Today’s New York Times story on invasive species, felt soles and didymo, features TU’s senior scientist, Jack Williams, and targets fly fishermen as some of the biggest offenders in the transport of aquatic invasive species.
It’s not news to most of us in the angling community, but nice to see the issue get some ink in a major publication like the New York Times.
By Louie DeNolfo June 7, 2011 - 11:57 pm
That photo of a didymo bloom is from New Zealand. No such blooms have occurred in North America. In fact, didymo is native to North America and occurs naturally in small amounts in most streams. I have yet to see any
real scientific evidence of any invasive which can be transported by felt soles, and I believe all bans have been orchestrated by boot companies trying to unload dangerous rubber sole boots, and aided and assisted by organizations which receive contributions from those companies.
Show me the science or get off the pot!!!
Down with all bans of felt soles!
By Eag1e July 6, 2011 - 11:35 am
I have gone from felt soles shoes to shoes with spikes and now I fine the spikes shoe are working better in the streams I fish. As I change from one stream to the other, I now used bleach to clean the boots. Yes I do rise the boots carefully and and take the bleach water back home as we all should do.