Please use caution with canoes on big lakes

[super mario]

While fishing today at Pigeon Lake Provincial Park, the fish were biting well, and by noon a cold wind came so we decided to go home. We were fishing in two boats and I was ahead of my friends Andrew and Josh. At the time we saw two canoes going 200 meters out onto the lake. Ten minutes later, I was on shore and turned around to see my friend hauling the canoe people out of the water. The young kid in the canoe had a life jacket, but the parents didn't. They were holding onto the canoe and wouldn't have lasted for more than a few minutes longer because the water was 10C. My friend definitively saved this family's bacon.

Be careful with canoes in big cold lakes and always wear life jackets!

[harrydude]

And know the lake and weather conditions ....

[bwackwabbit]

Great advice! and Good on your friend for quick reaction and saving lives.

Cheers.

[Pikecrazed]

Saw something kinda like that at our cabin a couple years ago lucky it was warm water and they were wearing life jackets it was like cable tv a group of three teens took there canoe into the lake but each time they went at it they got puched back onto shore happend for twenty mins befor they gave up got to love motors on row boats

[Kokanee9]

Originally Posted by super mario

Be careful with canoes in big cold lakes and always wear life jackets!

Great advice.

Sometimes waves can build so fast that it is hard to get a lifejacket on and keep the boat steady at the same time.