True, but is part of the problem, it's a place to start. Even if they are not the only carriers, felt soles are a heck of a good carrier. And if you hit different rivers in one day or different sections of the same river, it's hard to clean and dry in between.

I'm not really into quotes and stuff like this but this caught my eye because is so true. And returning to the topic,  I totally support the felt ban like any other measure that would improve fish health, and natural state of the rivers/lakes. I've seen what human intervention did to the rivers in my home country and I would agree with any rule that is aimed to preserve the environment. I think this is not the time to be selfish and think only at our comfort when we go fishing.