July 19 - How do you deal with the things summer throws at you

[Sharon]

Large bandanas to wear as head bands to keep sweat out of my eyes
along with my lucky hat (s)

[Creel Limit Zero]

Bring an extra shirt.  After you pack everything up and ready for the ride home, always nice to put on a dry shirt.

[Sharon]

keep the cooler filled with cool foods like, apples and oranges

[Sharon]

always take my  because sometimes nature provides quite a light show, from INSIDE the truck, of course.

[Sharon]

Summer weather means bugs, so we take our mosquito repellant thermocell. nothing worse than slapping your self silly when trying to reel in the big one.

[Sharon]

If its a holiday weekend, we tend to go off to a private lake where we have permission to fish, or another secluded area where we can fish in peace

[Sharon]

Keep a packet of the rejuvenade I won here    for our bait well

[DAWG]

Wetting your srirt and wearing it will cool you down.

[DAWG]

Eat apples  or oranges to satisfy the thirst .

[left_turn56]

I wear a columbia sun shirt. 30 SPF, very cool, lots of pockets and dries fast.
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[left_turn56]

I wear the biggest billed hat I could find. Keeps the sun off my face, ears and neck. Make sure it is dark on the bottom side of the bill...keeps the glare down

[left_turn56]

Up here at 5200+ feet, I ALWAYS use SPF 50 sunscreen. Tropicana is nice and thick.

[Smith]

Put the sunscreen (at least SPF 30) before leaving and reapplying throughout the day.  Don't forget to put some on your toes and feet if you are wearing sandals.

[Smith]

Drink lots of fluids for breakfast (Juice and water) and keep drinking through the day.

[Smith]

Wear light-colored, loose-fitted clothes.

[Smith]

Wear sandals so you can take them off and dip your feet in the water.

[Smith]

Wade in the rivers, the moving water keeps you cooler.

[Smith]

Wear sunglasses that keep out the UV rays.

[Smith]

Either put the sunscreen on your lips or use chapstick that has sunscreen in it.

[Smith]

Make sure that there is an extra poncho or raingear in your boat in case your fishing partner forgot their's.

[Smith]

Freeze the water bottles the night before.  Putting them in a deep freeze will actually make the ice last longer.  All ice is not created equal, there is such a thing as colder ice.

[Smith]

Check the forecasts, and if your schedule is flexible, pick the days to fish when the weather is less hot or less sunny.

[Smith]

On the weekends, fish places that does not have as many boaters even if there is not the same amount of potential...just makes for a more relaxed day.

[left_turn56]

I wear sun gloves. Keeps my hands out of the sun adn when they get wet hands stay cool too.

[Smith]

When fishing rivers on the weekend, remember that there will be more people and canoers/rafters, so fish less pressurered places...possibly upstream from the put-in points or downstream from the take-out points.