"It wasn't a kayaker. It was some sort of creature, animal, fish. I'm not exactly sure, but it was moving about the same pace as [a] kayaker and it had quite a wake behind it."
Theories

Since Putnam's tweet was posted, all sorts of theories have emerged about what was causing the wake, ranging from a flock of ducks, to a lake monster.

Skeetchestn Chief Ronald Ignace told Daybreak Kamloops' Doug Herbert that as far as he knows there aren't any stories in his band's history regarding lake monsters, but he has heard a theory that the so-called lake monster is a white sturgeon.

The Fish and Wildlife Branch doesn't include sturgeon among the fish in Kamloops Lake, however a few local fishermen also support this theory.