great day.

[@FishfearmeStudios]

A man hiking in two poles is after my own heart. Tons of fish and no crowds. Nice

[@Packsalot]

Thanks Jason. Well actually, it was 3 poles that I hiked in with. LOL. Lots of fish and no people. It was awesome. Have a great day.

[@tangenttrails]

The High Unitas. A beautiful place!✌️

[@Packsalot]

Thanks. The Uintas are my favorite place to backpack and fish. Headed back there this weekend. Can't wait. Have a nice day.

[@FollowThomas]

Looks like it's your favorite area to hike and can't blame. All this area is absolutely beautiful, a perfect place to hike.

[@Packsalot]

Thanks Thomas. This was a great adventure to some awesome new lakes. I'm sure I'll be back again. Have a great day.

[@StacySalmans]

Pretty fish in that lake. They were hungry. "Tree Butt".....lol. Fantastic day and evening.

[@Packsalot]

Thanks Stacy. Hot action and tree butts are a great combination! LOL. This was a fun area to explore. Can't wait to get back up there for more. Have a great day.

[@carrollleopard1961]

Nice lake and fish were biting. Thanks for sharing the video.

[@Packsalot]

Thanks. This was a great lake for catching! It was great to visit and explore this area more. Thanks for watching. Have a wonderful day.

[@DroningVeteran]

It's hard to beat a day like that. Can't wait for day two. Thanks for sharing Steve.

[@Packsalot]

Thanks. This was a fun area to explore. Lots of fun and adventure too. Can't wait to get back up for more exploring. Have a great day.

[@wadewilliams4989]

Brookies sure are pretty fish! Thanks for sharing!

[@Packsalot]

Thanks. They really do have some awesome colors especially the darker ones. This was a great place to catch them too. Thanks for watching. Have a wonderful day.

[@Seinfeld19]

Thank you for sharing your trip. I love this area!

[@Packsalot]

Thank you. It is pretty awesome to explore this trail and areas if you can avoid the crowds. This off trail lake turned out to be perfect for solitude and fishing. It was a great trip. Can't wait to explore more areas up there soon. Have a great day.

[@VoyagesetPassions]

Very nice trail, the lake is beautiful, thanks for sharing, have a great week end

[@Packsalot]

Thank you. This was an awesome area to explore. The fishing was really good too. So much fun. Glad you liked the scenery. Have a great day.

[@jailtonmatos1]

ótimos vídeos lindas imagens👍🏝🏠

[@Packsalot]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed the video and scenery. Have a wonderful day.

[@JenniferLupine]

Crystal Lake Trailhead was good to you this time! You found yourself a honey hole - catching on every cast sounds awesome! Pretty fish, great colors, and a pretty lake too! Fun to see Duck Lake again and a few of this other lakes that we explored last year. Really nice that you had the area to yourself, and a nice cozy camp spot. As it was getting dark I could see the reflection of the moon in the lake - I’d love to sit out by the campfire and watch the moon and stars… 👌👍👍 So what did you end up eating for dinner? I hope it was a meal you like, maybe you’ll have a fresh fish to eat tomorrow! 😄🎣🐟🐟🐟 Awesome catching! Have a great day, Jen and Steve

[@Packsalot]

Thanks Jennifer. This is the lake I need to bring you, Steve, and Kristy too. So many fish. Lets turn that fishing into catching! This lake was on fire! It was a nice area to get away from the crowds too. The moon reflection was pretty neat but I had a hard to capturing it in a picture but it still showed up in the video. Good eye! I ended up skipping my lasagna dinner this night and went to bed kind of hungry. LOL. Teaser, breakfast did not go as planned either! Have a great day.

[@AlanMETALMAN]

If you keep going back there must be a reason and if the fishing if good, why not, especially with those views and great weather too. I hope there was no bears watching you eat their Autumn food and good to see the fish starting to bite too. Once they started they did lot want to stop lol! cheers Alan

[@Packsalot]

Thanks Alan. This area does have a lot of trails and lakes to explore. The fishing was great this trip too. I have yet to see any bears in all my years of coming to this mountain range. They are there but they stay hidden and away from people. This is a great off trail place to avoid people too if you wanted a remote camp. Lots of fun. Thanks for watching. Have a great day.

