Hi, I'm Tim Dotton from the Orvis Company.

I'm Tim Dotton from the Orvis Company.

I'd like to talk to you today about the invasive species issue. I'm sure you've been hearing a lot of stuff about felt and rubber-sold waiting

boots and what they do and what they offer in terms of not only waiting safety but the

mitigation of the invasive species from one watershed to another.

So let me just take a minute, try to help you out a little bit.

The rubber-soled waiting shoes that are on the market today do a great job in not soaking up a lot of material from the bottom of the river.

So they're a great choice in terms of keeping the spread of invasive species down.

Now does that mean you have to get rid of felt sold shoes? No, if you fish one

watershed time after time or you go for maybe weeks or months between fishing trips, felt's

going to be fine. Either way, you need to take some responsibility and follow a few simple

steps to take care of your waiting gear. Three simple rules. You need to inspect, clean, and

dry all your gear. That includes your waders and your boots,

possibly a float tube or a boat if you use those.

So when you get done fishing, you need to take a few minutes.

Go over all your gear. Look for mud, look for vegetation, attach to your

boots, to your laces, to your gravel guards, to your waiters, to the bottom of your boat. You need

to get that stuff off. You can use a hose, you can use a brush, you can take it to the car

wash and spray it down. When you get to a place that has hot water, we encourage you to wash thoroughly

your gear, rinse it off in water that's about 104 degrees or better. wash thoroughly And finally, the most important step, is you need to thoroughly dry your gear.

Hanging in a place where it can get a lot of air circulation,

leave it until it's completely dry.

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