Felt Soled Waders: A Slippery Slope Toward Contamination

As the salmon make their way up stream, and the rivers bustle with eager anglers, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game wants to remind sport fishermen about the ban on footgear with felt-soles. Anglers have used felt soles on their boots for years to provide better traction and stability on slippery rocks.

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Brianna Gibbs is a reporter at KMXT in Kodiak.

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