The First of April by Dakin Morehouse

WCA member Dakin Morehouse wrote this piece in honor of opening day of trout season tomorrow, April 1st. Viva La Trout!!!!!

The First of April
For Trout Unlimited by Dakin Morehouse, 2010


How fitting it is,
One might think for no reason,
That April the First marks
The start of Trout season.

Now I don’t mean to imply
That the Day of the Fool
Refers Only to those
Who hang around pools,

Snapping lines like a whip
With a fly at the tip
In waders to their hip
- and a flask for a nip.

In hook laden hat,
Multi pocketed vest,
Net dangling from belt,
We’ve all seen the rest,

At dusk and at dawn
They swarm into streams,
In quest of the Trout
For breakfast it seems.

Snapping lines like a whip
With a fly at the tip
In waders to their hip
- and a flask for a nip.

Not a fisher myself
- no doubt you have guessed,
I enjoy their obsession,
Quite amused by their quest.

But I have to admit
For the taste of fresh Trout
Sizzling butter in fry pan -
I simply can't, live without.

Snapping lines like a whip
With a fly at the tip
In waders to their hip
- and a flask for a nip