[@kreator673]

Brilliant. I like it very much. Have a wondeeful time. Greetings ~ Milan

[@Packsalot]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video. It was a fun adventure and some awesome fishing too. Thanks for watching. Have a wonderful day.

[@ScottAHatfieldJr]

I have not been up there much this summer! I’m loving the videos you’ve been peppering throughout your other adventures! Another great time from the Uintas! Those brookies looked great! Enjoy!

[@Packsalot]

Thanks for watching. You have been getting lots of Central Utah explored. Pretty awesome. This was a fun area to explore and the fishing was on fire too. So much fun. I hope you get up there before the weather changes. Have a great day.

[@UtahWaterLog]

No shortage of fish there! At least they kept you occupied. Looking forward to Pt 2.

[@Packsalot]

Thanks. It was a very fruitful area. A little more time without storms chasing me I think I would have gotten into some dandies in one of those lakes. Have a great day.

[@vs123]

Very beautiful nature

[@Packsalot]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed the views. Have a great day.

[@MinuteontheMountain]

Great adventure, Steve. Some pretty colors on those brookies.

[@Packsalot]

Thanks John. The fishing was on fire in this lake. Can't wait to get back up there again. Have a wonderful day.

[@wendingourway]

That is some pretty amazing countryside!! Some pretty nice catching there too!! Awesome time!!

[@Packsalot]

Thank you! It was an all around amazing area to explore and fish. Can't wait to get back up there for more exploring. So much fun. Have a great day.

[@NorwayHikesTrails]

Nice video and great camp site. Nice area for fishing. Thank you for sharing 😊

[@Packsalot]

Thanks. It was a fun off trail adventure to some new areas. The lakes treated me well for fishing too. So fun. Glad you enjoyed the video. Have a wonderful day.

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Plenty of fish, very few people…my kind of place 😂

[@Packsalot]

Thanks Dave. This turned out to be a great off trail find. No crowds and hot action fishing are a great combination. Tree butts too! LOL. Have a great day.

[@Sorensenoutdoors]

Dang that looks fun

[@Packsalot]

Thanks. I can't wait to get up there again. This off trail exploring is a lot of fun. These lesser known lakes produce too. Thanks for watching. Have a great day.

[@DonnaTaibossigai]

It's fun exploring off-trail. Too bad about the soaker - I did that on my last trip as well but just happened to be wearing water shoes at the time, which is probably why I took the risk as well, lol. The grouse berries sound tasty - I love trying wild berries but only when I'm sure of what I'm eating. Great spot to fish and camp. Have a great day, Steve!

[@Packsalot]

Thanks Donna. The rain was was going to come. Tried to explore as much as possible until it did. I'm glad I did not stumble into the lake. That would have sucked! LOL. I'm the same with wild foods of any kind. Know what you are ingesting and make sure it is edible. The fishing and camp spot were awesome. Thanks for watching. Have a wonderful day.

[@JimHayesHiking]

Awesome campsite! I counted 11 that you caught. I didn't see in ducks at Duck Lake nor did I see Lillian running around her lake either,lol! Looking forward to part two....VIVa Coke Zero!

[@Packsalot]

Thanks Jim. I was counting then I ran out of fingers so I quit. LOL. There are usually some ducks but not this time. LOL. This was a fun off trail adventure to a new area and lakes. Worth the trip and effort plus that CZ I packing in. Oh so good! Have a great day.

[@ChristianPaulPhotography]

I recognize that lake! It used to be one that we would visit when the crowds were really thick in that area. One year we went there, and there were no fish rising in there, and a lot of them were dead on the surface. Good to see it has become a good fishery again! There is a campsite in there that has stone furniture in it that we used to stay at. I was over the pass catching fish during that moon as well! That storm that came in the next day was no joke. Beat it to the exit vehicle by one hour! Look forward to see how you did with that on your exit! Fish on!

[@davidbentley8092]

That campsite that you are referring to on the south side of the lake that has a great view of the water is a dandy.

[@Packsalot]

Thanks Christian. The area is still good or at least good again. I'd come back here for sure. I stayed at the camp spot you mention. It is a nice area and away from the crowds too. The storm was a mean one but after the lightning passed it went from scary to just wet! Glad you missed it and got off early. I got stuck because you know me, just one more cast........LOL. Have a great day.

