Fly Fishing Gear Review: The Simms Flyweight® Access Wading Boot

The Venturing Angler · Aug 3, 2023

I’ll be honest — I’ve never cared too much about wading boots. Long ago, and for a number of years, I was loyal to the Simms Freestone Wading Boots. They were well-built, seemingly indestructible, and $79. While Simms was boasting about more comfortable and lighter weight boots, for me, the tech just never justified spending more.

While I won’t flinch at spending money on many categories of gear, I frankly find boots uncomfortable in general and thus often don’t see enough of a difference between boots that have a difference of $200 on the price tag to justify the…