Your Quick Guide To Fishing This Summer

1. If you know the right spots to look, summer fishing can be a highly-rewarding activity. In fact, the upcoming may prove rewarding on a variety of levels, most notably as a fundraiser for the much-publicized . Read about Panciera’s story here, and consider signing up for Saturday’s tournament, which will take place at the Mansfield Hollow Boat Launch on Bates Road on the Windham/Mansfield town line. Email Jason Lehmann at Jay.lehmann@office-vision.com for all the necessary details.

2. Don’t forget, weekly Department of Environmental Protection Fishing Reports are available on the DEP website and are also available right here on Patch. Click for the latest report.

The DEP also offers a variety of fishing classes. This link will bring you to their list of Family Fishing Courses in September, Summer Fishing Classes, which take place today in New Haven, Special Youth Camps in Vernon in August, and even Ice Fishing Classes coming this winter.

3. The Shenipsit Lake Association has already sponsored () for children this season, and they now have another one in the works for August 28. The derby is open to children in the age categories of ages 3- through 8-years old and ages 9 through 15.  Mark your calendars, as registration will take place at the boat storage facility on Ellington Road in Tolland beginning at 7 a.m. that day. The derby will run until noon. For more information, visit the above link.

4. On this day in history, 1923, notorious felon John Dillinger joined the Navy to escape auto theft charges in Indiana.

5. Hot, hot hot. Another high of 100ºF is expected today, with temperatures dropping into the upper 60's at night, according to National Weather Service reports.