deeppowder

This is an awesome thread! Love the gutter idea. Building a greenhouse now, will have try the gutter idea. Jeff

Here in Montana and the Gallatin river in particular, every access point has vehicles, some with mid summer numbers. I get my wife to drop me and my pontoon off and then pick me up. We live a short distance from the river. I've never in 18 years of living here seen so many people spread over the entire length of the stretch's I fish. I have to admit its great to see people and families out but the crowds at the access points totally defeat the positives. The upper Madison I believe is shut down to guide trips but I can't confirm that or how busy it is over there. Not sure how busy the Stone is either. I have never been passed by a game warden with my feet in the water and a flyrod in hand. At least six times in the past month.

Hi Peter, Its been a bit since I've been on the site. I'll have to check why I'm not receiving messages... Yep my wife has changed her focus back to her family dairy farm in NY. Just tonight we had dutch oven pizza with her pizza dough mix. Not starving during this self isolation at all. Were you down here last August? Jeff

My Dad is with me everytime I fish. Jeff

^^^^^^^^ What Conor said. Jeff

rickr, check out this link. a friend of mine is a usa contact for the operation. let me know if you need his contact information. www.mongoliarivers.com jeff

Boston should know! Hehehe! Jeff

Pete, Looks sweet! I've come to appreciate freshies more and more. Especially earning them! First you get to make some fun powder turns, then you get to float it while it is melting and rolling out of the hills then you get to fish the rest of the year for strong healthy fish. Looks like the conditions were good. You couldn't get more on the helicopter? Jeff

I love my Maui Jim's. I too have an astigmatism, can't see up close or far away. So I have a progressive prescription that has been AWESOME. Now I can fish and not have to flag anyone down to tie a fly on for me. The glasses are expensive for sure and the style I have (not in front of me so I can't tell which) is a little oversized to get complete coverage but at my age, it is not a fashion show. I love them, my kids say I look goofy! Jeff Edit: They are the Peahi's.

Pete, Other than your issue, how do you like the camera? We are shopping for a new camera and we are thinking about an underwater one for an upcoming trip to the Cook Islands. Jeff

Jah, nice work. People here in Montana say they have it but seeing stuff like this makes me keep wanting to revisit our neighbors to the North! Keep up the great work man!

Pete, Sounds like a drinking game Is it snowing again? Jeff

Hi Pete, Yep, still alive and kicking though a knee injury playing hockey has slowed down the powder turns........... My wife's business. I hope someday to be promoted to "Head Delivery Man". Making weekly deliveries to the Big Hole and maybe the Bow! As far as you guys asking about dutch ovens and temperature, this is how we go about it. Three up, three down for 350 degrees. Take the diameter of the pan to start. Let's say it is a ten inch pan. Three up, so thirteen on top, three down, so seven on the bottom for 350 degrees. Every time you want twenty five more degrees of heat, add one on the top and bottom. So you want 400 degrees with a ten inch pan, fifteen on top and nine on the bottom. Clear as mud? Like everything new, practice makes perfect. One thing we have learned, colder ambient temperature means more heat over a longer period of time, warmer out means less time at same pan temperature. I know several people who backpack with their aluminum dutch oven. The ovens are expensive though. Jeff

Dutch oven pizza is by far my favorite! Can't go wrong. A little self promotion below. Enjoy! http://pioneermountainpantry.com/ Jeff