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Originally Posted by mr. tegu
How does one go about organizing and setting up a fishing trip out west? Is it as simple as finding a camp ground near a popular fishing location in a state or national park?
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That might work. Depends on what kind of fish, and what water you want to fish.
For example, if you want to keep it relatively simple and you fly fish, then Lee's Ferry here in northern AZ is a good spot. Pull into the campground, pay your camping fee then just roll down to the river and start fishing.
It's similar at the San Juan River in NM.
But most of the really good rivers out West require that you float them, or you're hiking in or something. Most would require a guide just to be on the right water at the right time of year. It's just not enough to know the name of a river and drive to the nearest access point from the highway. The real fishing might be miles up or down river from that parking lot.
Conversely, the lakes are pretty easy to access for the most part and it's as simple as park and fish/camp in most places.
One way of circumventing that is to join a local fishing message board, make some friends in the area you want to fish, and see if they'll take you fishing with them when you visit. Of course, that takes some time.