In my situation, I like to fish small streams. When wet wading I Usually takes a hike of at least 30 minutes or so before I get to the water. Smoky Mountains is my preferred fishing waters. If you've never been you've missed a beautiful spot. Tough fishing though, you have to climb over one boulder, fish a small pool then climb over another one. I've been using some hiking sandals and they worked ok. But they was a cheap pair and they started coming apart so I'm looking to upgrade. I have used neoprene booties and my wading boots before. That works good but they are heavy and bother my knees. Plus I'm afraid the felt will give out on the trail somewhere. So, does anyone have any suggestions of a good pair of hiking/wading shoes or sandals that might fit my situation?

Thanks in advance,
hNt