Posted on 02/20/2011 2:01:12 PM PST by JoeProBono
MONKTON, Md. (AP) -- As an algae with a gross nickname invades pristine trout streams across the U.S., Maryland is about to become the first state to enforce a ban on a type of footgear the organism uses to hitchhike from stream to stream: felt-soled fishing boots.
The state Department of Natural Resources plans to prohibit wading with felt soles starting March 21 to curb the spread of invasive organisms that can get trapped in the damp fibers and carried from one body of water to another.
Similar bans will take effect April 1 in Vermont and next year in Alaska, aimed especially at didymo, a type of algae....
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Filson footgear is imported now. They’re going yuppie.
That saddens me.
Do those work? Can I get them Bunyan style?
Are they good eatin’?
You can move it from stream to stream with felt-soled waders? Here I’ve been moving my rock snot the old-fashioned way, with my hands. This is going to be a time-saver.
Ten times better than New Jersey Gar.
felt boots looks a little different without my glasses
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