As Dave Cisek silently glides along the rivers and streams of Long Island in his kayak, he never knows what will greet him. One day there may be crabs skittering below him, another day striped bass ...

For kayak fishing, you have two basic choices for shoes—something that is designed to get wet, or no shoes at all. For me, I’m not really a barefoot kind of fisherman, or even a flip-flop kind of guy.