An interesting article from Alaska.
Fisheries Board bans anglers' felt-soled boots
The Associated Press
Published: March 22nd, 2010 02:10 PM
Last Modified: March 22nd, 2010 02:10 PM
JUNEAU, Alaska - Alaska anglers will be banned from wearing felt-soled wading boots in streams and rivers starting in 2012 under a decision by the Board of Fisheries.
The ban is aimed at preventing the spread of disease and invasive species.
The board voted 6-0 in favor of the ban Friday in Anchorage.
Anglers wear felt-soled boots in streams to help their footing on wet rocks.
Trout Unlimited pushed for the ban. Project director Mark Kaelke (CAL'-key) says felt stays wet longer than rubber boots and carries more river sediment.
He says invasive species can survive on felt while boots are transported to different fishing grounds, creating the potential to spread disease
The Fisheries Board has jurisdiction over anglers only and the ban does not apply to other stream users.
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Alaska Felt Ban
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Alaska Felt Ban
by Ken@theSpot » March 22nd, 2010, 9:36 pm
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Re: Alaska Felt Ban
by midger » March 22nd, 2010, 10:10 pm
Ken@theSpot wrote:An interesting article from Alaska.
Fisheries Board bans anglers' felt-soled boots
Anglers wear felt-soled boots in streams to help their footing on wet rocks.
The Fisheries Board has jurisdiction over anglers only and the ban does not apply to other stream users.
So does this mean rafters, sightseers, miners, etc can still wear felts in the rivers, but just not anglers? Funny ruling if that's the case. I raft and my neoprene boots I wear have felt soles. I also wear these same boots when I wet wade and fly fish, so guess I could wear them rafting up there still?
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Re: Alaska Felt Ban
by Artin » March 23rd, 2010, 7:43 am
Would it be ineffective if the rule only applies to one group and not another, which use the same waters.
If "only" fishermen are stopped from waring felt then the people that raft and engage in other water sports and activities still jeopardize other waters... how does that make sense?
Why don't they just ban the thing all together.
Artin
If "only" fishermen are stopped from waring felt then the people that raft and engage in other water sports and activities still jeopardize other waters... how does that make sense?
Why don't they just ban the thing all together.
Artin
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Re: Alaska Felt Ban
by rayfound » March 23rd, 2010, 9:34 am
Funny, but I read the subject line as "Alaska Fan Belt" and was expecting some joke/picture of a piece of Moose Hide or something being used as a fan-belt in a car.
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Re: Alaska Felt Ban
by Ken@theSpot » March 23rd, 2010, 9:38 am
rayfound wrote:Funny, but I read the subject line as "Alaska Fan Belt" and was expecting some joke/picture of a piece of Moose Hide or something being used as a fan-belt in a car.
Dyslexia?
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