At what age do you start wearing waders when it is 90 degrees outside?

Swimmy said:

I see that a lot on our local waters. Can't imagine it being comfortable.

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Never understood that myself. I haven't noticed an age-related pattern to it though. Maybe their legs react badly to water?

Depends on the water temp., how deep you're wading, and for how long at a time. I've worn waders during some pretty warm weather because I was wading tits deep and had stuff in my pockets that needed to stay dry.

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Salmo_g is packing a musket and black powder while he wades deep. Don't mess.

I'm trying to picture how I'd even fish tits deep.

Matt B said:

Salmo_g is packing a musket and black powder while he wades deep. Don't mess.

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Even modern smokeless powder needs to be kept dry. Sheesh. Amateurs.

I've never worn waders in the heat, even in frigid glacial water. I wet wade. Usually don't carry much anyways this time of year, so most will fit in a chest pocket or hung on a lanyard.

Out very first Project Healing Waters trip was on the little Deschutes around 8 years ago. It was literally 100+ degrees out and no breeze. I had shorts, water socks, and a pocket shirt on. I watched as all these other volunteers put on layering pants and chest waders. Then all out standard style vests filled. Funny, most were sweating buckets by time they even hit the water. Then most bitched about the heat. I just shook my head.

Swimmy said:

I'm trying to picture how I'd even fish tits deep.

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Same as the regular way, 'cept hold your elbows up.

I wear waders from time to time even in the summer. For one thing, just doesn't get that hot up here in the 4th corner. For another, any number of the 3wt mtn streams I hit in the summer are pretty shaded, up at some elevation, have glacier cold water even in august, or all three.

That said, I wet wade a lot also.

I tend to run a bit more warm blooded and it takes special circumstances to find me in any type of shorts. I like to cover up from the elements, both the cold and the sun. If I'm in a boat like this last weekend in 80 plus degrees than yes, I did not wear waders, but I did bring a light jacket just in case. I rarely wet wade!

I wet wade at that temp. However i have worn waders in the morning and then it became hot.

Jerry, I'm cracking up over here.

The only other thing that is more bizarre than floating/wading with waders when it is 90 is hiking with waders when it is 90. Seriously?

Waders on Rocky Ford kinda crack me up too. I mean legally you can't wade.....

Swimmy said:

I'm trying to picture how I'd even fish tits deep.

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A Skagit head will throw from that position.

Winter and Spring age...any other time of the year(s) old...it's all "wet" wading for me.

b_illymac said:

Waders on Rocky Ford kinda crack me up too. I mean legally you can't wade.....

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In the creek you can't wade, but those damn muskrat holes are fair game. I wear mine while there most of the seasons for reasons far beyond wading. I do though wear my boat waders versus my wading waders. Don't tell me you don't understand the difference.

Swimmy what's a fashion expert do on a place like Rocky Ford to separate himself? Currently I just don't wear waders even with the fear of Muskrat holes but perhaps I could be doing more?

Depends upon whether the water has leaches in it

"At what age do you start wearing waders when it is 90 degrees outside?"

Senility.