we used to call them chiggers. I used to wash my feet with rubbing alcohol after digging all the time when digging in mud as soon as I got home. Mostly got them around my feet area not that high up the leg so maybe a different parasite. Itch like crazy. Yes waders when in mud for sure besides i would lose a shoe once in a while in the mud.
"A beach is a place where a man can feel he's the only soul in the world that's real"
Ya, the EP guy said they get stirred up from the rakes and end up everywhere,,, plus, dummy me didn't dry off or shower till I got them cooking..... Live and learn