FLY FISHING COMFORT

Fly fishing gear is designed for success as well as comfort. Some of this gear includes sunglasses, wading shoes or boots, waders and vests. SUNGLASSES; A pair of inexpensive sunglasses, for the beginner or for dry fly fishing on flat water will work fine. However, sunglasses that will be used for fly fishing moving water, using nymphs or fly fishing in the ocean require a higher quality of of sunglasses. Polarized sunglasses are able to cut through the glare of the reflected sunlight on the water. Cutting through the glare will greatly assist the fly fisherman in locating their dry fly, nymph or sub surface features in the river bottom. Polarized sunglasses with the many tints that are available will increase your visual acuity as well as protect your eyes from those irritating gnats and flies, blowing sand, high wind and other stream-side hazards. After buying an expensive ply fishing rod one piece of gear that is over looked or the least amount spent on is the FLY FISHING VEST. A fly fishing vest is a piece of gear that you will use constantly and wear for extended periods of time, and is a very important piece of fly fishing gear. A number of problems can arise with a fly fishing vest that performs poorly or that poorly organizes your gear, you do not want to wear an uncomfortable vest or waste time rummaging through the vest, the vest should make items handy. A vest of high quality may cost much more than a cheap fly fishing vest, but will last much longer and will perform much better. If you plan to fly fish in streams, rivers or wade out into a shallow lake, a very important piece of equipment is WADERS. When wading in cold water, even on very warm days, exposed skin can become numb, an uncomfortable fly fishing experience can be the end result. There are a variety of waders on the market today, each with it's own benefits and drawbacks. In addition to waders there are wading boots or shoes. The very real risk of twisting an ankle, taking a fall which not only will result in "taking a bath", blowing out a knee for much worse, can be greatly reduced by wearing a quality wading boot. With a pair of polarized sunglasses, good vest and waders or wading boot or shoe, your fly fishing experience will become a bit more relaxing and safer