For those that are fishing in the cold, how are you keeping your hands warm?

 

Also, for those fishing IN KAYAKS, how are you also keeping them DRY?

 

My hands get wet paddling and they are starting to get really cold now.

 

So far I've been going out gloveless but I need to get this figured out as I plan on fishing until there's ice or January hits. Whichever comes first.

Fingerless, wool gloves. Add Nitrile gloves under for the water-proofing.

Probably not really any way to keep your hands/fingers completely dry and still be able to fish effectively TBH.  Finger-less gloves don't solve the problem because your fingers are still fully exposed.

 

It's gonna come down to personal tolerance.  Big bulky gloves prohibit feel with the rod/reel.  Could you wear some waterproof gloves while you paddle but take them off while you fish?

 

Keep a dry towel around and stick your hands in your pockets every once in a while too.

24 minutes ago, HawkeyeSmallie said:

So far I've been going out gloveless but I need to get this figured out as I plan on fishing until there's ice or January hits. Whichever comes first.

I hate wearing gloves fishing.

I will put them on for a long, cold run of several miles.

But rarely wear them fishing.

Just too cumbersome.

If it's too cold for me to bear, I go home.

Also, since you're fishing from a kayak,

I'd like to leave this.

Stay Safe

A-Jay

RUNCL neoprene 3 cut finger gloves for kayak fishing.

Tom

42 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

Fingerless, wool gloves. Add Nitrile gloves under for the water-proofing.

This, or fleece gloves. Buy a few pairs of cheap ones you can rotate in as they get wet. I have a few of these from Bass Pro: https://www.basspro.com/p/white-river-fly-shop-fingerless-fleece-gloves

 

The biggest thing other than that is make sure your arms and core are warm.  A good base layer, insulating layer, and a wind-proof shell. 

3 minutes ago, MassYak85 said:

This, or fleece gloves. Buy a few pairs of cheap ones you can rotate in as they get wet.

Nice thing about wool is it'll still keep you fairly warm when wet....but I got 4-pair to swap out when needed.

The last couple of years I’ve been wearing fishing gloves.  I’ve grown to like them much to my surprise.  I ran across some fingerless fleece ORVIS gloves my wife bought me back when I was doing more flyfishing.  Common wisdom always was that if you cover your palms and the top of your hands, your fingers would stay warm.  I’m going to test that theory this winter.  I’ve always winter fished bare handed. 

I used the hunting mittens that flipped up to open the fingers to keep hands warm when waterfowl hunting.  Wool gloves with thumb and 2 finger tips cut off for fishing, today you have lots of choices.

Cold fingers you loose dexterity and can’t knots. Keeping your head and body core warm is more important than hands imo.

Tom

I like wool gloves until I have to handle a fish. These days I just wear my normal sun gloves and bundle up big time with a couple pockets full of hot hands.

Anyone have experience with the Aftco Breakwater gloves?

 

Supposed to be waterproof.

Can’t advise you on gloves as I have never been in a yak.  One thing you might do to warm your hands id keep a couple of Hot Hands hand warmers in a jacket pocket.  I do that on really cold days.

I use Glacier Gloves or a pair from NRS when it gets really cold. I also bring a few old wash towels to keep everything dry.

 

Also,  I won't fish braid in cold water.  It can hold water and sling it everywhere. 

 

Another thing, I take hand warmers and a pair of heated gloves in case of an emergency.  

 

In the end though, I don't like wearing gloves and will hold out as long as I can. I sort of transition from fingerless gloves to the ones mentioned above. I like the ones from Simms in that regard. 

 

 

Here in Mexico, when my hand gets cold, I put my beer in a Koozie.

I too use nitrile gloves to keep my hands dry. I can get by with those down to the low forties for air temp. Below that (30's) I need to add a pair of polypro glove liners under the nitrile gloves. Might try @MN Fisher suggestion of fingerless wool over the nitrile once it truly cools off here.

 

I'm going to echo @A-Jay caution about kayaking in cold water. I took a tumble one spring while wading. I got my left arm, shoulder, chest and a touch of my left core wet. The water was probably in the high forties/low fifties. The air was about the same. I fished for another 15 minutes or so and then left. I was shivering and shaking on the half mile walk back to the car...

I havent found the perfect combo yet, but I'm in the same situation (yak and nothern weather).  I take a pair of wool gloves and nitrile long cuff gloves.  Cut off the thumb and index finger tips.  The nitrile keeps the wool gloves pretty dry.  Hand warmers if more warmth needed.

Adidas neoprene runners gloves.

I've been wearing an arthritis glove on my palming hand. Mine have just the very tips of the fingers exposed so I can run the line through them. My cranking hand stays gloveless and I'll put it in my pocket until I need to crank in slack.  With the cold, I'll have a HotHands in that pocket. Whatever I toss, it's worked with the rod, that way I can put my hand in my pocket. On a cold, windy day, I may tuck another one inside the glove hand.

These keep me going with whichever gloves I'm cursing that day.

 

scott

 

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I’ll be throwing another log on the fire.

 

Hope you catch one though.. 😂🤣😂

I've been thinking about how to deal with this as well. So far, it's full finger jersey gloves and half finger cotton gloves. I'll have to get some hand warmers I guess when I get serious.

3 hours ago, Bazoo said:

I'll have to get some hand warmers I guess when I get serious.

Hand Warmers, 2 Pack 6000mAh Rechargeable Hand Warmer.

Thanks.

NRS neoprene - they make one model that is very thin. My fingers get cold way worse than the rest of my hands, so the short-finger gloves don't do much for me.

Try putting a "hot hands" packet between the glove and the back of your hand. Skeptical until I tried it. I do this with the Fish Monkey 365 guide glove. That in combination with hot hands in your pocket has worked well for me.