…prolly for the same reason as there chemrat…we went out when it was around 10F and i don’t think it went to 20F all day…even though the sun was out…this was back in November sometime and we were surprised at how comfortable we were. Of course we had most of the clothes we own on and gloves and though the guides were icing up even in the direct sunlight, we had a great time and had to wear sunglasses !
The month before we fished upriver a ways and though it was just low 30’s as i remember and no guide icing, it seemed bone chillingly cold by comparison to the day in November. Go figure…but then i’m always reminded that it’s a dry cold below 20F and closer to 30F is a ‘wetter’ cold. Sometimes 40F sends me back inside here so i was fairly surprised that the 10-20F temps din’t bother me that much…well until the guides iced up. Great post chemrat, thanks.
Montana, I’m so new at this that I did a double-take before realizing that you meant the guides on your rod were icing up, as opposed to the people who were leading you on the fishing trip (you know, the other kind of guide, as in let’s tip them well!).
In St. Louis, of course, we have humid heat in the summers vs. the dry heat of Arizona that I grew up with. That moisture seems to get me coming and going these days. I hope I’m now going to be able to beat the humid summers by standing in a cool river, casting flies for anything that bites…
Yes, i meant the fly rod guides ! I don’t ever remember being all that cold when that happens opposed to 30-40F temps. In fact yesterday was in the low to mid 50’s and i had to keep putting my sweatshirt hood up when a breeze came along. Fishin’ bud took a full ‘float yer hat’ fall and that pretty much ended the day. He was using his wading staff though, so was able to get upright shortly after his dive. Maybe he was checking for steelhead hiding in the crevices, not sure.
Summer, yep…can’t wait here too…wet wading…you’re going to love it…anytime you get to feeling hot, just take a dip to cool off…wet the hat…the t-shirt, etc. I’m becoming more sophisticated with my wet wading and now i use a really wide brimmed straw hat, flats type shirt with long sleeves and flats pants with zip away legs that make them into shorts for the drive back to the house. Does that all mean older=smarter?
… and it involved very little drinking, well, not too much anyway.
Got my fly tying gear and starter kit last week, and have bought a bunch of stuff since. Wow. It’s an amazing habit to have. I say habit, because it’s just added another dimension to my fishing addiction.
I’ve tied a bunch of flies so far. Started with the ones in the booklet that came with my Cabela’s starter kit, but it didn’t take me long to go off the tracks and start going crazy, especially with some materials I’ve picked up at local stores that were never intended to be used to tie flies.
Also started tying some poppers and just got my materials to begin tying some clousers.
I’ve come to realize over the few short months that I’ve been doing this that a large majority of my time will be spent going after smallies, sunfish and even walleyes.
I’m also contemplating stalking out some carp, as our waterways are absolutely filled with them.
Trout are out there, and some of the flies I’m tying will be intended to pick those up, but my local waters are mainly warmwater type fisheries, so if I’m tying flies, I’m going to be tying flies that will look attractive to those other fish primarily, with trout being a secondary, but noble, purpose.
Also, I’ve got my three-year-old helping me tie flies and he’s done a couple of his own (with materials I’ll not be using for my own). He loves it and I can’t wait until I can get him interested in fishing. I’m going to take him and my eight-year-old spinning this year and leave my gear at home.
In fact, my wife informed me this morning that my three-year-old has been walking around the house today planning out his next fly, to look like a “moth.”
I’ve got every male person in my household loving fishing, watching fishing and thinking about fishing. Who knew when I picked up that dusty old spinning rod and reel last summer that I, as well as many of those around me, would fall so deeply in love with the sport?
But, perhaps most importantly, it’s saving me a bundle on fees that would otherwise go to my therapist.
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I’ve got every male person in my household loving fishing, watching fishing and thinking about fishing. Who knew when I picked up that dusty old spinning rod and reel last summer that I, as well as many of those around me, would fall so deeply in love with the sport?
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The actual fishing/catching thing is secondary. Just think how close the 3 of you have become. Couldn’t have done it by doing anything else. Fishing is a great bonding “sport”.