This coming Sunday, June 21st is Fathers Day. Whether you’re a son or daughter looking for gift ideas, or a dad looking for an article to send their child, we have an extensive list of great Father’s Day gift ideas.
Shirts
A nice shirt is simple gift for Father’s Day that your Dad can use both on the water and out at a nice dinner. We have a wide range of tech shirts, more dressy button ups, and sun shirts from Howler Bros, Patagonia, Skwala, and more.
Howler Bros has some fantastic shirts that can certainly function as both like: Howler Brothers Guayabera Shirt, Howler Brothers Crosscut Deluxe Long Sleeve Shirt, Howler Brothers Gaucho Snap Shirt, Howler Brothers Stockman Stretch Snapshirt, Howler Brothers Banning Corduroy Snapshirt, or a Howler Bros Crosscut Deluxe Shortsleeve. For more tech options that are lightweight and breathe well from Howler bros check these out: Howler Open Country Tech Shirt, Howler Bros H Bar B Tech Longsleeve, or a Howler Bros Matagorda Shirt. The Howler Brothers Loggerhead Hoody is an especially popular hooded sun shirt perfect for hot summer days.
From Patagonia the Patagonia Men’s Long Sleeved Island Hopper Shirt is an extremely popular lightweight cotton button up that way your dad can fish all day and come right to dinner without changing his shirt! The Patagonia River Rambler Hybrid Sun Hoody is a synthetic breathable button up long sleeve with a removable sun hood. The Patagonia Men’s Long Sleeved Self Guided Sun Shirt is a new breathable synthetic button up from them that is super light. Patagonia excels at sun protection with their Capeline line of shirts that come both hooded and hoodless: Patagonia Cap Cool Daily Hoody Casting Logo, Patagonia Men’s Cap Cool Sun Hoody Fitz Roy Trout, Patagonia Mens Long Sleeve Capilene Cool Daily Graphic Shirt, Patagonia Capilene Cool Daily Hoody, or a Patagonia Capilene Cool Daily Graphic Hoody.
Skwala makes phenomenal sun hoodies. The Skwala Sol Tropic Hoody is the lightest sun hoodie that we know of, and is perfect for the hot weather we’re having and even better for trips to the tropics. The Skwala Sol Defense Hoody is another fantastic hoodie from them.
Shorts & Pants
Summer is here and it has been HOT. We have a variety of lightweight shorts and pants available from our favorite brands like Howler Bros, Patagonia, and Skwala.
Skwala makesour favorite shorts and lightweight pants available right now. They are made of a durable, but lightweight ripstop material which at each juncture has a tiny hole for breathability and drying. The material is consistent across both the Skwala Sol Shorts, and the Skwala Sol Wading Pants. These are a summer wet wading must, they dry extremely quick and are durable if you are getting off the beaten path.
Patagonia has been a long time player in the lightweight pants and shorts department. Their Sandy Cay Pants and Sandy Cay Shorts have traveled with anglers around the world. These are another easy recommendation from us at the shop, they come with Patagonias high standard of production and bomb proof warranty.
We have several shorts to pick from from our friends at Howler Bros. Howler makes fantastic tech shorts which are meant to get wet and dry fast: Howler Brothers Ensueno Boardshorts, Howler Bros Pedernales Packable Shorts, Howler Brothers Shoalwater Tech Shorts, Howler Bros Stretch Bruja Boardshorts, or Deep Set Boardshorts. They make an excellent pair of shorts, swimtrunks, and wet wading shorts all in one. Howler also dips into more lifestyle wear and we have two shorts from them that are super comfortable, but not meant to get wet: Howler Brothers Palmetto Chill Shorts & Howler Brothers Pressure Drop Cord Shorts.
Caddis Fly Shop Merch
We have a variety of Caddis Fly Shop items if your father or husband is a loyal customer of our shop. We just got a restock of Caddis Fly Hats in the shop. We also got a recent restock of our famous Caddis Fly Bigfoot T-Shirt. We did recently restock the Caddis Fly Patagonia Cap Cool Sun Shirts as well. Swing by the shop for those, or give us a ring if you want one shipped.
A Caddis Fly Shop gift card is also a fantastic option for a gift. You don’t want to double buy something for your Dad or husband, so a gift card is every anglers secret ideal gift. We offer in store gift cards and ones redeemable for our online site.
Wet Wading Systems
With the warm wether we are having, many people are switching out of their waders into their wet wading attire. Korkers makes fantastic wet wading socks: Korkers I-Drain Wading Socks, Deyoung Brown Trout Flank Neoprene Socks, or Korkers Deyoung Tarpon Flank Wet Wading Neoprene Guard Socks. These keep your feet insulated in the cold summer water, fill up the extra space that wader booties typically fill in your boots, and keep rocks out of your boots. Korkers has some fantastic light shoe/ sandals for summer wet wading, too. These are great especially for those with boats: Korkers Swift Current Wading Sandal or Korkers All Axis Wading Shoe.
