Sports
You want advice about catching trout tomorrow morning?
Cooper A. Gilkes 3rd has a winning starter tip for first-time freshwater anglers: Go early.
Plenty of good fishing techniques will be demonstrated tomorrow morning between anglers, before sunrise at the 37th annual Martha’s Vineyard Rod and Gun Club trout tournament which begins at first light, or about an hour before sunrise. After years of fishing, Mr. Gilkes said he has the technique that works.
Daffodils are blooming, Gio’s has opened for the season, spring is officially here. And high school sports remain in full swing.
Downdogging at Home
Want to do more yoga but schedule’s too full to get to a class? Or maybe the cost of weekly classes has been just too much to bear. But what’s the alternative? Shallow breathing and road rage? Wait, there is another way. How about creating a 21-minute home practice with the help of Sherry Sidoti at Fly Yoga.
The first bluefish of the season was caught by an Oak Bluffs angler at Wasque on Tuesday.
George Moran, 66, was fishing for striped bass with another Oak Bluffs angler, Vincent Frye, in the afternoon, overcast with a hollering wind.
Mr. Moran said they were hoping to get striped bass — and he did get one.
But shortly after 2 p.m., Mr. Moran said: “I made a cast, and suddenly I got a hit. It didn’t feel like a bass.”
Bluefish are not commonly caught in these waters until about Memorial Day.
Play Ball!
Martha’s Vineyard Little League will celebrate opening day on Saturday, April 30, with a parade and ceremony in Oak Bluffs. The parade will begin at 10 a.m. and proceed up Circuit avenue toward Veira Park where the 24 teams of the league will be announced. The day’s opening match-up will feature the Pirates and the Cubs at noon. Eleven other games will be played all over the Island through the course of the day. Come out and support our national pastime.
Well, Well, Well
WellFest offers Islanders an afternoon of demonstrations and information of various alternative healing techniques on Saturday, April 30, from noon to 4 p,.m. at the Grange Hall in West Tisbury .
More than 400 free minihealing sessions will be available, courtesy of the Martha’s Vineyard Whole Health Alliance.
Food will be for sale from the Scottish Bakehouse. For more information, visit mvwholehealth.org