07-13-2003, 12:29 AM
[cool]Once you get a float tube, you can no longer claim to be totally sane, so you can fish waderless in any temperature water you want. It's a matter of personal tolerance.
My personal experience in Utah was that Willard and the other lowland waters were comfortable after about the first of July. Iished up until almost Labor day on Willard without waders...even a lot of night trips. It looks like float tubes might be the only craft on Willard if the water keeps dropping.
As far as general guidelines, temperaturewise, I typically wear waders for water under 70, but may wear them up to 75, if I launch in the morning...or fish at night...when the air temps are going to be a bit chilly. A couple of extra degrees of warmth on your lower sections can make a difference in your overall comfort.
In my younger years, I fished the salt water in California without waders and the temps were rarely as warm as 70. I gotta admit there were cold water trips in water around 60 that I walked kinda stiff legged if I made it back up on the beach without falling on my behind.
I would never recommend fishing high country lakes without waders. When you get your core temperature too low, you risk hypothermia, and that ain't good...no matter how great the fishing is.
Hope that helped...and hope the budget allows for some waders before the fall temps move in.
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My personal experience in Utah was that Willard and the other lowland waters were comfortable after about the first of July. Iished up until almost Labor day on Willard without waders...even a lot of night trips. It looks like float tubes might be the only craft on Willard if the water keeps dropping.
As far as general guidelines, temperaturewise, I typically wear waders for water under 70, but may wear them up to 75, if I launch in the morning...or fish at night...when the air temps are going to be a bit chilly. A couple of extra degrees of warmth on your lower sections can make a difference in your overall comfort.
In my younger years, I fished the salt water in California without waders and the temps were rarely as warm as 70. I gotta admit there were cold water trips in water around 60 that I walked kinda stiff legged if I made it back up on the beach without falling on my behind.
I would never recommend fishing high country lakes without waders. When you get your core temperature too low, you risk hypothermia, and that ain't good...no matter how great the fishing is.
Hope that helped...and hope the budget allows for some waders before the fall temps move in.
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