On The Fly Gear
March 2025
By Jimmy Jacobs.
Photos by Polly Dean.
One piece of gear that fly anglers often overlook is having a good pair of fishing gloves. If we do have a pair in our pack, it’s probably because we expect to be fishing in cold weather conditions. However, that’s not the only reason for having hand protection, and particularly when casting in saltwater.
Regardless of what type water you are fishing, if the sun is bright and bearing down on you, have protection from its UV rays is important. When fishing in the brine, a good pair of gloves is helpful when fighting big fish like tarpon, plus they relieve the necessity of using a stripping guard on your fingers.
Against that backdrop of facts, the folks at Fish Monkey offer a great answer to all those needs with their performance fishing gloves. That’s especially true of their Half Finger Guide Glove.
The Fish Monkey Half Finger Guide Gloves.
The quick-drying and breathable fabric of these gloves combine with superior four-way stretch construction to offer full-day comfort with a second-skin style fit. The palms are composed of synthetic leather, making for non-slip gripping for added support and comfort.
Another important facet of these gloves is the UPF 50-plus protection from the sun. At the same time the gloves protect from leader cuts on your hands. They also prevent the chaffing or cutting of fingers as you strip in line in saltwater.
Making the utility of these gloves even better are extended cuffs for wrist protection from sun and wind, offering the ability to have them run up the arm inside a jacket or long-sleeve shirt. Finally, the exposed key finger and thumb feature makes them ideal for working with handling flies and other tackle, without having waste time removing and replacing gloves.
The bottom line is these gloves offer professional-level protection for anglers in all types of weather conditions.
The Guide Glove color selection.
The Fish Monkey Half Finger Guide Gloves are available in 13 difference color patterns, including camo. They come in four sizes of medium, large, extra large and XXL. The MSRP on these gloves is $29.95.
For more details, visit the Fish Monkey website.
