Proper Shoes for the Canal?

[Saltheart]

I mostly use knee boots with nubby rubber soles at low tide and sneekers at high tide. The rocks are stratified for slipperyness. Its pretty obvious to see the different zones of slipperyness at low tide.

Up high , the rocks are dry and not at all slipper. then you get to the black rocks and weeds which are way more slippery than you would ever imagine. then way low , you hit the barnicle covered rocks which are not at all slipper.

best case is when the tide is low and you can stand in mud or gravel instead of on the rocks . For low , low tide , the knee boots are great as you can stand in only 6 to 12 inches of water on a gravel or mud bottom and get out past the lip when retrieving the jigs.

Anyway , its a traecherous 10 t0 50 feet depending on where you are when the black rocks and weeds are exposed.

[Mike P]

IMO, the best footwear a newbie can wear for the Canal is a pair of work or hiking boots with good ankle support.

That being said, I tend to wear the same knee boots that everyone else does

[jugstah]

I'm not planning on going below the waterline/black line where it gets wicked slippery or will I go wading into the water.

I merely wanted an idea of the type of shoes/boots that will be good to navigate the rocks. Hiking boots that are ankle high sounds like my best bet.

Hockey Gear and ice skates are good for the local pond, but I don't think theyre of any use during striper season.

[Tburg]

I picked up a pair of MUCK BOOTS a few years back and they work good in the ditch for me.