10th Annual New England Fun Shoot

[TOOL MAN]

Hmmmm. The 3rd Saturday in April? Why is that date ringing a distant bell?
For some reason I smell a river bottom, feel the tug of a strong current about knee-high and envision a pat of butter, figure skating in my Dutch skillet. Haven't a clue why.

[George M. Purtill Member #28]

Originally Posted by Steve Cambria

Hmmmm. The 3rd Saturday in April? Why is that date ringing a distant bell?
For some reason I smell a river bottom, feel the tug of a strong current about knee-high and envision a pat of butter, figure skating in my Dutch skillet. Haven't a clue why.

I have just informed my Foxy friend that the season actually starts THIS Saturday and so I have saved his season opener.
Actually, I also had no idea that they changed the opening date until the DEP Fish tanker unloaded about a hundred trout into the nice pool behind my office last week.
So we can enjoy Tool Man's company without the fishy smell.

[TOOL MAN]

I'm still in shock!! Leave it to The Nutmeg State to alter a century old tradition with a flick of the pen. Some dates are sacred, sewn into the very fabric of our lives. The third Saturday in April, like The Glorious Twelfth, is a prime example. I wonder how many thousands of CT anglers will never catch this one???

PS---Thanks Charlie Purple, I would have missed my first Opening Day in 44 years!

[George M. Purtill Member #28]

Originally Posted by Steve Cambria

PS---Thanks Charlie Purple, I would have missed my first Opening Day in 44 years!

Actually it WAS Charlie Purple who spotted the man with a net full of squirming brookies through my office window. He watches the brook like an Osprey.

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by George M. Purtill

So we can enjoy Tool Man's company without the fishy smell.

Aw NUTS!! Who really is "Tool Man" without that fishy smell?