NRS, one of the leading suppliers of gear for water-based recreation, has just released their 2025 apparel collection. This lineup of new apparel is touted as the company’s best attempts yet at creating the ultimate gear for guides and weekend warriors alike.
Specifically, NRS focused on three keys areas for every piece in this new collection. Durability tops the chart, with each piece designed to stand up to serious wear and tear. The company also focused on building clothing with high-performance materials that wick moisture and offer sun protection, which are standard features in any fly fishing apparel. What stands out the most, however, is the company’s focus on designing gear that allows for freedom-of-movement.
This is a focal point for a lot of manufacturers right now—building gear that moves with the angler, instead of limiting their range-of-motion. Whether you’re rowing a drift boat, paddling a kayak, or scrambling over stream side boulders, you need gear that allows for a full, natural range-of-motion, and the new 2025 lineup from NRS supplies that.
Of particular interest to anglers is the Silkweight Hybrid Hoodie, a sunshirt that combines both woven and knit fabrics. This gives you static structure in the chest and shoulders, while allowing for complete freedom of movement in your arms and core. NRS also paid attention to seam placement, moving them to avoid as much friction as possible.
The Switch Hybrid Shirt is worth a look, as well. Similar to the Silkweight Hybrid Hoodie, the Switch Hybrid features woven fabric in high-abrasion areas, increasing the piece’s longevity, while knit fabric is used elsewhere to provide ventilation and reduce weight.
You’ll find a few other sunshirts, some technical long-sleeved river shirts, hats, shorts, and tees in the collection as well. The entire collection is available in fly shops, or you can view it online.