Opening day on the Farmington River

They line up on the banks of the Farmington River, and in the river, too, for the first day of fishing season in Connecticut. The fishing derby has celebrated the opening of trout season. The Hitchcock Chair Fishing Derby started in 1956 and has attracted as many as 30,000 people.
They line up on the banks of the Farmington River, and in the river, too, for the first day of fishing season in Connecticut. The fishing derby has celebrated the opening of trout season. The Hitchcock Chair Fishing Derby started in 1956 and has attracted as many as 30,000 people.
Globe Staff Photo / Stan Grossfeld