To me the most important thing about staying warm is starting out warm! On cold days I put my waders on at home and then drive to the river. I also rig my rod at home so I don't spend time at the car putting the rod together. On the way to the river I open my chemical hand warmers, they last for 8-10 hours, this way they are hot and ready to go. Lastly, when I'm swapping flies or dealing with my rig I get out of the water ... this helps my feet stay warm! I actually dress quite different than described in the video, but I not going to go into more detail.
Hi Dan! We call it a "neck gator". I never used to get cold hands but age is catching up with me. Those pocket hand warmers can be life savers and day savers for a quick warm up.
So funny I couldn't remember that! I have special compartments for handwarmers on my new DRYFT waders - I'll be outfitting those with warmers for sure!
Amazon has a rechargeable hand warmer that I like to use in the winter. In between fishing spots or after you handle a fish you can bring your hand warmer out. It’s only like 20 bucks so it’s worth it to me. Fish on my man!
FFD, another SUPER video. Even though I layer my feet exactly as you do, I’m done and numb after a couple of hours in the Idaho winter waters, ice floating by. I haven’t seen that vest; pretty kewl. My secret, for those that don’t have such a vest, are to place hand warmers on the top of each forearm, above the second layer. Doing so keeps the hands warm. Related, I’ll send you a link to the bison(?) wool fingerless (foldback) mittens that I use to see if you like them (if you want...). I’m looking forward to the snow and to Spey casting on the ice for winter trout. Peace.
I gave up fishing with gloves and have started carrying a high quality hand towel instead. Regardless of your choice to glove or not, a hand towel is a day saver.
New subscriber. I enjoy your videos. You get right to the topic, no extensive intros. You speak plainly, and offer the voice of experience. Very well done. Thanks!
Love your vids! I’m right now trying to learn how to fly fish and I bought my own fly rod which is a good start, I also know someone who is an expert at fly fishing and he learned how to fly fish with books because his dad has never fly fished in his whole life. I also asked him if he practiced in the winter and he said yes. It was funny but that’s how you get better at casting a fly rod. In my whole life I have only went rod and reel fishing.
Thanks Drew- I just use a modified GoPro chest mount that has an accessory to hold an iPhone. I put the camera setting on 4K 60FPS and x.5 wide angle. That's about it! :)
I have neck gaiters in a variety of weights. I wear them summer through winter. They help a ton when mosquitoes are out and keep the sun off my neck. In cold weather they keep my nose warm 😁great tips Dan.
I wear merino wool sucks a thin synthetic base layer long underwear top and bottom Simms fleece base layer long sleeve shirt I can take off fleece lined synthetic jacket I can take off them my top layer of waders, and rain jacket as needed. also 2 pair of gloves, simms fleece foldover fingerless glove/ mitts and a backup pair. 2 PAIR OF GLOVES!!! in case one gets wet on accident. For head I have a full fleece mask/that comes down a round neck then jacket has hood. Keeps me warm in 20 degreeF days and 40's water temp.
I've owned both - hands down, DRYFT Primo Zip GD Waders are the best. TONS more storage, thicker lower layers for durability - matched overall quality as Simms G4 at almost half the price. You can also save a little money with my coupon code (FLYFISHDAN) since I am now a pro ambassador. Cheers!
Hey Dan, question for you (unrelated to this video) how stable is that pontoon boat in whitewater? I have a drift boat but giving consideration to getting a pontoon similar to yours for upper coaster rivers in Oregon. I am hoping to get away from crowds a little bit but am unsure on how stable the one man pontoon boats are. Do you ever feel unsafe in that thing? Thanks for any feedback. Phil
