Hello all. Looking for a little advice from the collective wisdom of this board. I am heading out to colorado in a week to fish the Arkansas, South Platte, and possibly the frying pan or roaring fork rivers. My question for any of you that have fished these rivers is: are felt sole wading boots a necessity or are rubber cleated ones ok? Here in michigan my rubber ones are great, but I have heard out west a lot of rivers can be pretty nasty to walk in if you dont have felt. I can get a pair of felt soled boots for around $50 at a local store, but would rather spend that money on fly tying supplies or something else if they arent necessary.

Any help is much appreciated.

Thanks
Yonks