Beer on the fishing trip: Taboo or part of the fishing vest? My thoughts: If I am banking it, a couple beers in the vest seem ok, packing out the garbage of course. In the boat? Same deal, just more beer. Anyone with me, or am I kicked out now? Thoughts? Figure this would be as hot of a topic as the nets...

Man, am I tired of pack'n out your friggn' cans. Each trip to the river I fill up my vest with 5 or 6 beer cans! Maybe you clean up after yourself, but most don't. I say leave the beer for after the trip.

I can't believe you'd even ask.

I pack out EVERYTHING I bring and any other trash I see on any trip I take to the river. I prefer bottles anyway, flame easy guys, just a question.

A couple brews in the boat while fishing Sturge is perfect, but I never drink the browns while hiking a river. Hikeing a Km (that's Canadian for .66 of a mile) with 2 Litres of beer in the gut ain't fun..

Fishing is ment to be a good time. Fish or no fish. I say bring a few beers if you like. Just make sure to pack them out. Hike the canyons do some fishing sit down with your fishing partner and have a cold one. Life can not get much better.
See you on the river and bring a cold one.

Drinking before and while walking long distances, no thanks. Drinking in the boat, well how else you going to get enough nuts up to run a 3" riffle thats 8 feet wide. No really though, a few beers or a lot of beers just be responsible and pack out the trash. Some days it's few and some hot summer days boondogging the NF it's many... Depends on how good fishing is..
Keith

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I hope you all may follow the proper route!!

I look forward to beating up on a case afterwards, but during, no way!

I personally drink very little (maybe a 1/2 cs. a year if that) and never while fishing. I don't care if people around me like to have a few as long as they stay in control and pack it out.
1 thing I noticed while guiding was that in most cases, the more a person consumed, the fewer fish they put in the box.

When I'm in the boat I usually bring along a 3 liter jug of MCMENNAMIN'S HAMMERHEAD. Best ale ever! Got a kegerator in the garage so it doesn't cost a fortune to drink good beer.

None for me when fishing as my reaction time is bad enough. Plus none period if I got to drive.
I save it for when my day is done and I'm kickin back with memories of the day.

gooose

You need beer to wash down the whiskey

Haven't drank since Navy days, but drank like a fish for the whole 4 years. I thought my name really was "$hitface."

It's hard enough for me to catch a fish while I'm sober!

John

I bank fish about 90% of the time, and I'm usually in by 7:00, out by 1:00 or sooner. Too early for me to be hitting the brews. Heck, I usually leave a half cup of coffee in the cup holder of my car. Beer sounds nasty at 8:00 a.m., doesn't it?

On a float, though, well, that's different, especially if it's sunny.

A few beers in the boat or walking on the bank is a good thing. As long as whom ever is operating the boat or is driving home keeps their wits about them, no harm done.

I never drink while banking it. I do like to kill off a couple cold ones on those nice warm days while summer steelhead fishing in the boat. There are some rivers I will bring beer on and there are some I wont.
Now in the winter time a snort off the bottle of Crown Royal can warm you right up. When I brought my Drift Boatt home from the dealer the first 2 addd ons were a bottle of Crown Royal and a roll of butt wipe.
When Im fishing out of a power boat I do not drink. I seem to hit enough logs and rocks while sober. ( Sorry Dad )

When I get to the pullout after a hard days drift
ya cant even see the bottom of the boat there's so many cans. The game warden never seems to impressed though.

I usually don't drink unless I'm alone or with somebody. But if I were to drink beer on the river I wouldn't have any time for fishing as beer goes right thru me. And If I had chest waders on it is always a race to see if I get them off before I piss my pants. OlD Man

Quote by oldman,

"I usually don't drink unless I'm alone or with somebody"

Dude, yer' cracking me up.

Tell me again, when do you not drink

A few brews while trolling or anchored up is cool. Just don't try it at tillamook bay, or around St. Helens, Ore. You may end up doing a "field sobriety test" How you gonna pass one of those in boat

Aaron