Neoprene Waders For October

[Terry Beeson]

OK... Here I go... I've got to recommend you take a look at Hendrix Outdoors waders. These are very well made and a great buy.

Walker River waders are around $140 and the Truckee River waders are $200. Truckee Rivers have reinforced knees and seat. Both have built in gravel guards, a D ring on the cross piece of the shoulder straps, pockets, taped seams with 3M adhesive, and have basically the same warranty as Simms.

Right now available at:

Lilley's Landing

Fowkes Backcountry Outfitters

Tim's Fly Shop

Reed's Cabins

Reading's Fly Shop

Larry's Sporting Goods

With more places to come...

[eric1978]

ok guys great answers, so i will definetely get some good breathable waders, adn i was thinking about under amour cold gear underneath and maybe some fleece wader liner pants. any waders that are definetely a step above the rest???? for the money i mean????

The Under Armor should do fine as a base layer.

With waders you get what you pay for up to about $300, IMO. After that it's just bells and whistles. Also IMO, it's hard to beat Simms. The Freestones are the cheapest breathables ($200) if you don't need a non-typical size. I needed a medium short, so I had to go up a notch and get the Headwaters ($300) because they only make the Freestones in regular or long sizes. Also, right now the Simms Rivershed II is on sale at Cabela's for $200. They are normally $300 and are breathables, but that's about all I know about them. They look like a gray version of the Headwaters to me and they're probably a good deal at $200. Don't know which sizes they come in.

Go with stockingfoot and get yourself some good wading boots.

[ohmz138]

Simms makes good waders for Taneycomo. I have the freestone's in a medium and love them. They are thicker than others so they insulate better in that cold tailwater and they are more "fitted" so current flows around them better than with baggier style waders that catch alot of current. Great waders.

[barredrock]

sounds like the freestones are pretty good ones, i may check them out, wheres the best place to get em,,, bass pro, cabelas, net, river run outfitters?????

[barredrock]

any tips on the boots

[Indiana Trout]

I like Korkers, personally. There's a lot of great options out there at about any price range.

[eric1978]

Go to your local fly shop or other small gear shop to get your waders if you can...screw the big box stores. Of course, that's not always an option if your favorite shop doesn't have what you want or can't compete pricewise. Good waders are usually pretty universally priced, and there aren't a lot of sales on the higher end models anyway. Most of the time your local shop can order any item for the same price you'll find at BPS or Cabela's.

Get boots that feel comfortable and provide good ankle support. You'll get a million suggestions. I prefer felt to all other soles, but you have to be careful about cross-contaminating streams with didymo in certain rivers, so be conscious of that. It's critical to allow your boots to completely dry out, and preferably bleach them, before using them in another stream after wading in one with didymo. It's possible that eventually felt may be banned in some streams, so keep that in consideration, too. I'll be using felt soles until it's illegal.

[ohmz138]

If your in Branson I recommend Anglers and Archery.

[Terry Beeson]

Korkers for boots for sure....

By the way... You Korkers fans... Korkers is changing the way the soles fit to the bottom. Now the sole will be completely out to the edge of the boot and will lock in without that nagging last little bit of edge that seems to be tough to get in... But they don't come out until after September. Buy something really cheap and wait on the new Korkers!!!! (Just kidding... kind of...)

[Greg]

I've not heard of the brand Terry is recommending. But I'm sure they are good if he's recommending them. I've had my Simms for 7 years now of hard use. They work great.

Regarding boots whatever you get be sure they are big enough. I wear a size 13. My first boots I made the mistake of buying a 13. Big mistake. I actually need a 14. For most people it works best to size up one or even 2 sizes. The less cramped your feet are the warmer they seem to stay even beyond the comfort factor.

I've got Simms boots too and they've lasted me well also.

Greg