Looking for the best men's summer fishing outfits? We've got you covered. We've curated our best gear to keep you comfortable, protected and looking great on the water.
- Why You Need the Right Clothes for Fishing
- Overview of Top Fishing Clothes Brands
- Best Long Sleeve Fishing Shirts for Men
- Best Short Sleeve Fishing Shirts for Men
- Best Fishing Jackets for Men
- Best Fishing Shorts for Men
- Best Fishing Pants for Men
- Best Fishing Shoes for Men
- Best Fishing Sunglasses for Men
- Best Fishing Neck Gaiters for Men
- Best Fishing Hats for Men
Why You Need the Right Fishing Clothes
Your street clothes might seem like they'll do the job on the water, but once you've tried gear designed specifically for fishing, you'll never go back. With built-in moisture wicking and sun protection thanks to technical fabrics and tons of features packed in with anglers in mind, the men's fishing apparel we carry is built to enhance your time on the water. Dive into the options below and look forward to being more comfortable and looking great the next time you cast out.
Overview of Top Fishing Clothes Brands
AFTCO: From elite professional bass anglers looking to stay dry in a late fall downpour to offshore weekend warriors seeking protection from the sun's harmful UV rays, AFTCO has gear for it.
Bajio Polarized Sunglasses: Great polarized sunglasses with a focus on sustainability.
Buff: One of the biggest names in protective face coverings with excellent protection from sun and wind.
Calcutta: Affordable polarized sunglasses in a variety of frame styles
Columbia: Makes gear for any conditions and is known for proprietary fabric technologies like Omni-Shade® and Omni-Wick®.
Costa: Very popular polarized sunglasses brand with a variety of styles to fit any face.
Grundens: Known for their commercial-grade offshore gear but offers plenty options for recreational fishing as well.
Hook & Tackle: Popular source for fishing shorts and shirts and are known for their Original Beer Can Island® Shorts
HUK: Offers a wide range of apparel designed to enhance comfort, protection and performance for anglers and outdoor enthusiasts.
Pelagic: Providing anglers with technical apparel inspired by a love of offshore fishing for over 20 years.
Sperry: Created the world's first non-slip sole in 1935 and has been a staple for boaters ever since.
West Marine: Gear built by boaters, for boaters.
XTRATUF: Known the boating world over for top quality, 100% waterproof boots.
Best Men's Long Sleeve Fishing Shirts
Ever felt soggy in a cotton shirt on a hot day? The moisture wicking fabric of specially designed fishing shirts pull sweat off your body and lets it evaporate rather than trapping it against your skin like cotton does. Plus, with built-in sun protection, you can rest assured that your skin is safe cast after cast.
- For excellent sun protection: Pelagic Defcon Icon Hooded Shirt
- For built-in storage: Columbia Tamiami™ II Shirt
- For keeping you cool and comfortable: Columbia Terminal Deflector ZERO™ Hooded Shirt
- For built-in odor protection: Grundens Tough Sun Hooded Shirt
Pelagic Defcon Icon Hooded Shirt
Top features: Pelagic's Defcon Icon Hooded Shirt is a premium performance shirt with an integrated face mask and excellent sun protection. Features a kangaroo pocket for easy storage.
What makes it stand out: Crafted with versatile and soft Aquatek fabric technology.
Columbia Tamiami™ II Shirt
Top features: Columbia's Tamiami™ II Shirt features a quick-dry, 100% polyester weave and offers Omni-Shade® UPF 40 sun protection and Omni-Wick® moisture wicking tech to keep you comfortable even on humid days.
What makes it stand out: Four roomy pockets for gear and a rod holder tab above the left breast pocket so you can secure your rod and free up your hands to tie on flies and unhook fish.
Columbia Terminal Deflector ZERO™ Hooded Shirt
Top features: Columbia's Terminal Deflector ZERO™ Hooded Shirt is packed with features to keep you comfortable, like Omni-FREEZE ZERO™ sweat-activated super cooling, Omni-SHADE™ Sun Deflector, UPF 50 sun protection, an internal neck gaiter and more.
What makes it stand out: Columbia's proprietary Omni-Freeze ZERO sweat activated super cooling tech to keep you cool and comfortable.
Grundens Tough Sun Hooded Shirt
Top features: Grundens' Tough Sun Hooded Shirt is the most durable solar product offering in Grundens' line featuring UPF 50 sun protection and a comfortable, highly breathable, and moisture-wicking polyester knit fabric.
What makes it stand out: Features Grundens' HeiQ Anti-Odor technology.
Best Men's Short Sleeve Fishing Shirts
Feeling too hot for a long sleeve? Yeah, we've been there. These short sleve shirts are great to swap in on particularly hot days but still offer plenty of fishing-specific benefits.
