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With patented sonic welding technology offering a higher level of durability and water resistance, the new Silver Sonic Waders mark a milestone in design for the Orvis Company and product development specialist Tim Daughton. To be released in September 2012, … more
Featuring 5-layer GORE-TEX® fabric that is “25 percent more breathable than anything on the market,” the 2013 Simms G4Z ($799.95 ) and G4 Pro waders ratchet up the performance index on fly fishing waders for 2013. The company sent MidCurrent the info … more
Bart Bonime, director of fishing at Patagonia, talks to MidCurrent about product evolution in grippy boot technology and why Yvon Chouinard chose to stick pieces of metal to the bottom of his newest wading boots. The Patagonia River Crampons and … more
Tucker Ladd, owner of Trout’s Fly Fishing in Denver, Colorado gives us the quick breakdown of the eleven different styles and features of Simms wader line.
The image above is of a couple of pairs old waders that have been hanging in my garage for years just taking up space. En route with them to the garbage can the other day I suddenly remembered the company … more
Those of you who have followed my flats-fishing adventures over the past decade will understand how difficult it is for me to write this review. I have waded in Chuck Taylor All-Stars for years. Part of that has been because … more
The new 60,000-sq-ft. Simms Headquarters Montana economic and development officials joined with representatives of Simms Fishing Products on Thursday to break ground on a new corporate headquarters for the company. The ground-breaking took place at the 60,000 square foot building … more
Many of us get to a point where if we find ourselves wading in water that’s over waist deep, well, that means we made a mistake. Along those same age-related lines, some men appreciate the design of a wading pant … more
John Zerihoun, CEO of Imago Fly Fishing, talks about his company’s thought process on product testing and how that relates to the new generation of anglers by “mimicking and replicating the style of the modern fly fisherman.”
Many of us (though not all) have bought into the anti-invasive species mantra that leads us to wear boots without felt soles. And many of us (not all) have found that adding studs to rubber soles is the best way … more
