Navy Hooded Long Sleeve Fly Fishing Shirt — UPF 50+ with 4-Way Stretch & Thumb Holes

Raglan Sleeves — The Difference You Feel on the First Cast

A standard set-in sleeve has a seam that runs directly across the top of the shoulder — exactly where your arm pivots during an overhead cast. As your arm reaches the 12 o'clock position, that seam pulls tight against the deltoid, creating resistance. Over hundreds of casts, that micro-resistance accumulates into shoulder fatigue.

A raglan sleeve eliminates that seam. The sleeve extends diagonally from the underarm to the collar in one continuous panel, leaving the shoulder joint completely clear. There's no seam crossing the pivot point, so there's nothing to pull, bind, or restrict. The shirt moves with your shoulder, not against it.

Combined with 4-way mechanical stretch — the fabric stretches in all four directions and recovers instantly — the result is a fly fishing shirt that disappears during the cast. You feel the rod load and unload. You don't feel the shirt.

Thumb Holes — Small Feature, Disproportionate Benefit

During a fly cast, your wrists rotate. The rod hand pronates and supinates continuously — loading the rod on the back cast, presenting the fly on the forward cast, mending line during the drift. A standard cuff that sits loosely at the wrist will ride 5–8 cm up your forearm within the first twenty casts, exposing skin to UV. Sunscreen on the wrist rubs off on the cork grip. The gap between glove and cuff widens.

The thumb holes of this hooded fishing shirt solve all of this. The cuff stays anchored at the base of your thumb, regardless of wrist rotation. The sleeve covers your forearm — no exposed skin, no sunscreen needed, no fabric bunching under a stripping glove. It's the single smallest feature on a fly fishing shirt that makes the biggest practical difference over an 8-hour day on the river.

The Hood — Flat When You Cast, Cinched When You Wade

A loose hood on a fly fishing shirt is a liability. During a false cast, the hood inflates with wind, dragging backward and pulling the shirt collar against your neck. It's distracting at best, and at worst it throws off your timing.

DERY's 3-panel hood is cut to lie flat against the upper back when not in use — no excess fabric to catch wind, no collar tug during the cast. When you need it — morning dew on the river, wind picking up, sun beating down from directly overhead — the stiffened visor brim blocks glare without a separate hat, and the drawcord cinches the hood snug so it stays in place without restricting head turn. One-handed adjustment via silicone toggle cord lock.