What would you do?
I have a free Saturday and narrowed down to a couple options:
1 - 105 minute drive, 2.1 mike on trail hike gaining 450 ft elevation, 40 acre pond, 30 ft deep. Harbors large brook trout, Ive fished it a dozen or so times before and caught a half dozen or so 18”+ brookies. Has a few stashed boats and have seen it busy but more often than not its empty
2 - 120 minute drive, 2.1 mile bushwack gaining 525 ft elevation, 25 acre pond, 25 ft deep. Never fished before. Harbors 24”+ browns based on confirmed reports from past year.
I carry two rods, backpack with reels, flies, etc., and a lightweight (25#) canoe with paddles, etc.
What would you do if you had the same options?