What a fishing tent is
A fishing tent is a shelter you sit in, or sleep in, beside the water while you fish. What you need depends on the season. In summer it is shade and a break from the wind for a long day on the bank. In winter it is a warm, windproof box you can sit in for hours without getting cold. This range holds both, from light pop-up sun shelters to thick cotton winter fishing tents, plus a few camping tents made for fishing trips.
Sun shelters, winter fishing tents or camping tents
- Pop-up sun shelters for one or two weigh about a kilo, with UPF 30+ to UPF 50+ fabric. See sun shelters.
- Automatic pop-up tents for three or four open in moments and keep the rain off. See instant and automatic tents.
- Winter fishing tents are thickened cotton, closed in, and windproof. See ice fishing tents.
- Bell and tipi tents suit a fishing trip of several nights. See tipi tents.
Carrying it to your spot
You carry a fishing tent with rods, bait and a chair, often along a bank with no path. So weigh the warmth you want against the walk. A pop-up sun shelter weighs about a kilo; a pop-up ice fishing tent about 3kg, and folds flat to 62cm across; the thickened cotton quick-open tent about 13kg. The cotton tents are the warm ones, so they suit a swim close to the car park.
Room to sit and fish
Check the height as well as the floor. The single winter fishing cotton tent comes in sizes from 1.8m square and 1.5m high to 2.4m square and 1.8m high, so you can sit on a chair inside, not just lie down. Mesh windows and double doors let you watch the line and keep the flies out. Pick level ground a little back from the water's edge.
Questions people ask about fishing tents
Can I sleep in a fishing tent?
The pop-up and camping tents here are made to sleep in. The sun shelters are for daytime.
Can I use a stove in a winter fishing tent?
Only in one made for it, with a chimney opening, such as the chimney winter fishing tent here, and with a carbon monoxide alarm. Never take a barbecue or a stove without a flue into a tent: carbon monoxide kills.
How long does delivery take?
Delivery is included in every price and tracked to your door. Each product page says when that tent usually arrives, so check it before ordering for a set date.
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