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CAST 2006 is another huge success
Some of my fondest childhood memories are of spending summer mornings fishing with my father on Strawberry. For 29 groups of physically and mentally challenged youth and their companions, the annual C.A.S.T. (Catch A Special Thrill) event creates similar memories for participants and volunteers alike. This year's event was held last Saturday on the Soldier Creek side of Strawberry, and as always those who participated counted their time on the water as a once-in-a-lifetime experience. "Almost all of the kids caught at least one fish," said Valerie Harrison, the event organizer. But of course, catching fish was secondary to the excitement participants felt as they cruised across the glassy smooth water in boats of every shape and size, in search of the sometimes elusive cutthroat and rainbow trout.
Kingennie return provides some testing encounters
IT'S been some time since I last visited Forbes of Kingennie in Dundee and what a transformation - it has been turned into a complete fishing village. Apart from the specimen pond, my own personal favourite, there are several other ponds which include game and coarse angling. Although by no means big, the specimen pond can be quite a testing casting experience for the less able of anglers but cooler conditions and clear water have made the trout start to chase the odd lure once again. .
All systems go for trout season
Finally, thousands of wader-wearing Vermont anglers will have the chance to dance on the grave of Old Man Winter when trout season opens Saturday morning.
"It seems like people have a lot of desire and demand to get outside and do something than going skiing," said Roger Ranz, owner of the Classic Outfitters tackle shop in South Burlington. "Everybody is primed for a good season."
Opening-day trout fishing in Vermont usually means more freezing fingers than fish. Rivers and streams swollen with rain and melting snow and near-freezing water temperatures conspire to make catching trout an iffy proposition.
"The water will be high and it will be cold," said John Hall, a spokesman for the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department. "The trout are going to be down deep and not as active as they will be later in the year.
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