Clothing for fishing

 Clothing for fishing

   A very important thing to own, especially if you are a fly fisherman, is a fly fishing vest. You need to be careful when choosing the best fishing vest for you. You need to think about your situation. Most of the fishing vest come with a lot of pockets and places to hang different things.

   There a few thing to consider when you pick out a fly fishing vest and the way the pockets close in one of the important considerations. When looking at the different vest around you will see some have pockets that close with zippers, some with snaps, and some closing with velcro. Many of the fishing vest that have zippers or snap are of lower quality in my opinion. They tend to corrode and a lot of the vest with velcro don't really have enough velcro to keep the pocket closed, and will open easily if you have anything in them. You would not be very happy if you were out in the water and bent over and a fly you loved to use dropped in the water and either floated away or sank to the bottom of the water.

   Remember just because you have a lot of pockets doesn't mean you have to fill them all each time you go fishing. If you do, it will add a lot of weight. Because of the added weight you want to look at the material around the shoulders and neck and be sure they are comfortable and have enough padding. The vests that are of lower quality don't generally have enough padding and become uncomfortable to wear faster then the better quality vests.

   When you try on the fishing vest you need to consider when you will be fishing, so size is very important. If you fly fish during the colder time of the year, will you be wearing layers of clothing. If so, you need to pick your size carefully. You don't want it to be to tight especially around the neck and chest. You also want to be sure there is enough room for your arms to cast. Now if you are fly fishing in warmer weather you might think about vest made out of a webbing material. This will keep you cooler.

   Vests come in a lot of colors and some think that fish will see the colored vest and stay away. Well, I can't find anything proving this. Most avid fly fishermen usually stay a neutral color. You can even get vests with floatation in they. If you are fishing in rough water you might consider that.

   So, as you see there are a lot of things to think about. You might consider owning more then one type.