Alas, fly fishing is not immune to trends. Those once-maligned felt-soled fishing waders that the environmental movement and fishing gear retailers had hissy fits about are on the comeback.
Most states discouraged the use of felt-soled waders, contending that they carried “rock snot”, which was thought to be an alien invasive aquatic gremlin of a sort. Vermont even criminalized the use of felt-soled waders.
Well, guess what? Last month, Vermont rescinded its longtime ban of felt-soled waders. It seems that a study revealed that “rock snot” is indigenous, not an invasive after all. Vermont had no choice but to allow, however reluctantly, the use of felt-soled waders in its rivers and streams.
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