I have Cabelas noeprene hip boots and I put on liner socks and wool. The boots are also 1 size larger. This is sufficient.

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ORIGINAL: mjdoog0138

A few years ago I was having a terrible time keeping my feet warm. I have 5mm chest waders that I ordered from Cabela's; the ones for the short, round folks . An elderly gentleman told me that the reason my feet get so cold is because my boots are too tight. I have stocking foot waters and I wear a size 12 shoe/boot, so I bought a size 12 wading boot. So a few years ago, I tossed out my old boots and I went really big and bought a size 14 boot from Cabela's with the turf stuff on the bottom. I can move my toes around, no problem.

I am in the snow storm today fishing Elk Creek, and I cannot feel my toes after 30 minutes in the water. I had wool socks on with everything mentioned above. When I got out of the water 6 hours later, and changed my socks, it looked like my feet were ready to bleed they were so red. I don't have any leaks in my waders and everything was dry. I have no problems with any other part of my body getting cold. I never once had gloves on today and my hands were in the water and cold air all day.

How on earth do I keep my feet warm. Any help would really be helpful.

Simple solution, stay out of the water. By this I mean don't stand in the water 100% of the time you're fishing.

Also I've had good luck wearing Under Armour wool socks under polypropolene socks.

post edited by beerman - 2008/11/11 18:29:47

Polartec thermal underwear work for me.  I have cabelas spring run neo bootfoot w 1000 grams o insulation and i  can stand in one spot in waist deep water for hours in febuary and stay warm. 

Mike,that Ben**** sounds like one good idea,thanks.
 

But a skirt make it so much easier to leave a brown trout on the bank.....

if you care enough about catching fish u'll deal with it, cold or not.  If your cold you know you need to do somthing different but don't let it ruin a days fishing.  Just look at alpine skiiers toenails after a race and be happy that cold is all you get.  

GENERALLY, I KEEP WARM BY DRINKING MARTINIS IN FRONT OF THE FIREPLACE ON COLD DAYS WHEN I'M NOT FISHING. IF I'M FISHING, I DON'T WEAR ANY OF THE GOODLOOKING BREATHABLE STYLISH OUTFITS. NEOPHRENE BOOTFOOT  WADERS PLUS WHATEVER YOU WEAR DEERHUNTING WILL KEEP YOU TOASTY

I fish all though February. If the streams aren't frozen over, I am in them.  Last year it was 5 degrees, slush and ice everywhere.  I have never been cold with this combination.
 
I have Cabelas 1000 gram thinsulate\neoprene chest waders, boot fit, 1 size larger than shoe.
Wear 2 pair of wool Wigwam socks.  (I like the idea of the toe warmers in between, may try it just to see)
1 Pair Under Armour (Heavyweight, best stuff around) pants\top as a base layer (Pull over 1st layer of socks)
1 Pair Polar fleece long underwear top\bottom on top. (polar weight) (Pull over second layer of socks)
1 light fleece long sleve top
1 pair of sweats for bottoms
1 medium weight wading jacket
 
My hands do get cold....but that's because I hate to wear gloves.  I do wear the neoprene gloves which do keep my hands warm for the most part, but I really like the large 10-12 hour hand warmers that Wally world sells and I simply put them in each wading jacket pocket.
 
The good clothing is expensive, but you do get what you pay for.  I wear this in 40 and below and never get too hot or too cold. 
 
Hope this helps!  Good luck, I think it's going to be a brutal Winter.
 

Cabela's spring run bootfit neoprene.  My friends and I refer to them as campfire waders because it feels like you have a campfire in your feet.  They are awesome - a little awkward to hike a distance in, but I'll sacrifice in order to stay in the water longer. 

This helps....
 
http://www.orvis.com/store/productchoice.aspx?pf_id=41R8&dir_id=758&group_id=821&cat_id=5716&subcat_id=6982

It also helps ( though I don't do it ), to avoid coffee ( or caffinated drinks ), alcohol or tobacco. All these things constrict blood vessels, particularly in the extremities, reducing circulation.

definitely gonna give the ben **** a try.
 
Last time at Elk, I fished all day wearing two pairs of wool socks & toe warmers.  I fished 7+ hours without quitting in 28 degree weather.  also wore five layer waders and G3 simms guide boots too.
 
But there were moments where I felt the cold creeping in and then I had to move around to get the circulation going again.  A little moving around was the ticket.

Great ideas guys. I will try out a few for sure. I wear my waders extra large to accomodate up to five layers( i know that sounds crazy),1 layer of old school long johns 2 pair of polar weight long underwear, and two pair of heavy fleece pants. I wear breathable waders. My wading boots are two sizes bigger to accomodate 1 poly sock, 1 mid weight merino, two heavy weight merino and the toe warmers.  I can honestly say, that i can fish all day waist deep, and never move more than a few feet to the left and right. Up top, i wear the old school long john shirt, then a thin polar fleece zip up top, then a polarfleece hoodie, and then my wading jacket.  I is a all a little bulkey, i fish for steel with some real veteran anglers and none of them can outlast me. Oh yeah as far as a hat, polar fleece lined with thinsulate, and for gloves, fleece again. I buy fleece gloves, and cut the tips off of the thumbs, index, and middle fingers. Hope that helps a little.
 

one of the best items I ever bought was a LINED wool sweater.  warm as hell and cuts off the wind completely.  It's $99 and you'll likely have to get it mail order from their store either in Wheeling WV or Hamburg PA.....I can't mention the store here but it trades on the stock market with the symbol:  CAB