Patagonia Clothing & Gear

To dress right is so very important. To be warm and dry is among the most important aspect to be able thrive and enjoy every day independent of season and weather. Principally you could say that I fish in three different set ups depending on conditions. Freezing cold, wet, windy and bloody though, cold water and more pleasant weather and nice warm summer conditions. It can be tricky to dress right when air and water temperature differs more than 20C. Technical clothing made for the extreme gives the right possibilities.

WADERS
Kind of simple –
It’s about being dry both from outside and inside. My new waders’ breathability have revolutionized my comfort factor. Today I use two pairs:

Rio Gallegos Zip-Front Waders    Rio Gallegos Waders

They have lots of advantages, god fit, comfortably soft, good pockets, sliding suspenders and are though enough for crazy climbs along rivers world wide.

WADING BOOTS
It’s important that they are comfortable enough for long walks on though ground, stable enough for the craziest deep wading, easy to get in and out and have a grip that’s is the adapted the use.

Ultralight Wading Boots    Foot Tractor Wading Boots

“Technical clothing made for the extreme gives the right possibilities.”

Yvon Chouinard & Mikael on the Alta

I still prefer felt to most of my fishing, but if there are extreme wading in fast dangerous and cold water the Foot Tractor is superior everything else. I call them my “Tank Boots” they can take me anywhere!

I have been part of testing the new Patagonia wading boots made By Danner. I must say that it’s the most comfortable and coolest wading boots I have ever had. It was recently released to you guys for this coming season – I bet you, like me, will love them.

JACKETS
I use a couple of different jackets. The outermost layer is what takes most of the beating and need to be adjusted to conditions.

Stretch Nano Storm Jacket    River Salt Jacket    Adze Jacket

The Storm Jacket is amazing – a new technology that opens up fantastic possibilities for the future. It’s so soft and quite, it’s amazing it can be as waterproof as my waders! In this I have done as hard and as though fishing sessions as they get. 12 hours in rain and snow beating on me in a 28 m/s wind and temps below zero. Most would have said awful but I was as warm and dry as a day on the beach, awesome! My “Salt Jacket” is a more traditional but highly technical wading jacket. Keeps me all dry with rubber cuffs and a good hood it’s great to have when the rain increases. Me using a vest just pulls it over and stays dry. My Adze is a tough high technology fleece, which is amazingly comfortable. I can dip my elbows wading deep, release fish with out getting soaked and I don’t need the “salt” until the rains really hammers my back. With its great chest pocket it’s a jacket I have been living in big parts if the season.

LAYERING
Principally I use three different trousers that I alternate and us in different combinations. What decides is water temperature. The inner layer is very important, it needs to transport moisture and even if you move and sweat it needs to keep you 100% dry. If you are wet, you get cold and miserable.

For bottoms I always use my “Thermal” closest to my skin and then either only my R1 or my Nano Puff pants. Using all three layers I can wade long in almost freezing water without risking either my prostate or getting blue legs. New favourite now is the Nano Air Light Pants. With its straight legs breathability and warmth it’s the best I ever had under my waders. Together with my “Thermal” I do most of the season!

Capilene Thermal Weight Bottoms    Nano-Air Light Pants   R1 Pants
Nano Puff Pants

For top I have a few favourites. Real warm days I use the super thin ultra light underwear and a very thin breathable shirt, if it’s extreme only the shirt. If it gets colder I use my Thermal Hoody that takes away moisture like a miracle and a R1. I have both a jacket and a pullover. The unique air transporting pattern keep me both dry and warm – a true favourite I have been using for years.

Tough conditions, Litza Falls Pool

It’s good to have a hoody, either the first or second layer. With that I can regulate heat and block the wind from getting inside. Sometimes I use my Adze directly over my R1, sometimes I use a Nano Puff Pullover. It’s light and warm. I have also a vest that can help me keep warm without getting to bulky losing my arms flexibility.

The Nano Air Light Hybrid is probably my no. 1 favourite among all the stuff I tried and fished in: It’s just amazing, the way it breaths and with it’s warmth it’s good for almost any conditions. I fish in it on a cold day and run in it on a varm day – how is that possible? Great fit, stretchy, breathing panels under my vest... perfect!

