collapse

* TPO SHOUT IT OUT!

Refresh History
  • chickenlegs: yo bill from butternut grove.whats up with your rv
    July 28, 2010, 09:04:59 AM
  • sholgate: Thus the Area: Anything and Everything Not Fly Fishing Related
    July 27, 2010, 06:54:56 AM
  • JKilroy: Until recently, people that were laid off could get 99 weeks of unemployment, i think that was extended because of the bad ecomomy.
    July 26, 2010, 11:26:59 PM
  • Magnet: i thought we had a spot where we could talk about topics unrelated to fly fishing. i want to talk about unemployment and how it is being abused. there is too much fraud in the system. many of us scrounge to find time to fish while the freeloaders are leisurely doing what they want on our dime.
    July 25, 2010, 11:26:26 AM
  • sholgate: Really enjoying the change of species.  Sometime the bass are tough too.  Looking forward to fall trout already.
    July 23, 2010, 07:29:00 PM
  • AaronJasper: On our way home from the Farmington... Fished some areas for the first time this year. You can't beat it for milage of accessible trout water!
    July 19, 2010, 08:05:17 PM
  • Frankm205: I hear it's like a zoo there, especially on the weekends!
    July 19, 2010, 08:14:38 AM
  • Walshmiko: I got a new phone now i can post all the timen
    July 18, 2010, 11:59:06 AM
  • AaronJasper: WB is a mob scene :(
    July 18, 2010, 09:07:45 AM
  • sholgate: According to USGS, Phila. got 8.51".  As of this morning the Tully is running at 1190 cfs.  That should knock out some of that stream weeds.
    July 16, 2010, 07:17:52 AM
  • AaronJasper: 7 inches! Ouch, I wish that we would get a half inch every other day! that would be just the right amount...
    July 15, 2010, 09:09:15 PM
  • sholgate: Not to mention how much of the algae has been moved.  It is all good.  We got 7 inches of rain.  Not sure why here, hardly anywhere else has even close to that. But a blessing.
    July 15, 2010, 08:15:42 PM
  • big south: Swollen rivers are good for the trout too, is how silt gets removed for better spawning.
    July 15, 2010, 03:22:17 PM
  • sholgate: Silly Aaron, my family on both sides are farmers. I know we needed the rain.  I was in the lower end of the Tully yesterday am.  It went from about 400 cfs to 2000 in about 30 minutes.  (I was fishing for bass.)
    July 15, 2010, 07:31:52 AM
  • AaronJasper: Steve... I wish that we had shots of rain every day. We need it really bad. I know that on some streams the trout are having a real tough time.
    July 14, 2010, 09:21:30 PM

* TPO Hero Shots


Author Topic: wading boots  (Read 302 times)

USCG716

  • TPO *ROCKSTAR*
  • Little Brookie
  • *****
  • Posts: 64
  • Karma: +3/-0
wading boots
« on: July 03, 2009, 01:00:52 PM »
Has anyone heard that next season felt soles will be banned from the farmington?  Just wondering if this is true or not? 


Bowtech

  • Hatchery Fingerling
  • *
  • Posts: 36
  • Karma: +1/-1
Re: wading boots
« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2009, 09:10:25 AM »
Westport Outfitters, Westport CT made such a statement in their newsletter recently.  I did not see it but was told about it.  My guess it is being talked about as a way to stop Didymo, a highly invasive freshwater alga has recently been found in several Northeast trout streams!
if we all take 1 piece of trash from the area we fish , it will make a difference!

kyle

  • Alaskan Bow
  • *****
  • Posts: 609
  • Karma: +18/-9
Re: wading boots
« Reply #2 on: July 04, 2009, 02:12:57 PM »
It'll happen sometime but I don't think that next season will be the begginning of the new rule.

I just hope someone comes up with a long lasting durable rubbersole boot that I won't kill myself in while I'm walking along rocks.
"The truth about flyfishing is that it is beautiful beyond description"   -John Gierach

USCG716

  • TPO *ROCKSTAR*
  • Little Brookie
  • *****
  • Posts: 64
  • Karma: +3/-0
Re: wading boots
« Reply #3 on: July 04, 2009, 03:03:51 PM »
Yeah I think it is a great idea, anything to help prevent didymo is good, but when I tried a pair of cloudviel vibram soles I had absolutley no traction on the housy.  I wore them once and sent them back to cloudveil the next day.  They refunded my money no problem.  My wife has a pair of the simms vibram soles they seem to have a better grip design.  She still has a lot of problems wading though. 