[@Packsalot]

Yes, the campsite is very near where I stayed. I even showed some of that camp furniture that Christian mentioned. Great spot. Have a great day.

[@davidbentley8092]

That is one of my favorite lakes in all of the uintas. I have been there at least 20 times and had the lake to myself all but once. You sure picked the hard way to get there though. You don't need to do all of that bushwhacking.

[@Packsalot]

The furthest lake in part 2 was a great lake with lots of potential. I did find what I believed to be the trail/route to get there while on the way out. I also saw some orange markings on the trees leading to the lake. It was decent all the way out. I did not want to give the location away too easily. It was definitely bushwhacking from the first lake to the last, but decent route/trail from the furthest one all the way back out to Duck. Great spot. I see why it is a favorite. I need to go back there and explore and fish some more. It seems there are a few more even farther to the South I need to check out too. Lots of fun. Thanks for watching. Have a great day.

[@DpuckFishingandOutdoors]

Was someone shooting while you were talking about the bushcraft camp? Those sure were pretty lakes. Perfect day for it. That pond was on fire. Gorgeous fish. I love the "Heck Yeah" after the tree butt comment. 😂

[@Packsalot]

Thanks. Yes, good ear! There was someone on the far side of Weir Lake target shooting. The lakes up here sure do put on a great reflection. Glad the fishing was awesome too. A good imagination and tree butt always deserve a Heck Yeah! LOL. This was a fun area to explore off trail. Those lakes were on fire! Thanks for watching. Have a great day.

[@HappyPlaceCamping]

Wow there’s actually quite a bit of trails there. Have you done them all? Hahah yeah kind of realized you were going solo. Oh man. Hate when my shoes get wet. Did that while running trails in Colorado. Was trying to get a good shot and had to cross a stream and stepped right in lol. Luckily I was wearing crocs. So no wet socks and dried quick. Mountain lakes are so pretty. We saw some red berries up on a Colorado mountain and wasn’t sure what they were. We didn’t eat them in case they were poisonous. Nice catch right away. Butt tree 😂 Good tip to let someone know where you are. We always let one of our kids know our basic itinerary before we head out even down to the camp spot we plan to be at. Another good catch. You picked a great time to do some fishing. Always like a nice active fishing trip. Nice campfire and lovely camp spot.

[@Packsalot]

Thanks. I have a goal to hike all the trails in the wilderness area there but that is going to be a retirement effort in a couple years. This specific area does have several trails through it which I have been on nearly all of them one time or another. It was just me and the camera this time! LOL. Stepping in that hole would have been a good blooper had someone been recording me. Stupid bog area dirtied my shoe! Glad I did not fall in. LOL. Gotta a love a good imagination and a butt tree. The Garmin satellite communicator goes with me everywhere. This turned out to be a great catching trip instead of one of those fishing trips. It was a lot of fun in this area. I'm sure I'll be back here again. Especially with the grandson. Can't wait. Have a great day.

[@cavemanjeff4251]

Couldn't ask for much nicer spot, both scenery and fishing. I see this year your using jigs more instead of Jake's, are they working better for you?

[@Packsalot]

Thank you! Yes, it depends on the lake. If the lake is primarily tiger trout, I found that the jigs have been working much better than the Jake. For brookies, most of the time they will go for the Jake but the stubborn ones want the jig. This year I have been using both and have had much better success than previously years. Having the option between both the jig and the jake is the way to go. Thanks for watching. Good luck on your fishing. Have a great day.

[@alanmacnaughtan6505]

Hey packsalot…I am heading to meadow, ibantik, and want to try Lovenia lake…Any good fishing there?

[@Packsalot]

@@alanmacnaughtan6505 I actually have not researched them or fished them. I have asked a couple others. I'll let you know what I find out. Typically, anything within a few miles of Crystal Lake TH is going to be fished heavy and will have mixed results. Meadow is farther in so it might be good, I'm just not sure. Email me and I can give you more info. Thanks for watching and commenting. Have a great day.

[@alanmacnaughtan6505]

@@Packsalot thank you for getting back with me so fast… love ur videos!!!