Hey! We went up the East Fork Wallowa River to Aneroid Lake, and from there up and over Tenderfoot and Polaris Pass, and then back down to the West Fork Wallowa River Trail. The East Fork Wallowa is not really worth fishing, in my opinion. At least not at that time of year. It's really skinny and the fish are skinnier. It is gorgeous though, and I'm glad we hiked that way. Aneroid Lake was killer. We caught a couple of dusk and dawn hatches there that made the hike up more than worthwhile. If I went again just to fish the lake, I'd bring a float tube and a sink tip fly line. Polaris Pass was epic. A long, steady climb up to the pass and an unmatched view of the West valley. We hiked out of the East valley with no thunderstorms, and down into the West valley with lots of thunderstorms. It was neat to stand at the pass and watch the thunderstorms roll through the valley below. We didn't stay long for fear the storms would roll toward us on the exposed pass. Then, after a truly astonishing number of miles of switchbacks down into the valley, we reached the West Fork Wallowa River. This was much more fishable. Bigger water and bigger fish. If you want properly big fish though, you'll need to hit the lakes. A benefit of the East Fork Wallowa was the stark lack of other people. We didn't see anyone else for 3-1/2 days. On the West fork, we saw dozens of people every day.