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Campsites: Campsites are labeled poor, fair, good, excellent, or, occasionally, Spartan, which usually means an above-timberline site with few amenities, much exposure, and breathtaking scenery. The criteria for assigning these labels were amount of use, immediate surroundings, general scenery, presence of vandalism, availability of water, kind of ground cover, and recreational potential—angling, side trips, swimming, etc. Camping is forbidden on meadows and other vegetated areas and within a certain distance of any stream or lake. You will be informed of these rules for your areas when you get your wilderness permit. “Packer campsite” indicates a semi-permanent camp (usually constructed by packers for the “comfort of their clients”) characterized by things like nailed-plank table or benches, nails in the surrounding trees, and/or a large, rock fireplace.

Be careful to oberve all camping and fishing regulations.

Fishing: Angling, for many, is a prime consideration when planning a trip. While we note the quality of fishing throughout the book, experienced anglers know that the size of their catch relates not only to quantity, type, and general size of the fishery, which are given, but also to water temperature, feed, angling skill, and that indefinable something known as “fisherman’s luck.” Generally speaking, the old “early and late” adage holds: Fishing is better early and late in the day, and early and late in the season.