FlyFishinFool Posted November 29, 2011 Posted November 29, 2011 There have been discussions about banning felt soles for quite some time. For those who have not been following the MDC publications, it is apparently a done deal. The Missouri Conservation Commission has approved a regulation change banning the use of porous-soled waders or footwear incorporating or having attached a porous sole of felted, matted, or woven fibrous material when fishing in trout parks and other specific trout waters. Pending public comment through the Secretary of State’s office, the new regulation will go into effect March 1, 2012, the opening day of catch-and-keep fishing at Missouri’s four trout parks. For more information see: http://mdc.mo.gov/newsroom/mdc-bans-porous-soled-waders-help-protect-trout-waters-invasive-algae Guess it is finally time to get my Simms boots re-soled with the new Simms Vibram soles. * ´¯`•.¸¸.•´¯`•.¸ ><((((((º> `•.¸¸.•´¯`•.¸¸.•´¯`•.¸ ><((((º> .¸¸.•´¯`•.¸ ><((((((º> I look in my fly box and think about what should guide my choice of the best fly: the amount/angle of sun on the water, the water temp & clarity, what bugs are hatching, what the fish might be eating, and what worked last time. Then I remember what an old man told me... " Ninety percent of what a trout eats is brown, fuzzy, about 1/2 inch long and underwater."
rcguy Posted November 29, 2011 Posted November 29, 2011 Guess I was lucky when I replaced my old boots last year I got the Simms Vibram soles. So far I like them at Bennett. I actually feel more sure-footed than my old felt.
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