Uintas vs. Wind River Range

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I have done the Wind Rivers three times and the Uinta's dozens of times, more because of distance and the people (teen-age) I take with me than anything else. The Winds are virtually unmatched in scenery and sheer ruggedness. I did 60 miles or so there one week, probably the toughest 60 I ever did. I found fishing in both places to be nearly equal - alot of lakes hold a ton of small fish, and a few lakes (usually off-trail) hold some big fish. The Winds have far more water, and river crossings are much more questionable. One thing I have found - I make it a point to go off trail and/or very high in the Uintas as much as possible, and have had many weeklong trips where we didn't see anyone else until we got to within two miles of the trailhead on the last day. I found the Winds to have alot more people around even a long ways in. I've always gone Pinedale side, so maybe it's just the area, but I've been 25 miles in (on a climbing trip-not fishing) and shared a small unamed lake with two other groups, which I have never done in the Uintas, you go a long ways in or off-trail and you are alone. If you haven't been up there, go at least once. It is some amazing country.
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