I live in Indiana so share the same warm water weather as Ohio. I'm closing in on 60 so I agree with Ohiotuber. Wet wading is for kids. Scrambling over rocks, fence rolls, and sunken corn cultivators (for real) requires as much protection as possible. I refer you to the fellow member who contracted giardia by simply touching his mouth after releasing a fish. (And, I'm not interested in messing with brown water snakes while wearing shorts...)