- For built-in storage: Men's PFG Bahama™ II Shirt
- For one that looks great on and off the water: HUK Tide Point Shirt
- For a fun print: Hook & Tackle Marine Charts Shirt
Columbia PFG Bahama™ II Shirt
Top features: Columbia's PFG Bahama™ II Shirt features a finely woven, breathable nylon fabric with Omni-Shade® UPF 30 sun protection. Fully vented, lightweight and great for use in warm conditions
What makes it stand out: Features four hook-and-loop closure pockets, rod holder, utility loop and tool holder to keep your gear at the ready.
HUK Tide Point Shirt
Top features: HUK's Tide Point Shirt provides superior performance and is designed for comfort and durability both on and off the water. Features a mesh-backed chest pocket, perforated back, interior eyewear wipe and button roll up sleeves.
What makes it stand out: 30+ UPF protection, mechanical stretch and a quick-drying fabric with moisture transport capabilities.
Hook & Tackle Marine Charts Shirt
Top features: Looking for a shirt with a little more peronality? Hook & Tackle's Marine Charts Shirt combines a great print with all the technical features you need in a fishing shirt including lightweight 360 degree stretch fabric and rear air vents to keep you comfortable.
What makes it stand out: A great print and blocks 97%+ of the sun’s harmful UV rays.
Best Men's Fishing Jackets
A little summer rain doesn't have to end your day early. These lightweight, packable jackets are perfect to keep on your boat in case of rain and will keep you dry and comfortable.
Helly Hansen Crew Hooded Jacket
Top features: Helly Hansen's Crew Hooded Jacket is a great lightweight option to keep on board in case the weather turns. With Velcro® strapping along the waist and cuffs, it's easy to customize your fit to keep wind and water out.
What makes it stand out: Zipper pouch in collar for hood storage makes it easy to stow the hood when you don't need it.
Columbia Watertight II Jacket
Top features: Columbia's Watertight II Jacket is as comfortable as it is reliable. The advanced nylon fabric with Omni-Tech® construction keeps you dry in more ways than one by stopping rain from getting in, but also allowing heat and vapor to escape.
What makes it stand out: Omni-Tech® fabric keeps water out but still allows your skin to breathe.
Best Men's Fishing Shorts
Pelagic Mako Hybrid Solid Shorts
Top features: Pelagic's Mako Hybrid Solid Shorts are ultra-comfortable and durable and specifically designed for life on the water. Features 2 front-mesh pockets and multiple hidden-storage and utility pockets
What makes it stand out: Features Pelagic's REPREVE™ Quad-Stretch Fabric for all-day comfort.
Hook & Tackle Hi-Tide 4-Way Stretch Shorts
Top features: Hook & Tackle Hi-Tide 4-Way Stretch Shorts feature quick-drying, high breathability and increased maneuverability all bundled in to one lighter weight, yet durable short.
What makes it stand out: Features a mobile phone pocket and a plier’s pocket to make it easy to keep both at the ready.
Salty Crew Drifter 2 Hybrid Shorts
Top features: Salty Crew's Drifter 2 Hybrid Shorts dry quickly and feature a designated plier pocket for easy access when unhooking a fish.
What makes it stand out: Hybrid design makes it a great choice on or off the water.
Best Men's Fishing Pants
Columbia Silver Ridge™ Utility Convertible Pants
Top features: Columbia's Silver Ridge™ Utility Convertible Pants are built to keep you dry and protected with sweat-wicking fabric, UPF 50 sun protection and a comfort stretch fit.
What makes it stand out: Pant legs zip off to quickly convert to shorts when needed.
HUK NXT Level Pants
Top features: HUK's NXT Level Pants are built for max comfort and performance. With high stretch, quick-drying, stain release, and anti-Microbial SPF-rated fabric, the Huk Next Level Pant is the definition of technical performance.
What makes it stand out: Features HUK's stain-release, anti-microbial, SPF-rated fabric.
Best Men's Fishing Boots
XTRATUF 6" Ankle Deck Boots
Top features: XTRATUF's 6" Ankle Deck Boots are fully waterproof and feature the same slip-resistant outsoles as Xtratuf's Legacy boots in a lightweight, performance design. These boots are easy to slip on and the built-in heel kicks make them easy to slip off at the end of the day
What makes it stand out: 100% waterproof and features XTRATUF's Xpresscool™ liners to keep your feet comfy and dry all day.
Grundens Deck-Boss Ankle Boots
Top features: Grundens' Deck-Boss Ankle Boots utilize a thermoregulated, anti-microbial cooling liner, are 100% waterproof and slip on with ease, providing all day protection to keep your feet comfortable, cool and dry.
