Simms

Freestone Vest

What Our Gearhead® Experts Are Saying:

"I wore the Freestone Vest through a full day wading a technical stretch of river and never once had to dig through a bag for anything. The compression-molded fly box pocket keeps boxes from shifting around, and having four interior drop pockets on top of everything else means I can sort my gear exactly the way I want it before I ever step in the water."

A good day on the water is about time spent fishing, not time spent looking for what you need. The Simms Freestone Vest is designed around that idea, organizing an entire day's worth of tackle, tippet, floatant, and phone into a lightweight vest that keeps everything accessible without slowing the angler down between runs and rises.

The nylon ripstop shell handles weather and riverside wear without adding weight, while breathable polyester mesh keeps airflow moving on warm days spent working upstream. The pocket layout is deliberate and expansive without feeling cluttered, pairing a compression-molded fly box storage pocket and a quick-access chest pocket for a phone with two large horizontal lower pockets, four hook and loop drop pockets, a zippered game pocket, and four interior drop pockets for whatever else the day demands. A third-hand rod holder and net D-ring round out a vest that thinks through every detail of the fishing day so the angler can stay focused on the water.