The Pros of Fly Fishing in Felt Boots For decades, felt-soled wading boots were considered the best—and usually the only—choice for fishermen. Comfortable enough to wear all day, felt soles can grip ...

Among the obvious necessities for fly fishing — a rod, reel and fly — the next items of importance often include some type of garment to aid in wade fishing. The most common example: chest-high waders ...

If you value these stories, please consider subscribing. Subscribe Anglers are well aware of a universal truth: Rocks are slippery. That’s how we got the invention of felt-soled wading boots, an ...

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, ...