OLD LYME — Got cabin fever? Or do you want to see the latest in kayak fishing, fly fishing and outdoor gear?
On this week’s CT Outdoors radio show, Old Lyme resident Suzanne Thompson gets the details on the new CT Fishing and Outdoor consumer exhibition show that debuts at Mohegan Sun Earth Expo and Convention Center on Friday, Feb. 14 through Sunday, Feb. 16.
Thompson’s guests are John Myles from Three Belles Outfitters and Marina in Smith Cove, Niantic Village, on the East Lyme side of the Niantic River, and Al Gag, well-known and respected throughout the East Coast as the inventor of the Whip-It Fish and Whip-It Eels soft plastic lures. Listeners might recognize Al’s voice from vignettes on ESPN and New England stations.
The 30-minute show airs at 1 p.m. tomorrow, Saturday, Feb. 8, and 7 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 9, on WLIS 1420 AM/Old Saybrook & WMRD 1150 AM/Middletown and streaming at www.wliswmrd.net.
The three-day consumer show includes seminars, celebrity outdoors speakers, a kayak pond with an introduction to kayak fishing lessons (prepare to put on a Personal Flotation Device and get wet!), fly-tying and casting demos, along with hundreds of booths of fishing and outdoor recreational and adventure products. Tickets are $12 for adults, children 12 and under are free. See full schedule and show details at www.ctfishingoutdoorshow.com
To play back this CT Outdoors show at any time from your PC, MAC or laptop, go to www.wliswmrd.net, click the On Demand icon, look for pop-up screen from radiosecurenetsystems.net, and scroll to CT-Outdoors-20420—CT-Fishing—Outdoor-Show.