In backcountry trout fishing, you often start wondering: How much more can you do without? You need a rod, reel, and line, of course. You need a leader and probably at least one spool of tippet. Hemostats are useful for releasing fish safely, but you don’t need nippers when you’ve got teeth, and you don’t need floatant when you’ve got time, dry mountain air, and a t-shirt. The backcountry is often an exercise in economy—as well as an exercise in itself. Trout just seem to get prettier the further from the asphalt you get. Dial in a backcountry trout setup to suit your adventure.

Close-range fast action defines the DART. A good creek fishing rod not only needs to be able to load easily with minimal line outside of the rod tip, but also deliver flies with supreme accuracy as quarters are often tight and holding zones are very small. The DART is developed with these applications in mind and will excel at distances under 30 feet.

The R8 CORE possesses an easy-loading, versatile, and intuitive action that lends itself well to the highly variable conditions often found in the backcountry. Whether throwing single dries, dry-dropper rigs, or small streamers, the R8 CORE is going to excel in high country situations where longer casts in open terrain are often the case.