Opening Day Trout Season Remains a Timeless Rite for Anglers
The passion for opening day endures as trout season begins, with 416 700 trout stocked statewide before April 20 and water flows shaping fishing chances. Tales span from Roger Ludlowe High era to memorable Pequonnock River moments, including a rescue and warm whiskey on a Trumbull riverbank.
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Bill Carroll
Nick Fingelly
Roger Ludlowe High
Mill River
Brookside Drive
Harold Swaffield
Sylvia Johnson
Pequonnock
Trumbull
Daniels Farms Road
Opening Day fishing tips from Pat Carroll in Connecticut
Pat Carroll, retired Fairfield police captain and Southport harbormaster, offers opening day guidance for Fairfield area anglers. He outlines hotspot routes from Mill River in Fairfield to Lake Mohegan, Devil's Glen, and Norwalk River, with parking, permits, and gear tips. He warns of parking limits, legal requirements, creel limits, and suggests starting at Mill River Trout Management Area and Lake Mohegan for easy fishing.
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Mill River
Fairfield
Congress Street
Cascades
Lake Mohegan
Brookside Drive
Mill Plain Road
Sturges Road
Dep
Morehouse Highway
Fairfield Woods
Devil’s Glen
Weston
Saugatuck
Sam Senior
Glen
Valley Forge Road
Newtown Turnpike
Bridgeport Hydraulic Co
Lake
Mohegan
Pat Carroll
Fairfield Police Department
Southport Harbor
Letters argue luxury taxes to curb deficit and protect programs
In letters to the editor Connecticut readers oppose proposed Democratic tax hikes including a junk food and sugar tax, alcohol, gym fees, and real estate conveyance. They warn higher taxes hurt homeowners and demand spending cuts and targeted revenue use to preserve education and mental health services.
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Assemblymen
Dickman
Stone
Tymniak
Carl Dickman
Jack Stone
Kathy Tymniak
Hartford
Connecticut
Fairfield
Wrong time to add taxes To the Editor
A reader challenges the April editorial on cutting costs without cutting jobs. In a weak economy state government should curb discretionary spending and protect services rather than raise taxes. The letter argues against sales taxes on food and small items and supports keeping aid to cities and towns, noting bipartisan opposition to tax increases.
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Connecticut
Hartford Courant
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Norwalk
Mill
Redding
Monroe
Beardsley Park
Bridgeport
Old Mine Municipal
Trumbull Basin
Twin Brooks Municipal
Unity
Sports Authority
Kmart
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