For some reason the last few posts have become mixed up – I will summarize the last one here and rewrite the giant hogweed post – all the comments have been lost unfortunately 🙁
Kelvin Wednesday
Warm and muggy – I managed a few hours on the river. Driving there was hell, I seemed to get stuck at every set of lights –
Still, I was soon in a little oasis of calm in the city…
As soon as I arrived I picked up trout from a nice long ripple, they put a fair bend in my Orvis four weight and fought like little devils. I was fishing dry fly – a CDC and Elk. The main action lasted maybe around a half hour however after moving up to the next pool the takes were not so quick – on the way back my Polaroid’s steamed up and stayed that way – does that ever happen to you ?
At dusk I moved back to the first glide and only managed to winkle out another trout. I then walked slowly down to the access point casting my fly to the side of me and walking downstream with it – this way I caught an additional few trout – nice big ones too. These trout are usually pretty spooky but in the gloaming they get that little bit braver at accepting flies attached to a leader.
All in all around a half dozen (maybe more) trout caught.
Nice..
I get that with my polaroids as well. I wear the wraparound type that I pick up as cheaply as possible, due to an uncanny knack for losing them, the ones I have now I got free from G.A.C. when buying other stuff, I think they’re Airflo. I blame the steaming up on the fact they’re too tight to my face to allow any air flow.. if it’s hot and you sweat, they steam up. Apparantly there is a spray you can buy to stop this, I was told about it when in John Norris in Penrith but they were out of stock so I can’t vouch for how well it works.
Mine usually clear if I pull them down my nose for a bit.. it’s not ideal but better than not being able to see at all.
Jim
I nind reading somewhere that if you spit on them it will stop them steaming up but it has never worked for me – I will keep an eye open for that stuff Jim !
You been out fishing ?
Swimmers do that with their goggles I believe ( spit in them ) . Google for “Sunglasses Steaming Up” and you’ll see it a common problem .
Tried the spit thing myself… Same result.
Went out on Sunday for about 6 hours…. Too hot… Glasses steamed up LOL
Tried a small river and a bit of the Clyde but the fish were lethargic at best. Fished Dry and Dropper through the faster water and later on just Dries in the shady bits, we managed a few fish each but it was a slow day.
We had to leave early so may have missed the best of it, who knows… Nice to be out though.
You?
Jim
Hello all,
I went paint balling once and they used a small amount of fairy liquid smeared on the inside of the mask to prevent it steaming up, It worked a treat and i don’t get half as sweaty fishing as i did running about shooting people!
And makes your eyeballs sparkle at the same time 🙂
I can 2nd the fairy liquid method. Works a treat when I go snowboarding. Another alternative is anti fog wipes that you can get for your car windscreen. Pick them up cheap at Halfords.
I just push mine down my nose a little and let it sort itself out. I’d probably blind myself if i used chemicals 😀