re: Lake Charles man drowns at Toledo Bend

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My brother, dad, and I once got caught in a sudden storm on Toledo with high winds and I was scared the swells were going to drop us right onto a stump. I could hear the prop coming out of the water with each wave drop. It was scary but we were able to pull into a cove where trees blocked the wind and wait it out.

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same here

We were in a 17' Alumaweld. Water was all the way up to the back of the seat at times.

We pulled behind an island and grabbed cups and started bailing water.

We knew the storm was coming, but we were too caught catching fish and before we knew it, we were stuck on the wrong side of the lake.

I was like 12 and scared to death.

I fished there once and it sort of creeped me out to know that under the water was basically a drowned forest of full-sized dead trees. It seemed like it would be dangerous to swim in, much less be thrown around in a storm.

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to know that under the water was basically a drowned forest of full-sized dead trees

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There are some old small towns under the water they flooded

I've always heard the flooded towns included cemeteries. I've fished that lake for over 40 years and have yet to pull up anything unusual for a lake, though.

Condolences to the family that lost a loved one. Hypothermia in water under 70 degrees is real. In my younger days when I did SCUBA diving, we had to wear dry suits in water ~65 degrees or below. Cooler water sucks the heat out of you faster than air.

Never fished TB but when we were kids we took a family vacation there. It was a vacation from hell. Mom got bit by centi or millipede. The a/c upstairs broke. Brothers upstairs sweated it out while those of us downstairs froze with mounds of blankets to try and cool upstairs. But the worst/best part now is my dad thought it would be a good idea to do some water sports while there. On the way out, numerous stumps, knees, etc were hit drawing a look from mom. After my brothers fell and hit a couple of them skiing, mom pulled the plug and back to the cabin from hell we went…hitting stumps and knees all the way back.

What people not familiar with the bend don't understand is you can't just run where you want. So you can't point your boat into the waves like you need to. You HAVE to follow the bouys.
I always launch on the side the lake I fish.

Toledo Bend drowning victim identified

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State authorities have identified the victim of a fatal boating accident on Toledo Bend Reservoir on March 4.

Two men were in a 20-foot boat that sunk when it was swamped by waves caused by high winds, according to Adam Einck, spokesman for the state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. The accident was reported around 3 p.m. on Friday, March 4.

The body of Lake Charles man Alfred D. Jackson, 52, was recovered from Toledo Bend around 6 p.m. that evening, Einck said.

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