Warning: This is not a hyper-technical review of a groundbreaking piece of fly fishing gear designed to make you cast farther, look cooler, or catch more fish. Instead, this is a review of a product that has left many of us scratching our heads wondering, “why didn’t we think of that?” Enter, the Simms Wading…
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Simms BackSaver Wading Belt
We fish hard at our lodges. At Alaska West, our fishing program consists of six consecutive ten hour days. That’s 60 hours straight of continuous casting, wading, hiking, and not mention fighting a whole bunch of heavy fish. It might not seem like much to the uninitiated, but that much activity can leave even the most…
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Simms Currents Shoes – Review
We’re lucky at Andros South to have an incredibly diverse bonefish fishery. One in which allows for anglers to wade and/or fish from the boat depending on the conditions. For years we’ve recommended that our guests invest in a sturdy pair of flats boots for our flats. However if you’ve followed our blog long enough,…
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Simms Dry Creek Z Hip Pack
Whether swinging flies for salmon and steelhead, or tromping around on foot for bonefish, we really like fishing out of a hip pack. They’re easy to sling in and out of the boat, strap on when going for a walk, and in our humble opinion, much more comfortable to fish with than a traditional vest….
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Simms Dry Creek Boat Bags
We’ve long been fans of the original Dry Creek Boat Bags from Simms. In fact, it’s safe to say that the majority of our guides have logged more days on the water with the original Dry Creek bags than any other boat bag on the market. Why? It’s simple. They can fits lots of gear, they keep that gear…
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Simms Bone Flip – Why We Like Them
This spring, Simms released a new line of high-end flip flops called the Bone Flips. We picked up a pair and really liked them, and today we’re going to tell you why. South Andros is where flip flops go to die. Seriously, when our feet aren’t stuffed into flats boots, we generally wear flip flops during…
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Simms Axis Hoody
Last year Simms released their new Axis Hoody into their fall lineup. It’s quickly becoming one of our favorite all around layers, and today we’re going to tell you why. Simms Axis Hoody – Why We Like It Those familiar with Patagonia’s popular R1 fleeces, will notice a similar fleece grid fabric incorporated into the…
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Simms at Alaska West – Video
Last season, Beattie Outdoor Productions‘ Steven Yochum and Simms ambassador, Tom Larimer, joined us at Alaska West during the first week of our season. Along with our good friends at Simms, they put together a pretty killer video, that we think explains what makes the early season on our river so special, and today we share…
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Simms G3 Guide Boots
Last year Simms released their latest version of their ever popular G3 Guide Wading Boots. We’ve logged a lot of hours in past models of the G3 Guide series, and we think these are the best model yet. Here’s why. Bombproof Design. By far our favorite aspect about the G3 Guide Boots is their extremely durable…
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Simms Kinetic Jacket
Simms recently released their newest piece of synthetic insulated jackets called the Kinetic Jacket. We were able to get our hands on one this past summer, and had the pleasure of putting it through an entire Alaska season. We’re pleased to announce that it survived, and today we thought we’d tell you what else we…
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