The Fishing Collection – Everyone’s Wearing It
If you have never been fishing, you may have cast a glance at the experienced anglers you occasionally see, in person or on television, and wondered just exactly what they think they are wearing. It may well be that they do look somewhat bizarre to you. But when you are planning to spend a long time standing relatively still and the weather is liable to change – as it so frequently is when close to water – it pays to be comfortable. This is why you should have a fishing wardrobe if you are planning to take up the sport.
One indispensable item of clothing for a fishing expedition is a waterproof jacket. The worst thing you can do in a heavy rainfall is stand completely still and get soaked to the skin. Therefore a jacket which keeps you dry, on which you can turn up the collar, is a must. So, too, is a hat – 80% of the body heat you lose is lost through your head – and you may even find that it is beneficial to wear a balaclava if it is getting cold or wet.
On your bottom half, the least you should be wearing is a pair of boots – ideally quite high-legged waders, should you need to enter the water for any reason – and a pair of waterproof trousers. Rain storms can happen quickly and unexpectedly, but this won’t leave you any less soaked if you are caught unaware – so it makes sense to be as well prepared for every eventuality as you possibly can be.