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Yell County Emergency Management
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This afternoon the Yell County Dive Team responded to Lake Nimrod and rescued three individuals when their boat hit ground and sank stranding them in the middle of the lake. Once the individuals were returned to shore they were evaluated by Pinnacle EMS. The Yell County Dive Team returned to the scene and recovered the boat for the owner.
Jeff Gilkey
Director, Yell County Emergency Management
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Blue Mtn even worse at low pool as there are subsurface rocks waiting on your boat out in the middle . I lost a lower unit a few years ago running in deep water . Better know your way or proceed slowly .:twocents
Scary stuff there
I remember being out there in 2015 as seeing people just trying to cut across the lake and getting stuck.
So if you launch at Carter Cove, how is the safest way to the river channel??
Edit: I see after looking at a map that I need to put in at the lower ramp, not upper ramp by the camping area. The lower ramp pretty much puts you out very near the river channel.
well it is safe to say the bilge pump could not keep up, 1 positive, they were not in real deep water, they could at least stand up.
Was anyone hurtQuote:
Originally Posted by Lkconwayguru
Hope everyone was ok.Quote:
Originally Posted by farmer1940
Hope everyone was ok. But the original post said they were evaluated, to me that would mean the were released.Quote:
Originally Posted by farmer1940
Be and awful way to end a fishing trip
Straight across to square sign in tree on south bank , if you get off right or left it is not good . . Then next way is stay 100 yards off north bank headed east to the river at Anderson branchQuote:
Originally Posted by Dagwood_55
Prolly a lake I would only launch in during the summer months...
I been fishing here for over 50 years but folks that don't know the lake need to take it slowQuote:
Originally Posted by BuckeyeCrappie
Why does a boat sink if it runs aground? I guess I missed something. They must have hit something that penetrated the hull? Still, with an aluminum boat, there should be enough floatation in the seats to keep it from going to the bottom.
Unless waves wash over it . Have seen them against the bank and swamped . I was wondering about it not floating as most have built in floatation ? :scratchheadQuote:
Originally Posted by arkcrappie
This is a really good thread as I'm a newbie and got caught in the shallow water on the west end of the lake trying to get to the river channel. Good thing my boat has a shallow draft as I had to raise my TM and troll out and into the river channel.
But once reaching the river itself and the channel between the green/red bouyes in the lake, Good to go, right??
That wave running along behind sure puts a lot of water in the boat when it catches up with you in a hurry
Straight across to square in tree on south bank but better not veer left or right at river or you will run aground . Next way is stay about 100 yards off east bank and around point to river in front of Anderson Branch . Do not try going across in Carter Creek because shallow humps and stumps all over before you to get to the river . :yikesQuote:
Originally Posted by Dagwood_55
navionics has nimrod mapped and their cards can work with pretty much all the brands of units.
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But look at west end . The navionics chips don't show west end and that is where most get in trouble :twocentsQuote:
Originally Posted by suvowner
Can't they install Speed/Caution signage/buoys in most prominent areas?:scratchhead
They can't , no don't even keep river channel bouys marked and in place .:popcornQuote:
Originally Posted by up2specks
A lot of the places around here people will drive pvc pipe or other markers in shallow areas. Especially real narrow and curvy hard to navigate areas