Beginners Guide to Fly Fishing Wading Boots 

I appreciate that! Thanks for the encouragement.

I’m not a huge fan of the G3 boots only because they are quite heavy. I have the older G4 which I like but they’ve suffered some minor damage. Stilling holding solid though. I imagine your flyweights will last you at least a couple more seasons

@niccollsvideo I'm hoping so. I fish a lot more than the average angler so also understand I'm a bit extreme on gear. Did two solid days up and down rivers just last week and before the end of the season I'll have probably have put a couple of hundred river kms on them. Good to know the G3s are heavy, that will be good for winter here but I do too much walking for summer. Probably better off with a pair of flyweights for the more hiking heavy trips.

Thanks! We appreciate it.

Hi William. That's a tough situation. Simms boots are made EEE sized so I think you'd be in the same boat unfortunately, but they are some of the widest on the market. I hear Patagonia boots are quite slender.

Thank you very much for your reply!

It's used as a rugged pull tab to help you seat your foot down in the boot. Most of the new boots have gone to a fabric loop instead.

We generally choose not to carry felt in the shop. Although they do offer excellent grip on wet rocks, they are slippery on grass, don’t handle trails and hiking particularly well, and easily transfer viruses and parasites from one watershed to another. In many areas like national parks they are outright banned.

It's not the most slippery river ever but it has it's moments, especially in spring time before run-off. Most people get by without studs in the Bow, but it can be useful and certainly doesn't hurt. I'd just make sure you have some studless boots for drift boat use.

Waterproof, obviously in that they don't degrade from the water but they are intended to be fully immersed and let all the water in, they are to be used with either waterproof waders or as a wet wading boot with neoprene socks. They do not keep your feet dry in any way.

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Question your local flyshop who sold you the rubber soled wafing boots. Rubber soles are slippery without studs they are not safe

Felt all the way. I have a bow river dedicated felt boot, I won’t go into that river without them.

@@rickmorse9884 if you’re buying the black (artificial) felt sole you don’t even habe to worry about invasive species, these soles dry completely and kill the invasive species (unlike felt that always keeps a fraction of moisture). In my Flyfishing career I rescued one fly fisher who fell on rubber soles, broke is arm on a stone and easily therefore unable to swim. I‘m on gelt soles ever since that day

I bought a pair of felt sole Freestone's 5 years ago on a closeout deal for a C note. Haven't had any problems with them. They're comfy & durable & I put my boots through hell on slick bouldery tributary streams.