Jimmy: Have you considered using a wading staff? I use one when the rocks are slippery like when fishing for steelhead on the Thomson river.
Neville (Nev) Gosling Late Friday afternoon I had the misfortune of spraining my right ankle. ( this is the one that I broke several years ago on the Gunnison, and have had severe problems with it ever since and also developed osteoarthritis in the ankle joint. I used to wade right up the middle of a stream, but not anymore. I have to creep along the bank and be super careful not to twist my ankle on a rock The worst problem I have is with my balance. Just one little miss step and I'm on my butt on the bottom of the river. That is what happened when I sprained my ankle, tried to catch myself to keep from falling, but got my ankle caught between to rocks. If the bottom is fairly flat and gravelly and the water not terribly fast, I can wade, but not the rough stuff like I could handle before my accident on the Gunney. My ankle was still swollen on Saturday morning, so instead of sitting on the Zastrow porch all day, while the others fished, I decided to head home. JIMMY D