New favorites for this last year is the R1 TechFace Hoody. It got all the good from the R1 + it takes a bit of rain and wind. And I just love the Micro puff – it’s amazing. It’s so light and warm and packs down so small that it’s just a miracle. I use mine whatever I do, almost every day…

Capilene Thermal Weight Zip Neck Hoody    R1 Full-Zip Hoody
Long-Sleeved
Capilene Cool Daily Shirt   Nano Puff Hoody   Nano Puff Vest

Nano Air Light Hybrid Hoody   Micro Puff Hoody  R1 TechFace Hoody

BAGS
When it comes to packs I have one clear favourite – the Stormfront. It’s fully waterproof, easy to carry and protects all my fragile camera gear. In this I also keep some spare lines and fly boxes. When I travel it’s good with wheels on the bag. I use 120L and sometimes even want it to be bigger. Nowadays traveling means carrying a computer. In a way I hate it, feels like I have as many cables as fly lines. Anyways I us the Messenger and it’s been great. I even tried if it was waterproof by braking a bottle of water in it – it was 100%, but my Mac was not!

Stormfront Pack 30L    Black Hole Wheeled Duffel 120L
Black Hole Mini Messenger 12L

Hmm…
Patagonia is like a candy store for a sweet tooth kid. There are so many exciting high technology stuff and so many things I would like to try. For the coming season I have kept my greedy eyes on few new hot things. I will let you know when I have tried them hard!

Patagonia Clothing & Gear

To dress right is so very important. To be warm and dry is among the most important aspect to be able thrive and enjoy every day independent of season and weather. Principally you could say that I fish in three different set ups depending on conditions. Freezing cold, wet, windy and bloody though, cold water and more pleasant weather and nice warm summer conditions. It can be tricky to dress right when air and water temperature differs more than 20C. Technical clothing made for the extreme gives the right possibilities.

WADERS
Kind of simple –
It’s about being dry both from outside and inside. My new waders’ breathability have revolutionized my comfort factor. Today I use two pairs:

Rio Gallegos Zip-Front Waders    Rio Gallegos Waders

They have lots of advantages, god fit, comfortably soft, good pockets, sliding suspenders and are though enough for crazy climbs along rivers world wide.

“Technical clothing made for the extreme gives the right possibilities.”

Yvon Chouinard & Mikael on the Alta

WADING BOOTS
It’s important that they are comfortable enough for long walks on though ground, stable enough for the craziest deep wading, easy to get in and out and have a grip that’s is the adapted the use.

Ultralight Wading Boots    Foot Tractor Wading Boots

I still prefer felt to most of my fishing, but if there are extreme wading in fast dangerous and cold water the Foot Tractor is superior everything else. I call them my “Tank Boots” they can take me anywhere!

I have been part of testing the new Patagonia wading boots made By Danner. I must say that it’s the most comfortable and coolest wading boots I have ever had. It was recently released to you guys for this coming season – I bet you, like me, will love them.

JACKETS
I use a couple of different jackets. The outermost layer is what takes most of the beating and need to be adjusted to conditions.

Stretch Nano Storm Jacket    River Salt Jacket    Adze Jacket

The Storm Jacket is amazing – a new technology that opens up fantastic possibilities for the future. It’s so soft and quite, it’s amazing it can be as waterproof as my waders! In this I have done as hard and as though fishing sessions as they get. 12 hours in rain and snow beating on me in a 28 m/s wind and temps below zero. Most would have said awful but I was as warm and dry as a day on the beach, awesome! My “Salt Jacket” is a more traditional but highly technical wading jacket. Keeps me all dry with rubber cuffs and a good hood it’s great to have when the rain increases. Me using a vest just pulls it over and stays dry. My Adze is a tough high technology fleece, which is amazingly comfortable. I can dip my elbows wading deep, release fish with out getting soaked and I don’t need the “salt” until the rains really hammers my back. With its great chest pocket it’s a jacket I have been living in big parts if the season.

LAYERING
Principally I use three different trousers that I alternate and us in different combinations. What decides is water temperature. The inner layer is very important, it needs to transport moisture and even if you move and sweat it needs to keep you 100% dry. If you are wet, you get cold and miserable.

