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Simms Coldweather Shirt Review

April 13, 2013
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The Simms Coldweather Shirt is not an incredibly technical piece of fly fishing gear. It’s a simple, well-designed and constructed, ultra-comfortable shirt that you’re not going to want to take off…ever? Pros The Simms Coldweather Shirt is a polyester faced, polyester micro-fleece lined flannel shirt.  The polyester makes it lightweight and quick drying – but it’s [...]

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Simms G4Z Waders Update

August 31, 2012
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The granddaddy of waders is getting an update. Simms has been making their G4 waders with a zipper for a few years now.  Zippered waders get a lot of flack from folks who haven’t tried them, but those of us who have spent time in them tend to agree that the zipper is the way [...]

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New Cold Weather Gear from Simms

July 28, 2012
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We got a peek last week at some new gear that Simms is shipping this fall, courtesy of our friendly local Simms rep.  We really liked a few of the items, so we thought we’d tell you about them!  They’re all headed to your friendly local Simms dealer on or about August 1st. Guide Windstopper [...]

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More Deneki Gear!

July 21, 2012
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We’ve got some more gear available on our online store, and this time it’s not all hats and t-shirts! How about a cozy Simms / Alaska West WaderWick Fleece Top? Need a new beverage retention device?  Our Nalgene / Deneki flask will treat you right. OK, this one’s a hat, but we think a Simms [...]

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Simms SunSleeves – Why We Like Them

April 7, 2012
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Don’t laugh – just a few years ago a lot of us were making fun of Buffs, too. Simms just came out with their SunSleeves, pictured above.  What’s a SunSleeve?  It’s basically a stretchy UPF 50+ synthetic tube that you slide onto your arm to help keep the sun off.  It comes up to the [...]

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Deneki Video Roundup

August 4, 2011
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We start today with a special note to the more than 4,000 of you who read our posts in newsletter format. First – thanks for subscribing!  Second – today you’re going to want to click here to view this post on our web site.  It’s mainly made up of embedded videos that you won’t see [...]

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Simms Headwaters Tackle Wallet – Why We Like It

July 27, 2011
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There seems to be a mini-trend going on these days in the world of tackle storage.  Following the lead of our conventional angling brethren, fly anglers are starting to use soft-sided ‘wallets’ of various sizes and configurations.  For example, Bill Lenehan wrote a great guest post for us about how he uses ‘worm wallets’ to [...]

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Simms Harbor Shoes – Why We Like Them

July 19, 2011
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WARNING: This is not a very technical review. Simms launched their line of Gore-Tex footwear this year, and we’ve been spending a lot of time since wandering around fishy places in their Harbor Shoes.  Are they revolutionary, containing some incredible new fishing technology not present in shoes made by ‘actual shoe companies’?  Nope. We like [...]

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3 Good Articles

July 9, 2011
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If you like to fly fish, we think you’ll like these 3 articles. Quixotic Carp Question.  A funny man writes a funny response to a funny question about funny fish. Conservation Gets the Rusty Machete Treatment. Tom Sadler passes on bad news from Capitol Hill. Simms Brings Back Felt.  Field and Stream covers the re-introduction [...]

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