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P H O T O G R A P H Y C R E D I T : B R IAN G ROSSE N BACH E R. VI EW B R IAN’S DETAI LS AT G ROSSE N BACH E R PHOTO.COM ®COPYR IG HT 2012 SI M MS FISH I NG PRODUCTS.
SIMMSCUSTOMSHOP SIMMS IS THE ONLY WADER MANUFACTURER THAT CAN CUSTOMIZE WADERS TO FIT YOUR SPECIALIZED NEEDS. YOU’LL DISCOVER MADE-TO-ORDER FEATURES AND HARD-TO-FIND SIZES ONLY SIMMS CAN PROVIDE. START WITH OUR STOCKINGFOOT PROGRAM. YOU’LL DISCOVER HARD TO FIND SIZES FROM A WOMEN’S 6-7 TO A MEN’S 16-17 SO YOU SHOULD NEVER SETTLE FOR AN ILL-FITTING WADER BECAUSE OF FOOT SIZE. OUR WADERS ARE ALSO BUILT TO ORDER IN KING, SHORT AND LONG SIZES, AND 19 DIFFERENT WOMEN’S SIZES. OUR RELIEF ZIP – A WATERPROOF YKK ® AQUASEAL ZIPPER WE PLACE HORIZONTALLY ON THE FRONT OF SELECT MEN’S GORE-TEX ® WADERS IS A CONVENIENT FEATURE. YOU CAN LEARN ALL ABOUT THE WIDE RANGE OF CUSTOM ACCESSORIES FROM YOUR LOCAL SIMMS AUTHORIZED DEALER OR SIMMSFISHING.COM. OUR CUSTOM SHOP OFFERS GEAR OPTIONS DESIGNED FOR COMFORT AND EASE ON THE WATER.
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THE VOICE OF THE AMERICAN ANGLER YOU MAY NOT KNOW IT, BUT OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA HAS EMBARKED UPON A TROUBLING AND PRECEDENT-SETTING PROCESS – THE MARINE LIFE PROTECTION ACT (MLPA) INITIATIVE – THAT THREATENS THE FUTURE OF RECREATIONAL FISHING AS WE KNOW IT. DESPITE THE FACT THAT CURRENT FISHERIES MANAGEMENT IN CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN TREMENDOUSLY SUCCESSFUL IN REBUILDING FISH STOCKS OVER THE PAST DECADE, THE STATE, BACKED BY SEVERAL WELL-FUNDED ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, IS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE RECREATIONAL ANGLERS OFF THE WATER THROUGH THE FORMATION OF A MASSIVE NETWORK OF MARINE PROTECTED AREAS IN CALIFORNIA’S COASTAL WATERS, INCLUDING MARINE RESERVES WHICH PROHIBIT RECREATIONAL FISHING.
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THE RECREATIONAL FISHING COMMUNITY SUPPORTS CLOSURES WHERE THE SCIENCE HAS CLEARLY INDICATED THEY ARE THE BEST SOLUTION TO PROTECT FISH AND SENSITIVE HABITAT. HOWEVER, IN THE MLPA INITIATIVE, SCIENCE HAS TAKEN A BACK SEAT TO POLITICAL AGENDAS AND SPECIAL INTERESTS AND THE RESULT HAS BEEN A PROCESS THAT THE STATE LEGISLATURE WOULD NOT HAVE RECOGNIZED WHEN IT PASSED THE ACT IN 1999. UNDER THE MLPA INITIATIVE PROCESS, STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN IGNORED, ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW HAS BEEN FLAWED AND MEETINGS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WERE HELD PRIVATELY, DURING WHICH KEY DECISIONS WERE MADE. THE MLPA INITIATIVE IS INDICATIVE OF A CONTINUED TREND AMONG POLICYMAKERS AWAY FROM THIS COUNTRY’S LONGSTANDING TRADITION OF ALLOWING PUBLIC ACCESS TO PUBLIC LANDS AND WATERS FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES CONSISTENT WITH SOUND CONSERVATION. ACROSS THE COUNTRY, PREVENTING OR LIMITING RECREATIONAL ANGLERS’ ACCESS TO PUBLIC WATERS IS BEING TOUTED AS A NEW WAY TO MANAGE FISH POPULATIONS. THIS UNPRECEDENTED SHIFT UNDERMINES THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF PROVEN FISHERIES MANAGEMENT METHODS THAT FOCUS ON CONSERVATION AND PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE FISHING, AND IGNORES THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN TO THE ECONOMY AND CONSERVATION.
