Neville, I have a wading staff, and I use it, but it doesn't help my
feet. In fact I was using the staff when I sprained my ankle. My right
ankle is very weak compared to the other. This is where the instability
comes into play. Thanks for trying to help.
JIMMY D
Neville Gosling wrote:
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
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Past Pres. McGregor Rotary. Freelance Outdoor writer, humorist, half-assed Texan
and collector of classic bamboo fly rods and classic golf clubs
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