Wading jacket

I wouldnt even waste your time with a yuppie wading jacket, get a North Face it will stand up to the most brutal conditions and cost you just as much as a wading jacket that wont keep you warm will.  I dont see why north face doesnt make waders and stuff for fishing, they are the pinnacle of cold weather performance.

sorry...  north face is junk
it used to be a top producer of outdoor gear... but those times are past...
once they signed deals with big box stores they had to produce ungodly amount of product...
causing i BIG loss in quality...
 
you want something that is designed for fishing...
i tried using marmont, patagonia, and arc'teryx (non fishing jackets)
and they just aren't made for fishing... no pockets, poor fitting hood/shoulders/arms for casting... too long in the waist
 
i bought a cloudviel 8x jacket for 175 on ebay... OUTSTANDING
 

Sweet Jacket......
 
Cloudveil is outta Jackson Wy....? right.....Yes this is right.....
 
Great price....shouldve bought 2.
 
 

All depends on what ya like. I liked the comment about the yuppie jackets lets see yeah their are alot of expensive jackets out their, but you only pay for what you get. I have a Simms G3 jacket and wouldn't trade it for the world. I remember many times where it was raining, wind blowing, sleeting,you name it. Yes the down fall is that you have no kinda zip in liner but i just bought a polar tech, jacket to wear under it, and i wear my under Armour and have no problems what's so ever. Plus i can honestly say when the wind is whipping 20 mile a hour plus, it's 100% completely wind proof, and water proof it's very nice. Has served me very well the last two years i have had it now. I buy another tomorrow if their was something to go wrong with the one i got and the only thing i can see that begging someone stealing it.
 
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That is a nice jacket.  Not sure if it is very functional for wading a stream though?  You'd either need to tuck it into your waders or only wade into thigh high water, or submerge it.  Not sure if the pockets are set up for fishing all that well either.  Now, for skiing, hiking, or fishing from the shore/boat it looks really nice.  I don't wear my wading jacket other than for fishing.  I'm not a fan of jackets that have elastic around the waste, to wear around town, but very functional for wading.  I wouldn't even think to wear a jacket like that one for wading.

Nice opinion.  I regularly fish in pretty harsh conditions and NF stood up to all of it for me that all.  Being a dual purpose jacket I do hike, ski, riversport and such, so it would work for me.  U'd be suprised, its not as long as it looks.
 

i dunno man the whites hard too.  I have a magazine that has a review of like 30 wading Jackets ill scan the pages and post em on here once I get a chance.

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I am looking for a wading jacket that will hold up to the cold.  All the jackets that I have looked at seem to be thin.  Any one have any suggestons on a wading jacket for the winter.

 
I use the Patagonia SST jacket.  I bought it large enough for layering with a fleece vest and whatever else.  I like it alot!  It has held up well after at least five seasons of steelheading.

OKay I found the magazine and scanned the pages for you guys who should have further inquiry about the subject.  This is fly fish Americas interpretation of the best wading jackets.  i just posted the link because the image is scanned big so u can still zoom in and read it.  Hope this helps.
 
 http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c336/mulisha6/jackets1.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c336/mulisha6/jackets2.jpg

 

Thanks for all the info guys....