What makes it stand out: All-day comfort footbed and asymmetrical anatomical top line provides additional comfort and support.
Best Men's Fishing Sunglasses
Costa Motu 580P Polarized Sunglasses
Top features: Costa's Motu 580P Polarized Sunglasses have a comfortable medium fit in a classic frame style. Feature a heavy-duty TR-90 nylon frame and 100% polarized lenses to kill glare and offer max UV protection.
What makes it stand out: Built by hand and backed by Costa's lifetime warranty.
Maui Jim Lele Kawa Polarized Sunglasses
Top features: Maui Jim's Lele Kawa Polarized Sunglasses have a carbon fiber frame for an incredibly light pair of shades and feature adjustable, rubber coated temple tips for a custom fit.
What makes it stand out: Lightweight carbon fiber frame and PolarizedPlus2® lenses to eliminate 99.9% of glare, manage 95% of HEV, block 100% of harmful UV, and enhance colors.
Bajio Caballo Polarized Sunglasses
Top features: Bajio Caballo Polarized Sunglasses Features a durable bio-based nylon made to stand up to years of heavy use and the extra-large frame uses pliable and grippy contact points on the nose and temples to keep the glasses comfortably in place.
What makes it stand out: Durable bio-based nylon and features Bajío’s polarized, color-enhancing, high definition lenses to diminish eye-fatiguing blue light.
Best Men's Fishing Neck Gaiters
Buff CoolNet UV XL
Top features: Buff's CoolNet UV XL is engineered with REPREVE® performance microfiber, HeiQ cooling technology, Polygiene® odor control and has a 4-Way, seamless, ULTRA STRETCH fabric construction that features UPF 50 sun protection.
What makes it stand out: Can be worn 10 different ways. Uses a light, comfortable, 95% recycled fabric with UPF 50 protection and ultimate sweat management.
West Marine UV Pro Gaiter
Top features: Our UV Pro Gaiter is super breathable, quick drying and can be worn six different ways for comfort. Extra stretch makes this gaiter comfortable for extreme UV exposure or just wearing around town.
What makes it stand out: A UPF 50+ sun protection gaiter at a great price.
Best Men's Fishing Hats
Columbia PFG Mesh™ Fish Flag Ball Cap
Top features: Columbia's PFG Mesh™ Fish Flag Ball Cap features a breathable mesh back, durable cotton blend fabric and a comfortable Flexfit® fit
What makes it stand out: Available in a ton of colors and designs.
West Marine Octopus Catamaran Hat
Top features: Our Octopus Catamaran Hat blends a classic straw hat syle with a UPF protecting liner to give you the best of both worlds.
What makes it stand out: 4 1/4" downsloping brim and a UPF 50+ liner on the brim and top of the crown for excellent sun protection.
West Marine UV Pro Wide Brim Hat
Top features: Our UV Pro Wide Brim Hat features a wide 4 1/2" front brim and 5" rear brim to keep you shaded all around. Vented grommets keep your head cool and comfortable.
What makes it stand out: Quick drying, crushable hat with UPF 50+ sun protection
With our recommendations, you should be well equipped to gear up for all-day comfort on the water from dawn to dusk and beyond. We'll see you out there.
Looking for More Gear?
There's plenty more in-store! From lightweight, UV protecting shirts to offshore ready foul weather gear, we have the boating apparel you need for any trip. Find your store here.
Related:
- For an easy-to-stow hood: Helly Hansen Crew Hooded Jacket
- For a super lightweight & packble option: Columbia Watertight II Jacket
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- For a comfortable, high mobility short: Pelagic Mako Hybrid Solid Shorts
- For easy access to your gear: Hook & Tackle Hi-Tide 4-Way Stretch Shorts
- For a great looking, hybrid short: Salty Crew Drifter 2 Hybrid Shorts
- For shorts and pants all in one: Columbia Silver Ridge™ Utility Convertible Pants
- For great stain resistance: HUK NXT Level Pants
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- For legacy features in a performance boot: XTRATUF 6" Ankle Deck Boots
- For all day comfort: Grundens Deck-Boss Ankle Boots
- For a lifetime warranty : Costa Motu 580P Polarized Sunglasses
- For a lightweight carbon fiber frame: Maui Jim Lele Kawa Polarized Sunglasses
- For a sustainable option: Bajio Caballo Polarized Sunglasses
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- For the biggest name in neck gaiters: Buff CoolNet UV XL
- For a great mix between budget and performance: West Marine UV Pro Gaiter
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- For a ball cap with a ton of color options: Columbia PFG Mesh™ Fish Flag Ball Cap
- For a classic straw hat look with added UV protection: West Marine Octopus Catamaran Hat
- For a crushable and easily packable hat: West Marine UV Pro Wide Brim Hat
