This last Tuesday was as perfect a March day as could be expected in southern West Virginia, so I decided to go to the local pond and practice my casting. To my joy, the state had decided to stock the pond with trout that day too! When I got there, I noticed a few of the fellows sitting on the grass with dejected looks and no fishing equiptment while their buddies were catching their limits. Later on in the day, I heard the 'rest of the story'. It seems our bench warmers had tryed to get a jump on everyone else, so after the stocking truck had left, they waded out in the lake and kicked a few of the bigger ones out onto dry land before the fish started moving out into open waters. Luckily our local 'man in green' knew about the stocking and was sitting up on the hill in the bushes watching the whole thing.

Gas to come to the lake: $5
Cost of fine: $200+ each
Look on their faces: PRICELESS

Thanks to all of you that patrol our waterways and forests; for you enforce the laws that make our sports a pleasure.

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If it is to be, it's up to me.