Pacemaker Fishing Forum

I stopped by the Algonkian ramp to check the river while out doing errands.  It was around 12pm and I saw a little 10 foot aluminum semi-v jon with a tiny motor sitting sideways at the ramp.  There were 4 high school aged boys (15-18 years) standing near it and I noticed they were planning to get into it and roll.  This was a very old jon with no life jackets that I could see and the kids were dressed for a picnic in while tee shirts, shorts and nice kicks.  I pulled up and nicely told them that the river was in near flood stage and not safe for them to go out into.  I noted that they did not have life jackets and that even I would not go out in my boat in those conditions.  I explained that the flow would have them downriver in no time and said I did not want to read about them in the news. 

The biggest guy was very polite, explained that he had a paddle and thanked me for the information.  I pulled up and parked to go look at the river from where the bench is and I noticed they were heading out.  One guy was paddling.  I pulled the car around to see if they started the little motor and noticed they were out of site around the corner downstream.

There were 2 other adults at the ramp and neither one said anything.  I drove to the maintenance area and told one of the guys there and he said he would notify the park guys.