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, ...

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 ...

Fishing is one of those activities that requires a fair amount of gear if you want to get started on the right foot. There’s the rod and reel, the lures and lines, and what you need depends on where ...

Guides and fly shop owners across the region had similar observations on recently introduced sticky-rubber wading boot soles in comparison with felt. All of them noted that screw-in studs or cleats ...

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 ...