Fishing and Camping the Saddlebag Lake Area 

Thanks for the video. Last time I was there was 1972 at the start of our Boy Scout 50 miler to Tuolumne Meadow. My memory is fading so I appreciate your reminder. On the other side of the pass, crossed McGee Lakes in a thunderstorm.

Great video, my brother and I were in there last week and also experienced some bad weather. We looked longingly at the lakes and wondered how the fishing was

Nice Brookies, nice video, nice steak. I love that area. Even without the shuttle it’s pretty doable as a day hike. I’ve done the entire loop in a day with some stops to fish.

Oh, another thing...me and my buddy that got me into throwing and tying flys...always got on me for stripping in the trout I caught. He wanted me to get them on the reel. His reasoning was that it would be good practice for when you get a decent fish and the drag would do a better job of of doing what drags do. My thought was that the fish would dictate when they wanted to take line. If my tippet was not in jeopardy, I'm not gonna waste time taking up the line and chance getting slack, I would tell him. We would go back and forth about that...I sure miss him now. I was luck enough to catch a permit, bonefish, triggerfish and coho salmon this past year that sure worked my drag. I know that Steve was watching and was laughing and saying "See...I told you!" Well, I've got some practice now getting fish on the reel. DT2

Way to go NFFO. I'm not sure how my wife would have brave those elements. Those were some nice brookies in that lake. Maybe we can go for some of a different color. Gonna have to try that loop with Es after I get another sleeping pad. She got the lobster taquitos at that place. They were ono. DT2

Looks like a great trip! What net do you have? That thing is beautiful!

Nice Brookie