Anyone use binoculars on the stream?

[jrcll]

i carry a small monocular, fits nicely in the vest or other pockets

 

[Dave_W]

I've long carried binos when fishing the surf or ocean, but I usually don't take them when wade fishing.

I keep a pair in the car and like to use them from bridges on big rivers in summer when the sun is high to look for fish.

 

[The_Sasquatch]

Not a bad idea. Why haven't most of us thought of this before!?

 

[wildtrout2]

Not a bad idea. Why haven't most of us thought of this before!?

Because we're not looking for extra stuff to carry? 🙂

 

[bringthepain]

I used to carry a very small monocular in a little zipper case in my vest for a long time for looking at insects and other stuff. I can't say I used them much, but they were cool.

When I abandoned the vest I also abandoned the monocular and a bunch of other junk I carried for insect collection and identification because I adopted a much simpler system...

"Small yellow bug, small brown bug, larger tan bug, etc..."

These days all I carry is a nice pair of binoculars in the back of my SUV. I use them for occasional scouting of the landscape and looking at women swimming at the various PA State Parks I frequent.

LOL the last paragraph

 

[The_Sasquatch]

Because we're not looking for extra stuff to carry? 🙂

 

[FrankTroutAngler]

I've carried a compact pair of binoculars for probably the last 40 years. They come in handy for viewing wildlife up close, such as women skinny-dipping.

 

[DaveS]

On bigger water, I think binoculars are indispensable.
My .02

 

[tomgamber]

I'm lucky if I have all the glasses i need to see close, far, light, sun, dusk...

 

[MJMFlyfisher]

I think it's an awesome idea for a bunch of reasons....in theory. I always take binos with me in the truck whenever I head to camp or fishing. Check out that gobbler that crossed in front of me, an elk, whatever, and sometimes I have every intention of throwing them in my vest too.
Then I feel the weight of my vest before I even put on my Richardson box , plus my wading belt with water, wading staff, and net.....and I leave them in the console. LOL
(Maybe there's an answer to another question right there. 😂)
I did keep a pair in the boat when I would do the Delaware because it was more practical but just not on a straight wading trip.

 

[6xAdams(Jones)]

I'm lucky if I have all the glasses i need to see close, far, light, sun, dusk...

Do you have a drawer like Fred Sanford had?

 

[tomgamber]

Do you have a drawer like Fred Sanford had?

no, I actually have progressives now but do have regular and sunglasses as well which is still one more thing I have to keep from losing.

 

[wildtrout2]

On bigger water, I think binoculars are indispensable.
My .02

Agree. On bigger water, I can see them making a lot of sense.

 

[Bamboozle]

Something like this is what I use on my float tube and I must say they were a bargain at only 60K:

https://www.luxxoptica.com/product-page/20x120-us-navy-mark-iii?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI8O6Q38rziwMVIGdHAR0BRi6AEAQYASABEgJm3fD_BwE