# 48 Heated Socks for Winter Fly Fishing

Heated Socks for Winter Fly Fishing, Because my feet are done Fishing before I was.

If you are new to fly fishing, or a seasoned veteran of fishing, heated socks for Winter fly fishing is a real thing. If you are living in a State that has a mild year round climate I might be speaking to deaf ears, but if you are from the North, or here in Colorado, we have this thing called Winter. Rivers and lakes freeze, but if you are one those hard core individuals like yours truly, then there is no such thing as its too cold to fish.

I want to share a life changing event that I recently encountered. All of my life as a nut case of a fly fisherman who will brave 38-42 deg water to stand there all day and try to catch a fish. Feet are no longer functioning as normal, your toes feel like they snapped off about 2 hours ago, you are so cold you are not able to walk in a normal manner, but yet you keep fishing.

I have tried everything under the sun, hot packs for your toes, liner socks along with Alpaca wool socks. I have tried almost everything over the years. Just for reference during the Winter, I work as a Ski Patroller, and I’m exposed to some really cold temps, but standing in a river of ice water seems to be my breaking point.

If this sounds like you or someone you know then please read on. Last year before Christmas we were shopping at Costco, and I noticed in one of the rows of merchandise, was a pair of “heated wool socks”.

I looked long and hard at this package, put them in the cart, took them back out, and back in then out again. Finally, my Wife with the voice of reason said, “let’s buy them and they can be from the dog”. Ok, a gift from the dog, who could say no.

Christmas came and went, and the socks sat on my closet shelf for all of last Winter. I played with them, charged them, paired them with my phone, oh yeah I forgot they are “Bluetooth” enabled.

Let’s fast forward to this Winter, and my first trip of the Fall when ice was forming on the edge of the river. I stood in the ice cold waters, and said to myself, “I wish my feet were warmer” then of course the light bulb, “I have heated socks at home”, DUH!!

So, like a goof, I got home and charged the socks and made them ready for the next day’s fishing trip to one of the chilly rivers here in Colorado. Then next day I hit the water like a Gladiator in my new socks and man did I have a life changing event.

I stared in the morning with the socks set at 25% power and I could barely notice anything different, but the water did not seem to “sting” as bad for the first 2 or so hours. Around lunch time I noticed my feet beginning to feel that old bone chilling numbness creeping in. I combated this by grabbing my phone and cranking the socks up to 75%, and though I did not really feel warmth, I did notice my toes stopped squealing, and I was able to comfortably fish for the next 3 hours.

Are you interested?

So enough with the teaser adverting, here is the pictures of the socks I own. I’m not telling you to run right out to your local Costco but merely keep this article in mind if you are a die hard. Since purchasing these socks, I have noticed from my last trip to Bass Pro, that heated everything is available for the Winter fisherman/sportsman.

 What you get in the package:

• 1 pair of wool heated socks with a battery cord coming from the socks

• A battery pack for each sock, ( they fit into a pocket on the top of the sock)

• Instructions for washing for the socks, (yes, you can machine wash in cold)

• Instructions for downloading the Bluetooth app for your phone.

I have to be honest I’m no software wizard, and if a goober like me can download and pair the socks to my phone, then there could be hope. The app is really simple to use, just click on the app, and pick your sock, either right or left, and set the desired temp. You set the temp as follows: 25%-50%-75%-100%. If you run the socks at 100% they will last less than 1.5 hours. I find at 25% they will go about 4-6 hours. So, keep that in mind and use your juice wisely.

Keep this in mind

If you are planning to do a lot of wading this Winter, and your wading boots are a snug fit, this snugness will impede blood flow in your feet which leads to cold feet. I normally wear a size 10 wading boot, but I upsized to a size 11 for Winter to give my feet a little more room. Even though a size 11 gives me what I call “clown foot” it gives me better circulation to my poor little piggies.

Thanks for reading, and always feel free to reach out to me

Gary, AKA LaMachine