Tips to stay warm when fishing in winter

Sitting huddled up in thermals with the wind chewing your ears off isn’t exactly appealing compared with being in shorts and flip-flops.

There’s no such thing as bad weather, only the wrong clothing, as Billy Connolly claims… Up to a point it’s true, and while people do feel the cold to different degrees, spending money on the right cold weather clothing can make the world of difference to how you feel about getting the rods out after November, rather than taking the easy option and giving it a miss.

Here’s Angler’s Mail carp ace Colin Davidson’s hit list for kit that will keep you warm and fishing effectively, instead of counting the hours until you can get into the car and go home.