The dangers of kayaking

Beaver attack pulls man off kayak
http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/vi...tack.wham.html

[Snakehead Hunter]

I see beavers quite often while fishing for SH. They tend to stay away from me when they see me but I always have my bat handy. I'll take no chances if it gets too close to me

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[Mark]

I was wading the Cacapon River in WV for SM bass when a beaver swam up beside me and slapped its tail in the water.

It scared the daylights out of me. Beavers are much larger animals than they appear in photos.

I left that vicinity of the river immediately.

[mweber02]

Where can I get one of those hats?!

[MetroMan]

Mark, I tried to explain how fu*ckin huge a beaver I saw was. Nobody believed me!

[Yak Fish]

Mark, I tried to explain how fu*ckin huge a beaver I saw was. Nobody believed me!

Metro, some things should be kept private ;-)

[Fishinfool]

Haha yak fish!

Not to shift species but I was fishing Sunday close to a boathouse/pier on the Severn and a copperhead swam right up to the edge if the kayak. He was coiled and looked ready to strike. I think my heart skipped a beat and the adrenaline started to flow. He could have struck but didn't.
I got out if there in a hurry!

I don't carry a snake anecdote in my first aid kit.
I guess I would have run to a nearby house, and called 911.

[MetroMan]

metro, some things should be kept private ;-)

lmfao!!!

[buzz]

Beaver attack pulls man off kayak

Beavers can be territorial and aggressive, but I think this one must have been rabid.

[dsiekman]

I was wading the Cacapon River in WV for SM bass when a beaver swam up beside me and slapped its tail in the water.

It scared the daylights out of me. Beavers are much larger animals than they appear in photos.

I left that vicinity of the river immediately.

I had a similar experience fishing with my grandfather. It scared us both enough that I still remember it 30 years later.

[dsiekman]

Haha yak fish!

Not to shift species but I was fishing Sunday close to a boathouse/pier on the Severn and a copperhead swam right up to the edge if the kayak. He was coiled and looked ready to strike. I think my heart skipped a beat and the adrenaline started to flow. He could have struck but didn't.
I got out if there in a hurry!

I don't carry a snake anecdote in my first aid kit.
I guess I would have run to a nearby house, and called 911.

Very interesting. I heard some copperheads were spotted during our community's marina clean up day this year. Scary! I'm wondering if it's the excessive rains we've been having?

Maybe it's time to add that gun mount...

[Fishinfool]

Very interesting. I heard some copperheads were spotted during our community's marina clean up day this year. Scary! I'm wondering if it's the excessive rains we've been having?

Maybe it's time to add that gun mount...

I have no doubt it was a copperhead. The color and markings were unmistakeable and he was only 2-3'ft away. First one I've seen, but when the casting/trolling ain't workin my plan b is usually to head for the nasty old piers and under boathouses for bottom fished perch.

Obviously, I've taken note and will be more cautious in the future especially after heavy rains.

[Pc4sun]

While fishing off a 40 foot long jetty at the Solomon's Island Navy rec center last weekend, I went to put my tackel box down and saw a copperhead that was maybe a foot away from my hand. After I changed my shorts I moved to another part of the jetty thinking I was safe because snakes are territorial. Nope. I saw three more copperheads at different places in the rocks. No telling how many others were there. The good news is we caught a bunch of croakers.

[J.A. Veil]

I was fishing in several Severn Creeks this morning and saw 2 tannish-bronze colored snakes swimming in the water. They did not look or swim like most of the water snakes I have seen in the Severn before. I did not realize that copperheads swim in brackish water. I gave them a wide berth and kept fishing.

It was another slow day. I caught about 10 perch -- all were caught casting a Bignose spinnerbait, and most came from the same set of three downed tree trunks. I trolled for over an hour without a touch.

There were small bait clusters all over the place in the river. I could see them from the Rt 50 bridge as I drove to the ramp and saw many more while on the water.

[dhawk]

water snake.jpgYoung northern water snakes have markings that could be confused with a copperhead although copperheads do swim most are found in rocky outcroppings and such older northern water snakes appear to be a solid color unless you look closely at them water snakes tend to be very aggressive where copperheads are more timid and will flea if given a chance. I have caught 3 water snakes in my yard so far this year and released them back into stoney creek to keep them away from my dog. Either way i find it best to give them their space