I've gone to Tenkara, which is fly casting with no reel and an 11-12 foot telescoping rod, very lightweight. My total fishing gear, which includes a frying pan just in case I catch something, weighs 12 ounces. Admittedly I have not yet caught anything with this outfit, but it's fun to cast with. If I can get to Wyoming's Wind Rivers this summer, hopefully that abysmal record will be corrected. Where I was fishing around here, nobody else was catching anything either!

I bought a 5-piece lightweight fly rod from Cabela's for my grandson (going on 13) and a lightweight fly reel. Thanks to my plantar fasciitis last summer, we never got a chance to try it. Hopefully we'll remedy that this year!

If you're where you can build a campfire (I'm usually not), you can roast the fish on coals and go without the frying pan.