What to wear fishing in hot weather

[Leatherneck]

Some great tips already. My preferred fishing clothing setup is light colored synthetic hoodies, sun gaiter and UV baseball hat. I love brimmed hats when off the water, but I find the glare on the face just as bad sometimes as wearing no hat.

[Bankc]

SPF 30, swim trunks, and a PFD.  There's no better way to cool down quick than to jump in the water for a few minutes every now and then.  Plus it reminds you to reapply your sunscreen.  

[PhishLI]

35 minutes ago, Leatherneck said:

My preferred fishing clothing setup is light colored synthetic hoodies, sun gaiter and UV baseball hat.

This baseball cap style hat is the best I've found for ears and back of the neck protection. Even when I need to pull my gaiter down to eat, drink, or talk I remain protected. I try to avoid my reflection when I'm wearing it as it's not a cool look at all, but it works great.

 

https://www.amazon.com/Columbia-Unisex-Schooner-Bank-Cachalot/dp/B0058YRYJ8/ref=sr_1_67?dchild=1&fst=as%3Aoff&qid=1595526038&refinements=p_89%3AColumbia&rnid=2528832011&s=sports-and-fitness&sr=1-67&th=1&psc=1

[TnRiver46]

14 minutes ago, PhishLI said:

This baseball cap style hat is the best I've found for ears and back of the neck protection. Even when I need to pull my gaiter down to eat, drink, or talk I remain protected. I try to avoid my reflection when I'm wearing it as it's not a cool look at all, but it works great.

 

https://www.amazon.com/Columbia-Unisex-Schooner-Bank-Cachalot/dp/B0058YRYJ8/ref=sr_1_67?dchild=1&fst=as%3Aoff&qid=1595526038&refinements=p_89%3AColumbia&rnid=2528832011&s=sports-and-fitness&sr=1-67&th=1&psc=1

You’d have a hard time fielding a ground ball in that baseball cap 

[geo g]

I fish South Florida and have for 50 years.  I fish at least 5 days a week so I am used to heat and humidity.  I always wear long sleeve shirts, thin material and wick and moisture type.  A buff for the face, and a hat with long side panels that cover the neck and sides.  Good sunglasses, fishing gloves, shorts and sandals.  Wear what your comfortable with, regardless of what it looks like.  I have a battery powered fan that goes around the neck and blows constant air up in the face for up to 5 hours.  It has two fan blades and holds snug around the neck.  Light weight and rechargeable.  A new addition thanks to my daughter.  I'm as comfortable as I can be for 90+ weather, with 90% humidity.  Cover as much skin as possible, and good glasses are a must!   You never see a desert person riding a camel in blazing heat with a tank top and shorts.  They are always covered from head to toe.  For a good reason.

The most important thing is plenty of water, in the summer months three times more than you think you will need, just in case you have a mechanical problem while on the water.  I freeze ten bottles and take one out on the deck at a time all day, so I'm well hydrated with cool water.  This is the most important thing you can do. 

[NJBasstard]

Thanks to this thread I picked up a couple of the Real Tree long sleeves from my local Walmart. Been wearing them the past few times I went fishing and they seam to work really well. Found them in the fishing section for $15 each.

[CrankFate]

Just get covered up. I had about a dozen precancerous moles removed over the last year. Especially if you have kids, make them wear long sleeves and pants, plus sunblock anywhere exposed. Sunglasses are also important. A lot of fishermen go night blind from not wearing sunglasses.

[PhishLI]

On 7/23/2020 at 2:12 PM, TnRiver46 said:

You’d have a hard time fielding a ground ball in that baseball cap 

or seeing a left hook coming at me.

[BiteArray]

The best long sleeve short I've found is the Kuhl Bandit Hoody - https://www.kuhl.com/kuhl/mens/long-sleeve/bandit-hoody/

 

Super light and breathable, and is UPF 50.

[FishTank]

The Patagonia Capilene Hoodie has been my favorite.  It was 90 degrees on the water yesterday and this thing performed as advertised. 

 

[waymont]

Columbia PFG, full brim hats, sun gloves, and polarized sunglasses. Protect your eyes!

[PhishLI]

https://www.simmsfishing.com/solarflex-sun-glove?sem_account_id=5672509281&sem_campaign_id=9339619099&sem_ad_group_id=89656806170&sem_device_type=c&sem_keyword=&sem_matchtype=&sem_ad_id=418172407874&sem_network=u&sem_target_id=pla-293946777986&sem_feed_item_id=&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpcshopping&utm_term=&sem_location_id=2840&sem_placement=&sem_placement_category=&gclid=CjwKCAjw0_T4BRBlEiwAwoEiATcfIUFUAVoogS_CQtMWD6cjQG8Qwktm4ne_4pkHrq_RLY7x9C76axoCReYQAvD_BwE

 

I just got these. Tried them out today. The sleeve portion remains firmly on the wrist and doesn't creep back down towards the hand exposing skin between the shirt sleeve and glove. Great!

