The most basic feature to consider in fishing wading boots is the sole, and the most classic option is felt. Felt soles provide excellent traction on slippery, algae-covered rocks, but they also ...

Simms Fishing Products, which voluntarily discontinued felt-soled wading boots last year, offers rubber-soled boots priced from about $100 to $220.

We tested the best wading boots to see how well they grip slippery rocks, dry after a long day of fishing, and hold up to technical streams.

We've spent years testing the best wading boots on the market. Here are our favorite picks for all types of fly fishing scenarios.

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.

Anglers casting in Yellowstone National Park this season will have to leave their felt-soled wading boots at home. The park has banned the boots to help prevent transportation of aquatic invasive ...

Interestingly, felt-soled shoes, long popular among fly fishers, are falling out of favor and are even illegal in some states. That’s because the felt tends to catch and spread invasive algae.

The Minister of Conservation agreed in principle last week with a Fish & Game New Zealand submission to ban the use of felt soled wading boots for freshwater fishing. The ban, yet to be approved ...

My first pair of wading boots lasted me over five years. When I hung them up for good, the reglued soles were falling off again. But I was a broke college grad who thought money could be better ...

28 July 2008 Felt Soled Wading Boots To Be Banned From 1 October The Minister of Conservation agreed in principle last week with a Fish & Game New Zealand submission to ban the use of felt soled ...