For bottoms I always use my “Thermal” closest to my skin and then either only my R1 or my Nano Puff pants. Using all three layers I can wade long in almost freezing water without risking either my prostate or getting blue legs. New favourite now is the Nano Air Light Pants. With its straight legs breathability and warmth it’s the best I ever had under my waders. Together with my “Thermal” I do most of the season!

Capilene Thermal Weight Bottoms    Nano-Air Light Pants   R1 Pants   Nano Puff Pants

For top I have a few favourites. Real warm days I use the super thin ultra light underwear and a very thin breathable shirt, if it’s extreme only the shirt. If it gets colder I use my Thermal Hoody that takes away moisture like a miracle and a R1. I have both a jacket and a pullover. The unique air transporting pattern keep me both dry and warm – a true favourite I have been using for years.

Tough conditions, Litza Falls Pool

It’s good to have a hoody, either the first or second layer. With that I can regulate heat and block the wind from getting inside. Sometimes I use my Adze directly over my R1, sometimes I use a Nano Puff Pullover. It’s light and warm. I have also a vest that can help me keep warm without getting to bulky losing my arms flexibility.

The Nano Air Light Hybrid is probably my no. 1 favourite among all the stuff I tried and fished in: It’s just amazing, the way it breaths and with it’s warmth it’s good for almost any conditions. I fish in it on a cold day and run in it on a varm day – how is that possible? Great fit, stretchy, breathing panels under my vest... perfect!

New favorites for this last year is the R1 TechFace Hoody. It got all the good from the R1 + it takes a bit of rain and wind. And I just love the Micro puff – it’s amazing. It’s so light and warm and packs down so small that it’s just a miracle. I use mine whatever I do, almost every day…

Capilene Thermal Weight Zip Neck Hoody    R1 Full-Zip Hoody   R1 TechFace Hoody
Long-Sleeved Capilene Cool Daily Shirt   Nano Puff Hoody   Nano Puff Vest   Micro Puff Hoody

Nano Air Light Hybrid Hoody      

BAGS
When it comes to packs I have one clear favourite – the Stormfront. It’s fully waterproof, easy to carry and protects all my fragile camera gear. In this I also keep some spare lines and fly boxes. When I travel it’s good with wheels on the bag. I use 120L and sometimes even want it to be bigger. Nowadays traveling means carrying a computer. In a way I hate it, feels like I have as many cables as fly lines. Anyways I us the Messenger and it’s been great. I even tried if it was waterproof by braking a bottle of water in it – it was 100%, but my Mac was not!

Stormfront Pack 30L    Black Hole Wheeled Duffel 120L   Black Hole Mini Messenger 12L

Hmm…
Patagonia is like a candy store for a sweet tooth kid. There are so many exciting high technology stuff and so many things I would like to try. For the coming season I have kept my greedy eyes on few new hot things. I will let you know when I have tried them hard!

Patagonia Clothing & Gear

To dress right is so very important. To be warm and dry is among the most important aspect to be able thrive and enjoy every day independent of season and weather. Principally you could say that I fish in three different set ups depending on conditions. Freezing cold, wet, windy and bloody though, cold water and more pleasant weather and nice warm summer conditions. It can be tricky to dress right when air and water temperature differs more than 20C. Technical clothing made for the extreme gives the right possibilities.

WADERS
Kind of simple –
It’s about being dry both from outside and inside. My new waders’ breathability have revolutionized my comfort factor. Today I use two pairs:

Rio Gallegos Zip-Front Waders
Rio Gallegos Waders

They have lots of advantages, god fit, comfortably soft, good pockets, sliding suspenders and are though enough for crazy climbs along rivers world wide.

“Technical clothing made for the extreme gives the right possibilities.”

Yvon & Mikael

WADING BOOTS
It’s important that they are comfortable enough for long walks on though ground, stable enough for the craziest deep wading, easy to get in and out and have a grip that’s is the adapted the use.

Ultralight Wading Boots
Foot Tractor Wading Boots

I still prefer felt to most of my fishing, but if there are extreme wading in fast dangerous and cold water the Foot Tractor is superior everything else. I call them my “Tank Boots” they can take me anywhere!