 

 

[A-Jay]

For the past few seasons on the water,

I have been cloaked in HUK Performance Fishing Apparel, Simms Gear and / or Columbia PFG.

 Covers rain or shine and most everything in between; both locally & abroad.

I'm happy with it. 

A-Jay

 

 

 

[Leatherneck]

Yeah, those are great. I have a few hoodies, but they can be annoying when wind catches them. I often wear my Buff over top of my hoodie to prevent it falling down. It looks silly, but works. I see now some hoodies have an extra button that looks like it might prevent this, but I don't own one.

[Sphynx]

I find this topic to be especially appropriate for me, we've had one cloudy morning (naturally I was at work during this time) and maybe 2 days that didn't peak over 100 in the last week, I can tell you that short sleeves and Jean's plus sunglasses will work (hat too if your bald like me) for a 30-45 minute trip, your going to run a big risk even with those durations but it gets you through, I am absolutely planning on a major investment in warm weather/performance clothing at the end of the hot weather season when the big sales hit, I will just have to suffer with cold weather crap I currently have too until next summer, I'm not at all prepared for extreme cold because in the south you never get extreme cold for very long if it shows up at all

[TnRiver46]

3 minutes ago, Sphynx said:

I find this topic to be especially appropriate for me, we've had one cloudy morning (naturally I was at work during this time) and maybe 2 days that didn't peak over 100 in the last week, I can tell you that short sleeves and Jean's plus sunglasses will work (hat too if your bald like me) for a 30-45 minute trip, your going to run a big risk even with those durations but it gets you through, I am absolutely planning on a major investment in warm weather/performance clothing at the end of the hot weather season when the big sales hit, I will just have to suffer with cold weather crap I currently have too until next summer, I'm not at all prepared for extreme cold because in the south you never get extreme cold for very long if it shows up at all

Are you on the bank or boat? If boat, get some shorts and flip flops and ditch the jeans! I change out of my work pants and boots immediately when I get off work

[813basstard]

Jean shorts, Ray Bans, giant lip of Cope, tuna rod with 80lb mono, 10inch Culprit worm and a beeper..

[TnRiver46]

5 minutes ago, 813basstard said:

Jean shorts, Ray Bans, giant lip of Cope, tuna rod with 80lb mono, 10inch Culprit worm and a beeper..

Now that is hilarious. I’ve spent a good bit of time in Florida , you nailed it 

[813basstard]

2 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

Now that is hilarious. I’ve spent a good bit of time in Florida , you nailed it 

They usually end up as...

 

”Florida man ___________”

 

as the headline..gotta love us 

 

 

[Sphynx]

12 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

Are you on the bank or boat? If boat, get some shorts and flip flops and ditch the jeans! I change out of my work pants and boots immediately when I get off work

Bank, until they create a Jetsons style vehicle I won't likely be able to carry a boat on the 18 wheeler lol

[TnRiver46]

4 minutes ago, Sphynx said:

Bank, until they create a Jetsons style vehicle I won't likely be able to carry a boat on the 18 wheeler lol

Ha! Yes bank fishing requires a special armor. I say this as I’m scratching poison ivy, tick bites, and mosquito bites 

[Sphynx]

55 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

Ha! Yes bank fishing requires a special armor. I say this as I’m scratching poison ivy, tick bites, and mosquito bites 

It's been absolutely brutal the last couple of days, the various salmon species have been surface feeding near my fishing hole for the last couple of days, I expect they are on a mayfly hatch of some type, but Washington State currently has the Columbia closed where I'm at for steelhead and salmon, and the bass are probably not in water I can get to, I am guessing 3-5 feet is what I'm working with, and it's blistering hot out, so the skunk has been my inseparable buddy the last couple days, I don't dare break out a fly rod for fear of a charge for "intent" but all in, a day with a rod in my hand is a blessing and I can't complain too much, knowing I have a very, very low chance to actually catch anything has a silver lining, it means I have absolutely nothing to lose by working with baits I typically don't have a lot of confidence in, the bait monkey is claiming his due of course, but it allows me to figure out what I can and can't get away with with a given presentation, what sort of cover/structure I am working with, and we have clouds and cooler temperatures headed our way for my day off Sunday, the last time the temp dropped like this I did well, so I have reasonably high hopes of better luck this weekend, the real infuriating bit is that the angles are just a few feet off to allow me to hunt the main seam of water in along the cove, that dock has claimed a couple of my presentations, think I might pay one of the local kids to scoop them up and get them back to me, worth something to them, makes me feel better not leaving a bunch of tackle in the water, either way, Sunday is going to be a great day.