T.U.Fundraiser Dinner

Question: How come they never serve fish at a fishing club dinner?

But before I answer, some notes and gossip from last night's Trout Unlimited fundraiser for the Squan-a-tissit chapter:

• G.P. won the kayak — again! He won it last year. Now, could he just transfer that luck to the rest of his life?
• Juro Mukai was the speaker — nice guy, but his presentation seemed a bit high-tech for this bunch (maybe this is why). He did tout the benefits of spey rod fishing, especially for surf-casting so you don't get the waves in your face and you can cast longer. That sold me. Husbando and I bid on and won a spey-casting lesson from Juro.
• Russ and Kathy's Christopher is a stunning 12-year-old now and never lost his red hair.
• A fellow named John from Gloucester said he recently attended a lecture at the Peabody Essex Museum by the Cornell guy who claims to have found the ivory-billed woodpecker.
• We won Russ & Kathy's Notmuchofah Farm's Maple Syrup basket — boy, the real thing tastes a billion times lighter and cleaner than the commercial stuff. I'm never going back.

Husbando's the cook — spaghetti and great sauce. This year, the garlic bread was cut through to perfection. But all good things come to an end (with a messy kitchen):

So, how come they never have fish? 'Cause it's catch-and-release. These guys never have fish.

Happy Birthday, Michael.

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