Take warning on the wading issue. I have been running around in my studs all year without mishap. Out of respect for my friend's raft, I didn't wear them. First spot we could wade, down I went with only a little water down my waders. Luckily I gave him first pass so he didn't see me fall. Only my pride was hurt. Three days on the Thompson and I never came close to falling. The first 3 minutes of fishing the Wenatchee I was bobbing like a barrell of apples at a kids Halloween party.