I am curious to see if you guys have any advice for effective ways to explore/fish new streams and/or rivers without being able to float them. The issue I have run into is being able to comfortably carry the needed gear, but still be able to make my way decent distances on foot. As of now, I carry my tackle bag that has my few lures and release tools. This thing tends to become a bit of a pain once you get a mile or so from your vehicle.

I have been thinking of just grabbing a bucktail and one other bait and finding an easier container to carry this stuff while I search for likely spots. Problem is that I want to be sure to have ALL of the release tools too. Has anyone come up with a trimmed down way to accomplish this??