Fly hat: which fly shop has the nicest one?

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Although I don’t really collect fly caps, if I do see a nice one on a trip to the US I’ll get one.

I was wondering which fly shop has the nicest looking one?

I like caps that are:
* made by Imperial hat wear
* has a longer bill

Anyone care to join the discussion?
Maybe some pics might help too!

[Matt Tucker]

I have a big head (just over 8″ hat size) and it is TOUGH to find a “One Size Fits All” cap that fits my head.

[Steve K.]

Jay,

I’m sitting here reading this with my “Beartooth Plateau Outfitters” ball cap on. It’s made by Imperial (in Vietnam) and is 100% cotton. Of course it has the obligatory gold fish hook stuck on the bill ::)

I try to grab a hat from every flyshop I visit. An embroidered picture of a trout is a nice touch along with the town where the shop is located….in my case….Cooke City, MT.

[Cameron Mortenson]

I know that Joel is to modest to show off his shop’s hat…so I’ll post a photograph for him.

[Zach Matthews]

That is a cool logo.

I like the McFlyshop logo caps from Fayetteville, Arkansas, best among those I own.

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I really like this one, both color and the LONG bill.

Hmm… wonder if this fly shop still sells this hat.

Jay

[patrick mccormick]

Its not there any more but I always thought the learning to fly shop in whitehorse had a cool name, and hat

[al mcb]

I like this one givento me by the man himself

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This one I recently received from Leland is also nice!

[Mark Landerman]

I don’t wear hats………….

but this visor has one of the sweetest logos out there.

[John Stanley]

I like the Unicoi Outfitters hat.

[none]

I like the Unicoi Outfitters hat.  They are out of Blue Ridge, Georgia,  which is also the first trip with my wife.   The hat has held up well to a year of wear, and the color is good for all fishing.

Certainly a nice looking hat!
I just went to their site but couldn’t find anything on on-line shop or buying a hat.

Jay

[John Stanley]

I bought it in the Blue Ridge store.

[brian larrington]

I’m with Jay on the Imperial caps and my go to cap is from the old RJ Cain fly shop in Bozeman, MT. Don’t know why but just has a good fit. Being a graphic designer, I can be pretty vain when it comes to good looking designs — especially when it comes to fly shop logos! Of course I have to say I’m partial the local shop, the Driftless Angler, here in WI because…well…they’re local.

Need to figure out the photo thing so I can share photos sometime…

brian

[Rick Neilson]

I have the same exact cap as Matt Tucker.  The neat thing about the Feather-Craft cap is the little embroidered Crackleback on the back.  It starts a lot of conversation on the rivers.  

rick

[clark reid]

I collect caps… I have the Leland one too given to me by Josh Fraser and a Kaufmann’s one from Randall. I’ll start photographing some and post them… I wear them all depending on my mood so all are a bit weather beaten, but a hat has to have character.

I have a number of Cowboy hats too but usually only wear them when I’m singing… sometime wear them fishing though.

You can judge a man by the size of things which annoy him.

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