Salmonflies on the Upper Madison

Thank goodness those things don't bit or sting, or we wouldn't be able to go outside in June or July!!!

We were able to get a few smaller trout to eat dries on the Upper Madison on Sunday. There was no shortage of bugs up there...salmonflies, caddis, yellow sallies, golden stones. Downright buggy day, but a gorgeous one!

Best Buy for a Bomber Bag, Bro.

Powderfin just added a new sleeping bag to our line, the Kelty Light Year Down Sleeping Bag, 0 Degree

It's a bag for all occasions...which is what we usually use here in Montana. I personally went awhile without a zero degree bag, but it took one late summer camping trip up here to realize it was time to add one to the quiver. You can't really put a price on a warm night's sleep!

Kelty Light Year Down Sleeping Bag, 0 Degree Details:

Temp Rating: 0 degree/ -18 C

Right Side Zip

Shape: Mummy

Insulation: 650-fill-power goose down

Shell material: PR349T polyester diamond cross-dye ripstop

Liner material: P300T polyester microfiber pongee

Size Regular

Fits to 6’ / 183 cm

Kelty Light Year Down Sleeping Bag, 0 Degree Details Regular Specifications:

Length: 80" / 203 cm

Shoulder girth: 62" / 157 cm

Fill weight: 30 oz. / 0.9 kg

Total weight: 3 lb. 1 oz. / 1.4 kg

Stuffed diameter: 8” / 20 cm

Stuffed length: 15" / 38 cm


Additional Kelty Light Year 0 Degree Down Sleeping Bag Features:

Slant-baffle construction

Chevron stitching

Efficient, form-fitting hood

Full baffle collar

Insulated hood baffle

Hip-length, two-way locking zipper

Zipper draft tube with anti-snag design

Zippered foot vent

Internal liner loops

External snap loops allow bag to function as a liner

Sleeping pad security loops

Hang loops for storage

Micro FatMan and Ribbon™ drawcords

Micro captured cordlock

Ground-level side seams prevent heat from escaping

Differential cut to maximize loft and warmth

Ultralight compression stuff sack included

Storage sack included

Insulation: 650-fill-power goose down

Hip-length, two-way locking zipper

Zippered foot vent

Efficient, form-fitting hood

Ultralight compression stuff sack included



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Jetboil Video

In addition to the popular Jetboil PCS and Jetboil GCS, we offer two new versions of the stoves at Powderfin.com Check out the super fast Jetboil Helios, and the Jetboil Helios Guide Series Backpacking Stove.

Heavenly Hyalite Highlights

With so many incredible rivers to float in SW Montana, we sometimes neglect what lies in our own backyard here in Bozeman. About 20 minutes south of town is an unbeleivable beautiful Hyalite Reservoir. It also happens to be one of the few remaining places in the lower 48 to catch Arctic Grayling.

Last night a couple of friends of mine and I decided against driving to the Upper Madison to chase down salmonflies due to a late start, no shuttle, and of course $4.09 a gallon doesn't help the cause either.

So we decided to head up to Hyalite to see if we could wrangle up a few cutties. We managed to catch a few on dries, but the highlight of the evening was this 16 1/5 inch Grayling that Jeremy caught on a chronomid. It's always a treat to see one of these gorgeous fish. This one let us see its monsterous dorsal fin in all it's glory.