I have been part of testing the new Patagonia wading boots made By Danner. I must say that it’s the most comfortable and coolest wading boots I have ever had. It was recently released to you guys for this coming season – I bet you, like me, will love them.

JACKETS
I use a couple of different jackets. The outermost layer is what takes most of the beating and need to be adjusted to conditions.

Stretch Nano Storm Jacket   Adze Jacket
River Salt Jacket   

The Storm Jacket is amazing – a new technology that opens up fantastic possibilities for the future. It’s so soft and quite, it’s amazing it can be as waterproof as my waders! In this I have done as hard and as though fishing sessions as they get. 12 hours in rain and snow beating on me in a 28 m/s wind and temps below zero. Most would have said awful but I was as warm and dry as a day on the beach, awesome! My “Salt Jacket” is a more traditional but highly technical wading jacket. Keeps me all dry with rubber cuffs and a good hood it’s great to have when the rain increases. Me using a vest just pulls it over and stays dry. My Adze is a tough high technology fleece, which is amazingly comfortable. I can dip my elbows wading deep, release fish with out getting soaked and I don’t need the “salt” until the rains really hammers my back. With its great chest pocket it’s a jacket I have been living in big parts if the season.

LAYERING
Principally I use three different trousers that I alternate and us in different combinations. What decides is water temperature. The inner layer is very important, it needs to transport moisture and even if you move and sweat it needs to keep you 100% dry. If you are wet, you get cold and miserable.

For bottoms I always use my “Thermal” closest to my skin and then either only my R1 or my Nano Puff pants. Using all three layers I can wade long in almost freezing water without risking either my prostate or getting blue legs. New favourite now is the Nano Air Light Pants. With its straight legs breathability and warmth it’s the best I ever had under my waders. Together with my “Thermal” I do most of the season!

Capilene Thermal Weight Bottoms  R1 Pants
Nano-Air Light Pants   Nano Puff Pants

For top I have a few favourites. Real warm days I use the super thin ultra light underwear and a very thin breathable shirt, if it’s extreme only the shirt. If it gets colder I use my Thermal Hoody that takes away moisture like a miracle and a R1. I have both a jacket and a pullover. The unique air transporting pattern keep me both dry and warm – a true favourite I have been using for years.

Litza Falls Pool

It’s good to have a hoody, either the first or second layer. With that I can regulate heat and block the wind from getting inside. Sometimes I use my Adze directly over my R1, sometimes I use a Nano Puff Pullover. It’s light and warm. I have also a vest that can help me keep warm without getting to bulky losing my arms flexibility.

The Nano Air Light Hybrid is probably my no. 1 favourite among all the stuff I tried and fished in: It’s just amazing, the way it breaths and with it’s warmth it’s good for almost any conditions. I fish in it on a cold day and run in it on a varm day – how is that possible? Great fit, stretchy, breathing panels under my vest... perfect!

New favorites for this last year is the R1 TechFace Hoody. It got all the good from the R1 + it takes a bit of rain and wind. And I just love the Micro puff – it’s amazing. It’s so light and warm and packs down so small that it’s just a miracle. I use mine whatever I do, almost every day…

Capilene Thermal Weight Zip Neck Hoody
Long-Sleeved Capilene Cool Daily Shirt
R1 Full-Zip Hoody   Nano Puff Hoody
Nano Air Light Hybrid Hoody   Micro Puff Hoody
Nano Puff Vest   R1 TechFace Hoody

BAGS
When it comes to packs I have one clear favourite – the Stormfront. It’s fully waterproof, easy to carry and protects all my fragile camera gear. In this I also keep some spare lines and fly boxes. When I travel it’s good with wheels on the bag. I use 120L and sometimes even want it to be bigger. Nowadays traveling means carrying a computer. In a way I hate it, feels like I have as many cables as fly lines. Anyways I us the Messenger and it’s been great. I even tried if it was waterproof by braking a bottle of water in it – it was 100%, but my Mac was not!

Stormfront Pack 30L
Black Hole Wheeled Duffel 120L
Black Hole Mini Messenger 12L

Hmm…
Patagonia is like a candy store for a sweet tooth kid. There are so many exciting high technology stuff and so many things I would like to try. For the coming season I have kept my greedy eyes on few new hot things. I will let you know when I have tried them hard!