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Images by Rick Mikesell Grundéns builds gear for commercial fishermen. Deckhands. Crabbers. People who work hard in extreme weather. That heritage flows into all their products, including the Neptune Thermo Jacket. It is a beefy jacket, built for long days in cold rain and heavy wind. For recreational anglers, it borders on overbuilt. That is the appeal...

The 2026 wading gear market has arrived with recycled fabrics, PFAS-free water repellents, and smarter sole technology as the expected baseline. Several major releases in the past few months—from Patagonia, Simms, Skwala, Guideline, and SITKA Gear, which just entered the fishing category—reflect an industry where materials science now pairs durability...

Image by Johnny Carrol Sain Summer tends to cling around here. So though I did not receive my five models of Point6 socks until September, it was almost a full seasonal calendar of testing—late summer, fall, winter, and now a smidgen of early spring, with temps ranging from the low 90s down to the low 20s. The short verdict: five stars—no stink...

photo by Joe Janiak Winter steelhead fishing is a game of decision-making. In January, when you’re warm, you cross safely, retie bad knots, and keep rotating flies until you find the lane. When you’re cold, you rush everything. This winter steelhead gear checklist is built for the Pacific Northwest’s wet chill, Northern California storm cycles, and...

Gear is expensive, which makes this week one of the few times each year when the price tags ease up a bit. Black Friday and Cyber Monday are now a predictable part of the fly-fishing calendar. Every season manufacturers and specialty brands offer meaningful discounts, and it is always worth paying attention. If you need travel gear, cold-weather layers, a...

Four childhood friends who reconnected through their love of fly-fishing have launched a new brand aimed at what they see as a gap in the market. Named for the river in Slovenia where they made their inaugural angling trip, Soča aims to give female anglers a little more fashion in their adventure apparel: During our adventures on the river, we identified a...

Simms has launched a new collection of technical apparel and gear, designed for saltwater anglers. The Latitude Collection features new hoodies, shirts, and pants, and there's a new Flats Sneaker, as well. Of particular note is the Latitude Hoody ($129.95) for men and women. This product features a front and rear "passive vent," which you can see in the...

Skwala, the Bozeman-based apparel company, has released their latest product, the RS Outpost Jacket. This is a bomber, do-it-all cold weather piece intended for use in the most extreme environments. Skwala uses the same 150 grams of 3DeFX+ insulation found in their Fusion 3/2 Puffy to provide warmth in the Outpost. On top of that, they've covered the...

I love fly fishing in the dead of winter. The quiet and solitude are hard to beat, but the biggest stumbling block I hear about from folks who haven't fly fished with snow on the ground is staying warm. My answer is always the same: ditch the cotton and go for wool. Heck, I'd even suggest folks stay away from the synthetic base layers (mostly...

The folks at Patagonia were kind enough to send over some new gear just in time for the cold weather to hit here in the Rockies. I've had the chance to test out their R2 TechFace Pullover, Capilene Thermal Hoody, and the Nano Puff Fitz Roy Trout Hoody. R2 TechFace Pullover I didn't expect to like this piece very much. It's a half-zip hoody, and I prefer...