WADING IN LAKES OR STREAMS
Requires special care.
Watch your footing. Look out for drop-offs,
deep holes, slippery rocks, soft mud and
quicksand. Always test the footing ahead and
keep most of your weight on the foot already
on safe ground.
Avoid wading through bank fishermen's lines.
Shoes should always be worn whether fishing
on shore, in a boat, or wading in the water.
Stray hooks, glass, sharp rocks, and other
objects on shore and in the water could cut
your bare feet.
In a boat, shoes designed to keep your feet
from slipping in a wet boat could help prevent
you from taking an unexpected dip into the
water.
Watch the weather
In a storm, seek shelter on shore in a building
or vehicle.
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DON'T FORGET,
ELECTRICITY LIKES WATER!
Anything wet can conduct electricity, even your
boots! A wet fishing line wrapped around a
power line can kill you....the electricity can
travel down the fishing line and through you.
On shore or in a boat, avoid overhead power
lines.
On the stream bank, don't cast near electric
fences or power lines. Take a tip from the cows,
stay away from electric fences! Watch
sprinkling systems....those electric power users
are another danger. Don't try to catch an
animal in a pipe. Many people have been killed
lifting the ends of pipes near power lines. If a
rabbit, gopher, or snake crawls into a long
aluminum irrigation pipe, leave it there. Don't
try to dump it out. Never lift a metal pipe
higher than your head.
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