pmhilton wrote in :

The Old Town pack canoe is really good at only one thing: packing in to
beaver ponds & other remote quiet waters where a 4-weight fly rod is the
rule of the day.

A 4-weight for fishing beaver ponds? I use my 4-weight (a Sage RPL 490) for
the annual fall run of large brown trout (most in the 4-6 pound range) and
landlocked salmon (many in the 8-12 pound range). I've got a 7' 3 wt. rod
for small waters or I've got a nice little Southbend bamboo rod that I
sometimes use.