Wading Safety tips

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Here are some great safety tips regarding wading. Worth taking note of the tips. For more on this article follow the link above.

Wading Safe

There are a few basic rules for ensuring your personal safety when fishing.

When wading most hazards are usually created by over-reaching yourself and taking unnecessary risks. here we present for you a detailed breakdown of how to avoid the dangers associated with wading. Wading allows you to get access to places that are denied the less adventurous but beware of getting into trouble by being too ambitious.

Fishing on your own is good fun but in an emergency you may need help so it is always safer to fish with a friend. Both of you benefit from the added security of someone to help if things get out of hand. - never fish alone on remote streams. Safety Gear - can include a PFD (Personal Flotation Device). The very latest in PFD's are comfortable and camouflaged to make sure they can be worn all day, even through the heat of summer.

A whistle hanging from your vest on a zinger (retractable cord) is a great back up in case you go in or roll an ankle. They are also good for communicating with friends or other fly fishers. Wading Boots- These have recently undergone a revolution with good quality felt soled wading boots with in reach of most anglers. Some have cleats or spikes or screw in studs. The way in which felt sole boots grip to slippery rocks could be likened to the way in which a fly walks up a window! The felt soles are replaceable meaning they can last you for ten years or more of fishing. They also provide great ankle support.

Wading Staff- Use a stick, ski pole or a commercially designed wading staff when wading. Ski poles are lightweight, strong and make a great staff. You can make your own on the stream bank with a piece of hardwood from one of the many gum trees that line our rivers. Don't use softer woods like willow as they will flex and/or snap making them useless for this purpose. Use the staff upstream as a third leg to steady yourself and prop off while you move one foot forward. Shuffle your feet so that they bury into the slippery stones, before shifting you weight onto it and moving the back foot up. Get each step secure before moving the next foot.

Thanks to Ronald Williams for this information.

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September Salmon

September salmon

Sounds like Paul has a real great time. I may consider an excursion to visit Aunt Kate's Place just as a change to the local norm. Check it out

Bedford Times-Mail - He supplied the boat, the fly fishing rods, reels and lures for the day’s fishing. We could see our breath that September morning as we launched the boat and scared up a blue heron. Our guide gave us instructions for catching the huge fish and ...

Thanks to Paul Petri for logging his trip.

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