Fishing fashion

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:

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

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mt_flyfisher said:
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.
 
wildtrout2 said:
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.
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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.
 
Bamboozle said:
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.
 
Bamboozle said:
A fishing shirt was key to my being able to shed my vest decades ago. The oversized pockets in the shirt are where I keep some of the stuff that was in my vest, but I didn't want to carry in the smaller pouches I now use in lieu of the vest.

I like having a collar to make it more conformable when carring a shoulder bag. I also like long sleeves because I can leave them down if it is a little chilly or I am in bright sunlight and I can use the Swiss tabs when I want to roll up my sleeves.

The first and only "fancy pants" shirt I ever owned was the first generation chambray cotton shirts peddled by Orvis back in the 1980's. I wore that shirt until it literally disintegrated.

Currently I wear a shirt from Cabela's that I got on closeout. It is fast drying nylon, roomy, SPF 50, cheap and comfortable. My criteria with a fishing shirt is it HAS to be tan or sage colored and MOST importantly have at least one pocket deep enough to hold my cigar holder. I also look for a shirt with one or two pockets with zipper closures. It is in those zipper pockets where I keep my car keys & phone, high, dry and out of the way.

Besides the smokes & keys, I'll keep a few extra leaders, a trash bag, one or two extra spools of tippet and my license in the other pockets. I wear my shirt all the time when trout fishing, under my Richardson Box or in conjunction with the small shoulder bags I use on small streams. I also send it to Insect Shield to be treated to keep the critters away.

I couldn't or wouldn't be without a fishing shirt for the practical reasons I mentioned, HOWEVER...

What has always cracked me up is all of the sports I see walking around all of the various fly fishing events with their neatly pressed coral, light blue or pear colored fancy schmancy fishing shirts with a Sage cap on their head or maybe even a Tilly...

It is their "Sunday go to fly fishing meeting clothes."

"Hey look at my costume, I'm a fly fisherman just like you...!!" 🤣

Sorry if I offended any of congregation, but the next time you are at some fly fishing soiree; if you see a miserable looking "F" wearing a Sheetz T-shirt or a Kowalonek's Kielbasy Shop ball cap...

It's probably me. 😉
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I'd be pretty miserable too if I had a Kowalonek's hat. Lucky's for life! #462daF
 
mt_flyfisher said:
...(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.)
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You do realize an essential item that is conspicuously absent from your gentleman's kit...??

Despite many considering it a tackle item, IMHO it would right fall in line with your knife....

A trout priest... 👍

It is perfect for bonking the head of any gemmies destined for the frying pan, you could possibly fend off a chipmunk or a deranged humming bird and in a pinch, you could use it to crack ice for your Dr. Pepper...

I have an H.L. Leonard and a Hardy trout priest I could put in the box with the tie clasp & necktie if you decide you need them... 😉
 
Bamboozle said:
You do realize an essential item that is conspicuously absent from your gentleman's kit...??

Despite many considering it a tackle item, IMHO it would right fall in line with your knife....

A trout priest... 👍

It is perfect for bonking the head of any gemmies destined for the frying pan, you could possibly fend off a chipmunk or a deranged humming bird and in a pinch, you could use it to crack ice for your Dr. Pepper...

I have an H.L. Leonard and a Hardy trout priest I could put in the box with the tie clasp & necktie if you decide you need them... 😉
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Once again, I’d like to thank you for the kind offer. My first thought was “Great! I can dispense with carrying my wading staff, and since I’m really short your priest would double duty as one.” (I’m still trying to keep what I carry to a minimum.)

However, in looking up the length of the H.L Leonard priests, I see they range from 7”-9” in length. Hence they are a couple inches shorter than what I’d need. (I wade deeply.). But thanks anyway.

P.S. In a pinch, my 5” long brass Hardy stream thermometer could double duty as a priest.
 
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Pay me now or pay me later. I only wore a t shirt all summer -fishing painting houses working on the farm- so in the sun all the time. This was before we heard a lot about skin cancer.I have had melanoma surgery ,Mohos surgery and so many basal cells burned off I cannot count. So get a shirt on that protects you and a broad rim hat.Spend a little money now or spend BIG time later.
 
While my Leonard priest is only 7-1/2', the Hardy priest is 8-1/2"
mt_flyfisher said:
Once again, I’d like to thank you for the kind offer. My first thought was “Great! I can dispense with carrying my wading staff, and since I’m really short your priest would double duty as one.” (I’m still trying to keep what I carry to a minimum.)

However, in looking up the length of the H.L Leonard priests, I see they range from 7”-9” in length. Hence they are a couple inches shorter than what I’d need. (I wade deeply.). But thanks anyway.

P.S. In a pinch, my 5” long brass Hardy stream thermometer could double duty as a priest.
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Or beat them on the head with your wading staff...
 
Bamboozle said:
While my Leonard priest is only 7-1/2', the Hardy priest is 8-1/2"


Or beat them on the head with your wading staff...
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Good idea! My Riverstick wading staff is sturdy as a club! Its motto could be “Riverstick’s and stones can break fish bones.”
 
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