From Simms:
BOZEMAN, Mont. — Simms was built on rivers. By guides. By fly shops. By the kind of anglers who don’t measure seasons in months, but in hatches. This summer, we’re bringing it back to them.
Introducing the Simms Working Wader Tour — a rolling commitment to the people and places that make fly fishing what it is. From June through September, a custom-built mobile service van will travel through Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming, pulling up to local fly shops, guide operations, and fishing communities across the Rocky Mountain West.
The van arrives stocked and staffed — Simms-certified repair equipment, a crew of dedicated anglers, and the kind of hands-on gear diagnostics that don’t happen over a contact form. On-site wader and gear repair. Real conversations. No appointment necessary. And for repairs that can’t be completed in the field, the crew will help anglers get their gear back to Simms’ repair center in Bozeman for seamless service.
“You can learn a lot from a phone call, but nothing replaces showing up,” said Peter Markano, Community Leader at Simms. “Some of my favorite conversations happen in fly shops, in the rower’s seat of a drift boat, or in the parking lot after the boat’s on the trailer. The Working Wader Tour gives us an excuse to have more of those conversations — to spend time with the people who make fly fishing what it is and fish some of the best water in the country while we’re at it.”
Stop by. Have your gear looked at. Meet the crew. Talk fish. For tour dates, stop locations, and behind-the-scenes coverage all summer long, follow @simmsontheroad on Instagram.
Tentative Working Wader Tour Schedule
June 9 Craig, MT — The Trout Shop
June 11 Wolf Creek, MT — Wolf Creek Angler
June 20 Big Sky, MT — Gallatin River Guides
June 26 Jackson, WY — Westbank Anglers
June 27 Jackson, WY — Snake River Angler
June 28 Jackson, WY — JD High Country Outfitters
June 30 Victor, ID — WorldCast Anglers
July 3–4 Swan Valley, ID — South Fork Lodge
July 6 Idaho Falls, ID — Fly Fish Food
July 9 Boise, ID — Idaho Angler
July 14 Missoula, MT — Grizzly Hackle Fly Shop
July 16 Missoula, MT — Missoulian Angler
July 17 Hamilton, MT — Freestone Fly Shop
July 29 Picabo, ID — Picabo Anglers
July 30 Ketchum, ID — Silver Creek Outfitters
July 31 Ennis, MT — Madison River Fishing Company
Aug 1 Livingston, MT — Yellowstone Angler
Aug 4 Emigrant, MT — Angler’s West
Aug 7 Billings, MT — East Rosebud Fly Shop
Aug 8 Fort Smith, MT — Bighorn Angler
Aug 9 Fort Smith, MT — Bighorn Trout Shop
Aug 13 Island Park, ID — Henry’s Fork Anglers
Aug 18 Wolf Creek, MT — Wolf Creek Angler
Aug 20 Craig, MT — The Trout Shop
Aug 21 Great Falls, MT — House of Fly (North 40 West)
Aug 22 Craig, MT — Craig Caddis Fest
Aug 24 Sheridan, WY — Fly Shop of the Bighorns
Aug 26 Casper, WY — Grey Reef Anglers
Aug 27 Casper, WY — Ugly Bug Fly Shop
Aug 29 Thermopolis, WY — East Rosebud, Thermopolis
Sept 6 Pinedale, WY — Two Rivers Fishing Co.
Sept 11–12 West Yellowstone, MT — Big Sky Anglers
About Simms Fishing Products
Established in 1980, Simms is the preeminent manufacturer of waders, outerwear and technical fishing apparel and accessories. The full line of Simms gear is available at specialty and large format retailers across North America as well as www.simmsfishing.com.