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The Fishing Bivvy

The fishing bivvy, is a special tent designed to cater for the angler who sends a lot of, his/her time out at the water's edge!

If you need to use a fishing bivvy, it is most likely you are going to be trying to catch some big specimen fish and you are prepared to spend many hours to achieve your goals.

The fishing bivvy is not very large and at it's smallest caters for just one fisherman/fisherwoman, along with his/her bits and pieces.

You can buy two man bivvies, but they are to be found in the higher price ranges of your selected model.

Match anglers don't tend to be fishing long enough to have to use a fishing bivvy, they usually only have contests of about 5 or 6 hours duration, so a large anglers umbrella is good enough for their needs.

However if you are a big fish hunter, you are going to spend a lot more of your time out in all sorts of weather, so a fishing bivvy is a 'must have' piece of equipment! This is especially true if you do any night time fishing, or you fish no-matter what, come rain or shine!

A true fishing bivvy is a dome shaped shelter, which if it is a quality product, will keep out the worst the weather can throw at it.

To hold the fishing bivvy in place, there is an easily erected lightweight frame, over which is stretched a waterproof skin, then guide ropes and pegs attach it to the ground.

The fishing bivvy frame, may be made from a metal such as aluminum, or even a composite material like carbon fibre. These materials keep the weight of the fishing bivvy as light as possible.

This waterproof fishing bivvy skin, is probably nylon based with a waterproofing coat impregnated into it and it should have sealed seams, so you stay dry.

In any fishing bivvy you are thinking of buying, there should be a good groundsheet. This groundsheet will keep out any rising moisture, so you stay snug and dry when tucked away inside.

The basic bivvy will not have much going for it! There will be no clear 'windows', so that you can look out on the bad weather days, when you are all closed up against the elements.

It may not even have a 'porch' cover over the access point. If there is no porch cover, your head gets wet if you poke it out when it is raining.

There are lightweight waterproof skins and there are heavy duty waterproof skins to choose from, it all depends on what your personal budget is. When it comes to comfort, I always try to go for quality, I think it pays off long term and gives me better value for my money.

Two-way zipped openings are another nice feature, which you will find with some makes of bivvies.

What kind of weather are you likely to encounter on your fishing trips? If it is mostly during the summer months when you use your fishing bivvy, then it need not have to cater for what you would experience, if you went ice fishing in Alaska!

Look after your fishing bivvy, no matter what you paid for it and you will get many seasons of good use.

If your fishing bivvy is wet when you get home after a fishing trip, your number one priority is to spread it out and get it dry.

Left wet and folded, your fishing bivvy will not give you anywhere near as good a return for your money as it will, if you look after it properly from day one.

Lots of luck in your fishing efforts.

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