Cool! Lots of black ant flies! They worked the best for me in high Sierra lakes (10,000 feet and up) with a torpedo bobber, spinning reel, and fly leader. With that setup I could get a fly 150' out on a lake with trees behind me. I ate well that way and it didn't take very long. After 15 to 25 miles of high-altitude cross-country trekking with a 60# pack, I wasn't interested in catch and release!
Re catch and eat trout in mountain lakes. 99.9999999999% of trout in high altitude lakes in Kali are planter trout. They are no different than a steer, hog or chicken. They are there to catch and to eat. They really taste good at the end of a long day or next morning for breakfast or a lunch break. Catch them, kill them, cook them and enjoy them.
My friend that dropped yesterday evening loves to back pack into these lakes. He bought one of my 4 piece fly rods to take on his trips. I helped him fine tune some of the flies, leaders and new knot that is so simple, it makes you angry that you didn't know about it before.
He was telling me that he couldn't wait to leave his back pack spinning rod and just using his fly rod. I advised him to take both due to brush and the wind that can whip around in the evening on those lakes. If he didn't take the spinning rod, he might do with the trout protein that he depends on.