High Water Boating Cautions For North Alabama Anglers.

High Water Boating Cautions For North Alabama Anglers.

By Frank Sargeant, The Huntsville Times AL.com
on January 06, 2016 at 1:56 AM, updated January 06, 2016 at 1:57 AM

Caption: High performance bass boats give a safe, smooth ride at speed in most conditions, but it's wise to slow down when there's floating debris present, as there is in most lakes in North Alabama these days thanks to recent flooding.

High speed bass boats and floating debris do not play well together--but right now there are many tons of flotsam littering the surface of all the TVA lakes thanks to the high water. The flood waters float debris that has been stacked on shore for months, and as the water begins to fall back to normal levels, all this debris is pulled back into the navigable areas to become dangerous obstructions for boaters.

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