Bought a pair of those fleece/neo gloves and hated 'em. They didn't hug my fingers, and they didn't hug my wrists...they seemed too short, but not tight enough. They also provide absolutely no grip on a fish should it come to that.

I'll stick with wool. I keep an extra pair in the car or in my vest for the occasional soaking. Danielson sells 'em for $7 so I'm not heartbroken when they wander off on their own. Patagonia even sells a pair that have a gore-tex lining...

...but that was when I was using an Ambassaduer with a metal body...I've noticed the difference this year, now that I'm using a plastic-bodied Curado...those metal reels get COLD! I've often wondered why Ambassaduer hasn't come out with a model that includes a battery-powered hand-warmer coil on the side...

On a related note, what is your favorite choice in headwear? I'm usually in a baseball hat, which is functional but not exemplary when it comes to blocking the sun and/or protection from wind and rain (although it fits snugly under a hood). Nothing I see really appeals to me...a $30 Patagonia gore-tex floppy ("Hey! Look! It's Indiana Jones!") or a wool touque ("Hey! Look! It's a skier!")? Whatever I wear it's guaranteed to be a nondescript brown or green--no bright red jackets for me...

Once I came upon this gear fisherman dressed all in black--even had on a black trenchcoat. His hat, however, was bright chartreuse. As I walked by I mentally dubbed him Sir Green Butt Skunk.