The Simms Men’s Glades Crew offers a specialized solution for anglers navigating the temperature swings typical of flats fishing and summer days on the river. This technical top regulates body heat and moisture levels, ensuring you remain focused on the cast rather than the rising mercury. By combining active cooling technology with uninhibited mobility, it serves as an essential layer for high-output fishing environments.

Best For

This shirt excels in high-heat and high-humidity environments where static air makes thermoregulation difficult. It is specifically engineered for active anglers who spend long hours poling skiffs or rowing drift boats under direct sunlight. The moisture-management properties also make it an ideal base layer that transitions seamlessly from chilly pre-dawn launches to the heat of the afternoon.

Key Features

• Responsive Thermoregulation Integrated HeiQ Smart Temp technology detects body heat and sweat, triggering a cooling effect when you are hot and retaining warmth once your skin temperature drops.
• Lasting Freshness Treated with HeiQ Fresh, this garment adsorbs volatile organic compounds to neutralize odors, allowing for multiple wears on extended trips without washing.
• Unrestricted Casting Raglan sleeves and articulated patterning eliminate shoulder seams to provide a full range of motion during double-hauls and heavy rowing efforts.

Why We Like It

We appreciate how this crew neck adapts to changing conditions without requiring a wardrobe change. Unlike standard synthetic shirts that simply wick moisture, the intelligent fabric response actively assists in stabilizing body temperature during bursts of high activity. The flatlock seam construction prevents chafing under pack straps or bibs, making it a reliable foundation for any technical layering system.

Fabric / Material Composition

The main body utilizes a lightweight, recycled polyester and spandex blend that offers superior stretch and durability. This jersey knit fabric features a smooth finish that glides easily under shell jackets and resists snagging on equipment. The material is rated UPF 30 to block harmful ultraviolet rays during prolonged exposure.