Thanks very much for all your replies.
I don't think my boots are too small to be honest. When wading in my wading boots my feet seem to be ok. These if anything are slightly too big I think, as I feel a lot of water pressure on the top of my feet and my toes, which I think is wrong. They are the Simms Rivershed Boots with Studded Aquastealth soles, so were not cheapies. I am an 11 shoe size and was advised by John Norris, whom I bought them from, to go for a UK12 boot to accommodate thick socks etc. Maybe I should have gone for an 11?? What do you guys normally do with regards to this dilemma ... in future I will try some on before I buy, but nobody stocks wading gear where I live.
http://www.johnnorris.co.uk/search/7236-simms-rivershed-boot-vibram-sole-2403.html
It's when I am bait fishing, sitting around in neoprene waders with boot feet, that I seem to suffer. These ones are by Snowbee, and the attached boots are supposed to be neoprene lined, but even with what I thought were good thick woollen socks, my feet suffer big time. Likewise boat fishing in winter.
So was just wondering what people thought were the warmest, or best type of socks to go for? Manufacturers claim that their socks are the warmest, but often these are over £20 a pair, plus p&p, so expensive if they are not that great.
Are the neoprene ones that warm, and do people wear normal thick woollen socks underneath?