
Adams County Sheriff's Office finds two men dead at Sprague Lake
The two men were reported missing by their families on Saturday evening and later found dead late Saturday night.

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I heard that on news last night. So sad for families.![]()
Adams County Sheriff's Office finds two men dead at Sprague Lake
The two men were reported missing by their families on Saturday evening and later found dead late Saturday night.www.krem.com
I wasn't about to speculate.I heard that on news last night. So sad for families.
We didn’t have wind here, maybe they did there, or simply a mistake
I was amazed how there was zero hazard buoys even out from the campgrounds. Just nasty rock piles 50-100 yards from shore.Both members of Spokane Fly Fishers per the club message to members today. I didn't know them, but I understand both were thorough sportsmen and gentlemen. Certainly a tragedy. My condolences to their families.
I've fished Sprague a bit this year. I have no idea if these folks were boating, but as a word of reminder: hazards abound on scabland lakes. In additon to wind, many have a quite complicated bottom topography. Like many others (Rock in particular) unsuspected shallows are often unrevealed by water surface expression. And many have steep cliffs for banks, leaving no close shoreline for escape, especially this time of year.
Please keep safety uppermost in your mind when waterborne in this region.
Bless them.
How many TV & YTuber fishing hosts do you see not wearing PFDs while standing up in their small one-man boats while fishing lakes, or floating rivers, probably because it doesn't work with their camera chest harness? Maybe a PFD is draped over or stuffed under a seat. Sad because while they can teach - demonstrate some good techniques they are also showing viewers......the wind blew up and huge waves capsized their small boat. No PFDs and they only survived by clinging to the overturned hull...
A couple of teenage duck hunting brothers in California drowned last month ... Neither had PFDs.
There may be some thought that having hazard buoys near the launch area implies that subsurface hazards will be marked throughout the lake. Sorta like Washingtonians being surprised that twisty mountain roads in Montana seldom mark curves with 'suggested' cautionary speeds....you're on your own.I was amazed how there was zero hazard buoys even out from the campgrounds. Just nasty rock piles 50-100 yards from shore.
Cold water and boating is a scary thing.
And virtually every single Bassmaster/MLF TV pro doesn't have one on when fishing. Maybe you see them put it on when moving from spot to spot. But that's rare.How many TV & YTuber fishing hosts do you see not wearing PFDs
In my duck hunting days it was common to see small boats with about three inches of freeboard because of such overloading. I'm certain it still occurs with great regularity.Ugh...will pray for those families.
I used to duck hunt and always preferred lugging decoys from land for this very reason.
Being on a lake in the winter with dogs, decoys, guns and your buddy onboard there's just a lot more that can go wrong than you think.
If one guy goes in, then the dog (or dogs) is gonna go in and then it's panic & chaos. And that's even with PFDs!
Especially if it's in the darkness of pre or post shooting hours. I don't miss that part one bit.
Be careful out there!
The rule in tournament fishing is that your PFD must be worn if the big motor is running. The driver also has to have his kill switch attached. There is nor requirement to wear a PFD while fishing. I did it for 10 years and never wore a PFD while fishing and never saw another competitor wearing one either. The thought never even crossed my mind.And virtually every single Bassmaster/MLF TV pro doesn't have one on when fishing. Maybe you see them put it on when moving from spot to spot. But that's rare.
(shoutout to pro Bryan New who seems to wear his 100% of the time)
Oh, I know those are the rules. And I have no issue with that. I'm just talking about setting an example. PDFs are uncool. Perhaps if they were seen differently, we'd have fewer events like the one that prompted this thread.The rule in tournament fishing is that your PFD must be worn if the big motor is running. The driver also has to have his kill switch attached. There is nor requirement to wear a PFD while fishing. I did it for 10 years and never wore a PFD while fishing and never saw another competitor wearing one either. The thought never even crossed my mind.
Yup...humans are great herd animals.Oh, I know those are the rules. And I have no issue with that. I'm just talking about setting an example. PDFs are uncool. Perhaps if they were seen differently, we'd have fewer events like the one that prompted this thread.
Or maybe stupid folks gonna always be stupid. Nobody thinks drunk driving is cool and many people die from it every year.
I never thought of it as cool or uncool…they just weren’t practical to fish in and catching fish is pretty much all you’re thinking about. When I fist started tournament fishing the only option was a vest style. There was no way in hell anyone would spend a 12 hour day fishing in one of those.Oh, I know those are the rules. And I have no issue with that. I'm just talking about setting an example. PDFs are uncool. Perhaps if they were seen differently, we'd have fewer events like the one that prompted this thread.
Or maybe stupid folks gonna always be stupid. Nobody thinks drunk driving is cool and many people die from it every year.