How Do You Use Polarized Glasses For Fly Fishing?
“ALVIN DEDEAUX: Essential equipment right here, polarized glasses, and a cheap pair of polarized glasses will do you a lot better on the water than a really expensive pair of non-polarized glasses. What these glasses do is to have a little polarizing filter built in the lenses and they block the reflected light that comes off the water. So, it does a lot of things for you. One, you’re not staring at the glare all day. The other is you can actually see through the water a lot better whether you’re waiting, that helps so that you know you’re not going to step into a deep hole or stumble over a rock, and if you’re actually sight fishing, it’ll allow you to see the fish in the water whereas a regular pair of glasses won’t cut that glare. Another important thing to have with your polarized glasses ’cause they can be pretty expensive is a keeper or a lanyard, something that will keep these glasses from falling in the water. I’ve had these pair of glasses for years and the only reason I have
