Best cold-weather gloves for kayak fishing?

My buddy gets me a bunch from where he works, brings me a gallon zip loc full every time he fishes with me.  I will ask him to get the brand name & specs. and I will try to track down a retail source. I would say they are at least 5 times as thick as regular gloves.  One pair lasts all day.

I have the nrs gloves.  Never used them. Well not true.  I've started with them on several occasions but they always come off.  Can't fish with ANY glove personally.  On one of my below zero trips I copied my old man.  Looks stupid but amazingly it works well.  Try disposable latex gloves.  I'd say half the battle is avoiding evaporation heat loss.  They are cheap and allows you to tie up rigs and such.

Rory you can get the thick Nitrile gloves at a auto body paint supplier like Industrial Paint Supply or Rainbow Finishes. That's where I buy mine. They also have chem gloves that are thicker than Nitrile gloves but still not too thick.

I wear the heavy Nitrile gloves (the really thick blue industrial chemical proof ones) under my synthetic version of the above gloves. The Nitrile gloves keep water and wind off your hands and the outer gloves keep your hands insulated and warm

Where are you getting them?  The ones I get at the drugstore are crap.

I bring two pairs of gloves. Fingerless wool gloves and a warmer pair with fingers. I use the finger-less gloves until my hands get too cold. I then briefly warm up in the full-fingered gloves for a few minutes and then switch back. Most days around here I never need to switch from the fingerless gloves. The fingerless gloves allow you to feel your line and fish effectively while adding warmth to your hands. Personally, I do not like to sacrifice fishability for personal comfort. I do not like gloves with mitten-like flaps because I have had trouble with my line catching on the flaps of those types of gloves. A good solution might be to have flaps that you can completely remove but throw over top of the fingerless gloves to warm up - rather than swapping gloves the way that I do.

The other thing I believe is true is that if you are warm overall your hands will stay pretty warm. Usually the only times my hands get cold is when I am getting a little cold over all. I prefer to overdress and be too warm rather than be cold. I also bring cold drinks and hot drinks while fishing. I help regulate my overall temperature through their consumption.

I feel like if I could get a better hand-warming system going I could increase my good times on the water significantly.  Especially since the rest of my body is nice and toasty.

I wear the ol' school Millar mitts which is nothing more than fingerless rag wool. They keep my hands warm for the most part, but finger tips are generally numb. Quoting you above Rory, I'd like to know your secret for keeping your feet warm. On this past weekend during the Dino Rodeo, several guys I spoke with said their feet were numb. Mine were still in pain an hour after coming off of the water and I had two pairs of wool socks under the neoprene booties in my waders and water socks over those. They were dry the entire time, but dead cold. Sorry I wasn't more help on the gloves.

+1 for the chem grade nitriles, & on top I use a pair of neoprene gloves with the fingers cut off

Have you looked at the Glacier Gloves with the slits in the thumb, pointy and index fingers?  Those three digits have fold back ends for tying knots and such.  I've had a pair for 2 years now and really like them.

   Remember when your grandmother used to say "if you're cold,put on a hat " ?
   She knew what she was talking about.By keeping your core temperature stable (warm) your extremeities will stay warmer because your body will send the needed heat outward.
   Having worked in some of the coldest weather on this continent (Prudhoe Bay,Alaska) in temperature as low as -84 degrees,I have found that a hood can be your best friend in cold weather.You will lose so much heat from your neck and head area that your body will protect your vital organs 1st.Keep your core warm everything else will stay warm.So wear a hoodie.
   As for fishing gloves---I go with fingerless wool.......

I feel like if I could get a better hand-warming system going I could increase my good times on the water significantly.  Especially since the rest of my body is nice and toasty.

I wear the ol' school Millar mitts which is nothing more than fingerless rag wool. They keep my hands warm for the most part, but finger tips are generally numb. Quoting you above Rory, I'd like to know your secret for keeping your feet warm. On this past weekend during the Dino Rodeo, several guys I spoke with said their feet were numb. Mine were still in pain an hour after coming off of the water and I had two pairs of wool socks under the neoprene booties in my waders and water socks over those. They were dry the entire time, but dead cold. Sorry I wasn't more help on the gloves.

Those are the ones I primarily use as well.

Have you looked at the Glacier Gloves with the slits in the thumb, pointy and index fingers?  Those three digits have fold back ends for tying knots and such.  I've had a pair for 2 years now and really like them.

Wow, that is funny Lee. I hated those gloves. I was always catching my line or fly line on the edge of the velcro or in the slit. I guess that is why they make more than
one style