Fishing fashion

[6xAdams(Jones)]

 

[Bamboozle]

There are a lot of sunscreens that aren't greasy & smelly. The newer stick stuff with zinc comes immediately to mind...

In regards to the need, regardless of anecdotal comments to the contrary I know the sun isn't good for the skin, I'm fair skinned, light eyed and burn quickly so I avoid it as much as possible.

In regards to fishing shady places, 10+ years ago some of my favorite creeks WERE 98% shady until the ash, hemlock and other trees started dying. As a result, some pools that used be shady are now bathed in sun for most of their length at different times of the day.

When I come up on one of those spots and know I am going to be out in the sun for an hour or so, I'll roll down the sleeves on my fishing shirt and apply some sunscreen to exposed skin.

In regards to dorky fashion statements, as much as I chuckle at Tilly or Updowner hats,...

I used to wear one of these as my fishing hat:



Hoo boy, thank goodness I never went the tweed jacket route... 😳

 

[mt_flyfisher]

I’d like to thank all of you guys for your suggestions on the proper attire to wear while trout fishing as I had nearly forgotten what I should be wearing. So I searched my closet and have put together this clothing ensemble that I’m thinking of wearing on my next outing to Muddy Creek, or perhaps at Penn’s Clay Bank.

I think my well worn Barbour wax wear hat, Simms fishing shirt, and Brooks Brothers silk tie should do it. Think that will be okay?

Oh, I almost forgot! I better carry my pewter pocket flask with me too. I hope no one will notice if I fill it with Dr. Pepper.

 

[Bamboozle]

I have a Theodore Gordon Fly Fisher's neck tie and an Orvis Bamboo tie clasp you can borrow that would round out your "outfit." 😉

 

[mt_flyfisher]

Why that is most thoughtful and generous of you, @Bamboozle!

I think I may have an Orvis tie with a trout embroidered on it that might go nicely with that Orvis bamboo tie clasp, but I was actually thinking of one of my tie stick pins to keep the weight down.

The same for my hat pins which I’ll also leave at home now that I’ve just learned here to be more of a minimalist and pare down what I take with me. (I might take this pocket knife though since it’s barely 2” long and it might come in handy if I need to fend off any wild critters that I may encounter.)

 

[wildtrout2]

For those of us who sunburn easily, protecting against sunburn is not "paranoid," it's good common sense.

Once burned, twice shy.

I said "paranoid" in jest. 😉I realize some folks are more at risk from the sun than others. It's just not an issue for me.

 

[JimKennedy]

I’d like to thank all of you guys for your suggestions on the proper attire to wear while trout fishing as I had nearly forgotten what I should be wearing. So I searched my closet and have put together this clothing ensemble that I’m thinking of wearing on my next outing to Muddy Creek, or perhaps at Penn’s Clay Bank.

I think my well worn Barbour wax wear hat, Simms fishing shirt, and Brooks Brothers silk tie should do it. Think that will be okay?

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Oh, I almost forgot! I better carry my pewter pocket flask with me too. I hope no one will notice if I fill it with Dr. Pepper.

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I once fell down with a half pint of bourbon and didn’t spill a drop. It was pretty easy. I didn’t open my mouth.

 

[JimKennedy]

I said "paranoid" in jest. 😉I realize some folks are more at risk from the sun than others. It's just not an issue for me.

Yeah, I’m so pale, people think I might turn their vehicles into car bombs. HAT (hair alternative therapy) and sunscreen (SPF 1,000) are required unless I want to peel like a month old onion.

 

[JimKennedy]

I have a Theodore Gordon Fly Fisher's neck tie and an Orvis Bamboo tie clasp you can borrow that would round out your "outfit." 😉

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I haven’t been obliged to wear a tie regularly since high school, but this makes me want to up my office attire.

Gotta say, this thread has given me more enjoyment than I’ve had since the weather made fishing miserable.