This studded wading boot from Orvis protects your ankle from rolling even on the toughest of fly fishing streams. The Battenkill Brouge is one mean ol’ boot that’ll keep you warm when temperatures are in the 20’s but allow easy “in-n-out” with a zipper/laces combination. The support panels and main toe and heel are rugged polyurethane and side foxing is further protected with abrasion-resistant, texturized PVC- Huh? Let me translate:  These are tough boots and the studded soles will help you “keep a grip.”