Attached are some photos of the Region August 2019 Fishing Derby hosted by the Ruops in Tolland, Ct. covering the fleet attending, huge lunch spread including dessert followed by more dessert (ice cream), and the fishing outing at the adjacent large pond.

Attending owner lineup from vintage to modern:

Eating first was the executed plan with double desserts included before and after the President’s Message:

 

After the hardy eating came getting ready for the President’s Official Discussion:

Including catching up on some zzzzzz’s after a late night out on the town:

The Derby officially begins with Melissa ruling on largest fish caught:

Luckily there were no objections to any rulings. Excellent weather may have helped keeping things in order.

See the upcoming Presidents Message and Secretary Minutes for more details of the official portions of the meeting.