Try on boots before you buy — while wearing your waders, or at the very least a pair of neoprene socks. Fly Fishing in the Heat of Summer- Try Wet Wading The rise of wet wading (wading without waders) ...
Wet wading is one of the joys of summer fly fishing. Stay cool and comfortable with these wet wading basics to help get you started. Some beat-up wading boots. / Photo by Jasper Taback One of the best ...
My first pair of wading boots lasted me over five years. When I hung them up for good, the re-glued soles were falling off again. But I was a broke college grad who thought money could be better spent ...
My first fishing shoes were old sneakers I wore as a kid. From boat to wet wading in rivers, they served the purpose. But here’s the thing: They weren’t meant to be water shoes. Spend a day fishing in ...
Once, while walking in a small stream in regular hiking shoes, I slipped so fast and violently that I fell and fractured my finger. The soles of those shoes weren’t meant for traversing slimy rocks, ...
At the Catskill Flies shop in Roscoe, the village at the confluence of the Beaverkill and Willowemoc rivers that calls itself “Trout Town USA,” all wading shoes with felt soles are on clearance sale.
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The five best packable waders that cut bulk and weight so you can go farther into the backcountry for more solitude and less fished-out areas. Most fly-fishermen aren’t known for being minimalists.
A good one isn't inexpensive, but is it worth it? I fished a Grundens Vector Wading Jacket for a year to find out. A good wading jacket will keep you on the water and in the game longer. / Photo by ...
With his wife, Jade Thomason, Carl Haensel operates Namebini, a fly-fishing guide service headquartered in Duluth that specializes in rivers along the north and south shores of Lake Superior. Together ...