The reason I was asking was because my dad's waders had to be replaced by orvis and the sales rep told us to get the rubber lug soles because next year felt will be banned on the farmington.  I told my dad to get the felt and that we can deal with it when the time comes.  I just figured I would have heard about this on TPO or somewhere on the DEP website.  I am not sure where he got this information.  When the time comes to use the rubber soles I'm going to make sure they are studded this time.  I like the idead of using two pairs one for the housy and one for the farmington but that can get expensive.

I did read Alains post and it was really good.  I'm just glad that cloudviel was very easy to work with in regards to my retuns.

SloNDeep

  • TPO Faithful
  • Alaskan Bow
  • *****
  • Posts: 791
  • Karma: +11/-8
  • formerly: The Predator
Re: wading boots
« Reply #4 on: July 04, 2009, 08:39:52 PM »
I understand they'll be banning Heron from wearing feathers as well.
If the line ain't tight,  ya ain't doin it right

SherpaB

  • Big Brown
  • ****
  • Posts: 342
  • Karma: +13/-0
Re: wading boots
« Reply #5 on: July 05, 2009, 09:33:20 AM »
I would contact one of the local fly shops - Dave Goulet especially if he is still in business to find out.  I tried the simms Vibrams in the South Platte which is an easy wading river...they sucked
relocated to the Rockies!

Bowtech

  • Hatchery Fingerling
  • *
  • Posts: 36
  • Karma: +1/-1
Re: wading boots
« Reply #6 on: July 05, 2009, 12:09:07 PM »
I talked to Dave yesterday about this.  He said it has been in the works for a few years now.  He said the companies making the rubber boots are using the same rubber that is used for rock climbing.  He said it is actual a pretty good rubber but will load up in the crevices with stones & pebbles rending them useless.  He is taking a wait & see attitude.  One finally thought from dave, he said this is good but won't stop the speard because bottom line is guys don't clean their waders!  ( to paraphrase)
if we all take 1 piece of trash from the area we fish , it will make a difference!

alanb_ct

  • Guest
Re: wading boots
« Reply #7 on: July 05, 2009, 04:47:25 PM »
Do people rock climb on wet rocks coated with green slime?  That is the problem!
« Last Edit: July 05, 2009, 07:23:54 PM by alanb_ct »

 


* TPO Mission Statement

*NOTICE* This fly fishing site was founded for informational and educational purposes. The mission of TPO is to provide fly fishing knowledge that leads to more Trout on your fly line. Posts should concentrate on Reports, Inquiries, and General Fishing Conversation. Any posts that are inflammatory, insulting, or otherwise ill-natured will be removed immediately, and individuals who habitually violate these rules will be asked to leave. TPO is a catch and release fly fishing community, which also welcomes anglers of all methods and persuasions, please help keep our rivers clean and our fish healthy! *NOTICE*

image linking to 100 Top Fly Fishing Sites

* Who Are You?

 
 
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.

* Chat Live with TPO



* TPO Store

Trout Predator Online Store
Get Davy Wotton Signature Flies and Great TPO Products

* Find TPO on Facebook


TPO on Facebook

* Subscribe to TPO RSS 2.0 Feeds

Follow TPO!
Follow FF Evolution
Follow Dark Side

* TPO Recent Posts

Brookies, Browns, and a Rainbow 7-29 by Clema74
[Today at 06:09:14 AM]


I Finally Had a Free Day to Fish! by Clema74
[Today at 06:02:07 AM]


Degreasing Your Leader - August 2010 TPO Tip of the Month by SherpaB
[Today at 12:50:18 AM]


Long Line Euro Nymphing Overview - June 2010 TPO Tip of the Month by mesanomad
[July 29, 2010, 10:20:21 PM]


Where Dry/Dropper Rules the Day! by AaronJasper
[July 29, 2010, 09:24:02 PM]


new strike indicator by JUICE
[July 29, 2010, 07:59:10 PM]


No big SMB? Where did they go? by rs0i
[July 29, 2010, 07:53:05 PM]


Housatonic... by Duck-butt Chucker
[July 29, 2010, 06:48:01 PM]


The Susitna and its tribs by euroflifisher
[July 29, 2010, 05:05:39 PM]


Davy Wotton’s Wet Fly Tying DVD by JUICE
[July 29, 2010, 02:09:01 PM]


Tully this Morning by outdoorsman816
[July 29, 2010, 11:58:58 AM]


West Branch is "Going Green" by AaronJasper
[July 29, 2010, 01:00:40 AM]


Carmans on Long Island by sipper
[July 28, 2010, 11:03:15 PM]


Exploring the Croton by Duck-butt Chucker
[July 28, 2010, 09:27:32 PM]


orvis flies by bill de brooklyn
[July 28, 2010, 09:07:58 PM]


* TPO Upcoming Dates

Sorry! There are no calendar events available at the moment.