dude1125

That's what I thought but I wasn't going to argue with the cop. It was cutting into my fishing time. The cop said said it has been a 500 fine dollar since 1974. I wanted to call BS but didn't.

In the city limits you have to be wearing a life jacket. It's a bylaw. Outside of the city it has to be withitn a meter of where you are sitting. That's the federal law. Honestly I'm not safety first person. If I was I would wear a life jacket wading. Over the years I've gotten myself in way more trouble wading then floating. When floating I do wear my lifejacket when flow rates are over 200 on the bow and when I have to worry about hypothermia. I weigh the risks and decide. This inflatable life jacket looks like one that I would wear wading. Who hasn't got swept way while wading? It's certain a shock when it happens. Good thing it's not too hard to swim holding a fly rod.

That looks pretty good. I'll have to find one in town and try it on. The 500 fine seem pretty cheap when compared to letting my wife go shopping when I go fishing. Thank goodness the bank card stop working on her last night.

Does anyone have a recommendation for a good drift boat life jacket. When I'm on the oars with a life jacket my thumbs always rub the lifejacket and get sore. So I usually don't wear one in the summer but the thought of a 500 dollar ticket has me looking and avoiding the river on hot days when the boat cops are out. I looked at few and they all seem too thick. The inflatable fly vest look thin enough until I fill up the pocks. any thoughts

Does anyone have advice for doing a night float. Is it crazy dangerous? I was thinking maybe from Glenmore to Policeman's with the last couple hours in the dark. Would a full moon give enough light?