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[Clarki Hunter]

With the colder months upon us, I was wondering what folks did to keep warm in the water?  I have a pair of breathable chest waders.  Outside of the standard layer up, merino wool skins and some fleece, what else works good for standing up your twig and berries in the h2o?

[Matt]

Neoprenes!  Otherwise, the best you can do it thick fleece pants from MEC.  Some people put those mini chemical hot packs in their waders- my experience with those is taht they don't work well at all and are very slow to react in cold whether.

[gman]

I like neoprenes too if I will be standing in the water for a longer time this time of year.

I had my breathables today as I planned to walk, but then ended up fishing for a few hours knee/thigh deep - brrr! Next time I'll bring my neoprenes.

[Tee]

I put on a pair of merino wool pants under the breathable waders. Not itchy and quite comfortable.

[HOOK]

I wear -40 degree socks and just a set of track pants under my breathables, if its below zero i will usually put on thermals under the track pants also. then its just a T-shirt, sweater and my raincoat because the wind cant get in. If im gear fishing i have on a vest if not then its only a waist pack when fly fishing. Im hardly ever cold and usually only get cold hands & feet especially if its raining


Cant wait until i can get a fancy wading jacket though cause its got hand warmer pockets !!! 

I have tried the hot packets before and they work just fine if you can get a bit of air to them otherwise they dont work right. Or at least that was my findings, if i was in water they didnt do anything, if i got out so they could get even the slightest bit of air they started getting warmer.

[floatfishin]

Just pack on some fleece, with the breatheables, Noe's ar great, but for the effort of off and on, trust me, an extra fleece, and one more hoodie, the breatheables let the sweat out and the body to breathe, Neo's are going to hold your sweat and body heat close. for a 4 hr outing, Neo's are great, but for a full day of walking I would go with breatheabls 99% of the time.

Easier to pack on more clolthes, and take a sweater off, than freeze with no sweater to put on


Float.

[bbronswyk2000]

How can you guys be so cold? Must not be catching enough fish I guess to keep yourself warm lol.

I wear breathables, shorts and a t-shirt under my wading jacket all salmon season and most of steelhead season. Last year when it was -25 I added a hoody to the list of clothes lol

Guess it all depends on how fat you are as well. This is serious and not a joke. I walk around at 7-9% bodyfat ( off season ) so I get cold quite easily. Whereas someone who is 20-25% would be insulated and not get as cold.

[sugartooth]

Does any one have any recomendations for gloves to keep the hands warm on those cold first light mornings. Do they make a water proof fishing glove for rainny days? Everything i've seen are quite bulky and would not let you control your reel properly.

[doja]

Does any one have any recomendations for gloves to keep the hands warm on those cold first light mornings. Do they make a water proof fishing glove for rainny days? Everything i've seen are quite bulky and would not let you control your reel properly.

Latex gloves work good underneath your regular gloves.

I second wool with thinslate and get the highest weight of thinsulate. I believe around 35 grams??? But unsure what the highest is? Maybe someone can fill this in.

But get the highest!!! and I prefeer the ones with cut off fingers and pull over finger warmers. You'll want them for steelhead, trust me.


Back to the OP, I also wear a spandex type material underneath my pants and shirts, my friend calls it under armour but that is a brand name, I got this from walmart. I find it keeps me quite warm and keeps moisture away from the body. I was recommended them from a guy at work (I work outside sometimes) and I must say that they work very well, and not to pricey.

[HOOK]

for gloves i have a set of woolies i wear for lightly cold days because i get cold hands easily(in my family we have circulation issues to hands/feet) and usually when im using my center pin.


If im fly fishing then im normally wearing my WINDPROOF Simms gloves which stay warm when their wet and also cut out the winter breeze  and they have finger/thumb flaps so when your walking to the next spot cover your digits and your hands will be toasty when you stop to fish. No matter how frozen your hands are they warm up very fast in there gloves (well your fingertips i mean)

[troutslayer76]

Longjohns and fleece pants with my breathables, toque or hoodie, and a nice gore-tex jacket.

[Clarki Hunter]

Thanks for all the replies guys    I was debating whether or not I would need neoprenes but I think I'll just stick with the breathables and layer it up.  I have lots of merino wool unders and fleece items.  HOOK, I'm getting the Simms gloves.  I wasn't sure that they were "all that" for the price but I am now. 

[HOOK]

hey wait on the gloves if you can. usually M&Y puts them on sale during their end of the year sale. I got mine last year for half price. That is if you can bear to wait LOL Im going to get another pair IF they go on sale again  probably get a pair for the wife to for when she wants gloves 


EDIT -- i just looked at M&Y 's online sales page and they have the Simms gloves on for $35 right now for the finger flap ones. guess i will be going soon to get them LOL the regular pric of these gloves are $58.95