Fishing Opener

When the poet Charles Simic was asked what advice he would give to people who wanted to be happy, he said," for starters, learn how to cook." Well said.

On this "day before the day"( Fishing Openers Eve), learning how to fish would not be a bad idea, either.

(Have you ever attempted to teach an adult who has never fished how to fish? Have you ever seen such awkward handling of a rod and reel? All the more reason to teach them as kids.)

" With a buddy in his rain rain gear and me in my boat, we'd just settled in for a long day's float..."