Another company revolutionizing wet wading is Backcountry Skinz. They make a variety of neoprene insulating layers that function as the lower half of a wetsuit. This allows anglers to get out of their waders and wet wade much earlier in the season. Their base model is the Backcountry Skinz Z Series Neoprene Pants, and they provide the most insulation. These are great for spring and fall. Their more lightweight option, the Backcountry Skinz Airblitz Perforated Neoprene Pants, have micro perforations which make them better for the middle of summer. Their lightest, which is more geared towards the sun protection needed for tropical and flats fishing are the Backcountry Skinz SolarFlexz UVPro Pants.
Rods
Every fly angler needs a rod, here are some of our favorite recommendations for general trout fishing currently.
Winston is a USA made heritage fly rod company that makes fantastic medium-fast action rods. These rods feature modern technology, but carry cast closer to the pace of the rods that your father or husband grew up fishing. The Winston 5 Weight Air 2 is a fantastic all around rod with a balance of great feel and power. The newer 5 Weight Winston Pure 2 is a dry fly fisherman’s dream: delicate, precise, and elegant.
Sage is another USA made heavy hitter fly rod company. Their flagship R8 Core 5 Weight is a capable, faster action rod that will have you covered employing a variety of techniques for trout. This year Sage came out with the Arrow, which is a more modest priced high performance fly rod. We wrote an extensive review recently of the rod here. The 9′ 5 weight Arrow is a fantastic all around rod, the 9′ 4 weight Arrow is fantastic if your father or husband likes to fish smaller streams.
Scott is another one of our favorite USA made fly rod companies. The Scott Centric is a fantastic faster action rod that is capable of anything you throw at it. Their Session is a more modestly priced rod that is slightly slower action, but still a fantastic rod nonetheless.
Last, but not least, the Echo Trout X is a fantastic rod that punches very very high above its price point. The 9′ 5 Weight is a fantastic local trout rod and will take care of your needs is most of the trout fishing here in the US.
Reels
We have a plethora of reels in the shop and available on our online store here. Some of our favorites include the Bauer RX2, Abel VAYA, Iwana Minami, Galvan Torque,Lamson Guru S Reel, Sage Shift Fly Reel, and the Sage Trout Reel. These are all fantastic options that we know and love in the shop here. They all maintain a standard build quality that we know and trust and are made by companies that will help you out if you have any issues with them.
Fly Tying
We have an impressive arsenal of fly tying supplies and equipment available in our shop and online HERE. If you dad or husband doesn’t tie flies yet, it may be a great time for him to dip into another side of the hobby. We have kits available here. As for vises, we love Renzetti in our shop. The Renzetti Traveler is the most popular rotary vise in the world. It makes a great first vise, or upgrade from a cheap starter one. Some more high end options from renzetti follow: Renzetti Master Vise, Renzetti Presentation 4000 Series, or the Renzetti Presentation Fly Tying Vise 2000 Series. Dynaking is also a fantastic vise company, they are heavier and not as packable as the Renzetti options, but if you have a dedicated space where the vise will not more from then these may be great options as gifts: Dyna King Ultimate Indexer Vise or Dyna-King Barracuda Deluxe Fly Tying Vise.
There are a variety of new tools and accessories if your father or husband is a fly tier. Here are some that he may not have: Stonfo CDC Winding Tool, The Kuchelmeister MultiClamp, Smhaen Thread Splitter, Smhaen Master Dubbing Twister, or a Tailwater Fly Tying Kit.
Buying materials for a tier is really difficult, so if they are a big tier and you want to give them a fantastic gift, a gift card will let them choose what materials and tools they need. We offer in store gift cards and ones redeemable for our online site.
Flies & Gift Card
We are also happy to send an assortment of flies to your father or husband in the mail, or if he’s local, we can help put together a puck or fly box full of the best flies for where he fishes. Give us a call if you want us to help put together an assortment of flies for someone that doesn’t live near the shop her in Oregon.
Again, a Caddis Fly Shop gift card is also a fantastic option for a gift. You don’t want to double buy something for your Dad or husband, so a gift card is every anglers secret ideal gift. We offer in store gift cards and ones redeemable for our online site.
If you have any questions regarding choosing a gift, or questions about a product please contact us. If you want to ensure your package’s arrival before Fathers Day, please reach out to us. We will do our best, but can’t always guarantee an on time arrival if we don’t have the opportunity to chat with you and explore options. If you live local, swing by the shop and we are happy to help!
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Eugene, or 97401
Phone: (541) 342-7005
Email: Support@caddisflyshop.com
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