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IN AN EFFORT TO COMBAT ACCESS RESTRICTIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY, THE AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION LAUNCHED KEEPAMERICAFISHING TM TO UNITE THE NATION’S 60 MILLION ANGLERS UNDER ONE VOICE. THROUGH POLICY, SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION, KEEPAMERICAFISHING TM
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RESTRICTIONS, PROMOTE CLEAN WATERS AND RESTORE FISH POPULATIONS.
HOW YOU CAN H E LP: WHILE MLPA REGULATIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED FOR MOST OF THE STATE, THE FIGHT IS NOT OVER YET. VISIT WWW.KEEPAMERICAFISHING.ORG/MLPA TO LEARN ABOUT CURRENT EFFORTS TO STOP THESE UNWARRANTED CLOSURES FROM GOING INTO EFFECT, INCLUDING ONGOING LITIGATION. WHILE YOU ARE THERE, EXPLORE THE REST OF KEEPAMERICAFISHING.ORG TO LEARN ABOUT OTHER ISSUES ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT AFFECT YOUR RIGHT TO FISH. SIGN UP TO RECEIVE NEWS AND ALERTS FROM KEEPAMERICAFISHING TO KEEP YOU UP TO DATE ON CURRENT ISSUES, EVENTS AND LETTER-WRITING CAMPAIGNS. YOU CAN ALSO SUPPORT OUR EFFORTS TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHT TO SUSTAINABLY FISH ON OUR NATIONS' WATERWAYS BY DONATING ONLINE. YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS DIRECTLY SUPPORT OUR EFFORTS TO KEEP OUR NATION'S PUBLIC WATERS OPEN, CLEAN, AND ABUNDANT WITH FISH NOW AND FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.
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WA D E R T E C H EAC H S I M M S WAD E R I S D E S I G N E D TO ALLOW FO R C O M FO RT I N ALL F I S H I N G S ITUATI O N S – S ITTI N G, K N E E L I N G , H I K I N G A N D G E T T I N G TO YO U R S E C R E T F I S H I N G H O L E . T H E O P T I M U M S O L U T I O N F O R ANG LE R S I N EXTE N DE D AN D EXTR E M E CON DITIONS IS G OR E-TEX ® PRO SH E LL FAB R IC TECH NOLOGY. ALL O F TH E WAD E R S MAN U FACTU R E D I N S I M M S’ B O Z E MAN, M O NTANA FACTO RY UTI LI Z E G O R E-TE X ® 3- AN D 5-LAYE R FAB R I C TO E N S U R E AN E XTR E M E LY HAR D-W EAR I N G P R O D U CT – D U RAB LE E N O U G H TO STAN D U P TO TH E DAY-TO-DAY USE OF PROFESSIONAL G U I DES.
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G U I D E : A U S T I N T R AY S E R L O C A T I O N : M I S S O U R I R I V E R , M O N TA N A F E A T U R E D : G 3 G U I D E TM S T O C K I N G F O O T WADE R MALFU NCTION SHOU LD B E YOU R LAST CONCE R N WH E N M E ETI NG TH E DE MAN DS OF U LTRA-PE RSN ICKETY FISH. THAT’S WHY AUSTI N I S WEAR I N G A PAI R O F S I M M S G3 G U I D ETM WAD E R S; B U I LT TO R I S E TO TH E H I G H EST STAN DAR DS OF PU R E FISH I NG PE R FOR MANCE, WITHOUT TH E FR I LLS. G3 G U I DES FEATU R E GOR E-TEX ® 5-LAYE R FAB R IC, R EACH-TH ROUG H HAND WARMER AND ZIPPERED CHEST POCKETS, A N D A F L I P - O U T T I P P E T T E N D E R TM F O R DISTRACTION-FREE FISHING AT ITS BEST.
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