Anthony Como, 13, of East Lyme casts a line during The Fishing Academy's summer camp Thursday, June 20, 2019, at Fort Trumbull in New London. The nonprofit, which started in Massachusetts about 15 years ago, has been working for the past two years in Connecticut to introduce kids to the sport of fishing. This week at the local camp, which is free, kids spent time fishing in Norwich, New London, Baltic and on fishing boats out of Niantic. "This is about teaching more than just fishing," Executive Director John Hoffman said, "it's about learning life skills. That's the ultimate endgame of the program." For upcoming programs and more information, visit www.thefishingacademy.org. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Rocco Valace, 12, of Waterford keeps an eye on a line during The Fishing Academy's summer camp Thursday, June 20, 2019, at Fort Trumbull in New London. The nonprofit, which started in Massachusetts about 15 years ago, has been working for the past two years in Connecticut to introduce kids to the sport of fishing. This week at the local camp, which is free, kids spent time fishing in Norwich, New London, Baltic and on fishing boats out of Niantic. "This is about teaching more than just fishing," Executive Director John Hoffman said , "it's about learning life skills. That's the ultimate endgame of the program." For upcoming programs and more information, visit www.thefishingacademy.org. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Paul Curry, 7, of Salem reacts to holding the porgy he caught with help from volunteer Michael Richardson of Norwich, during The Fishing Academy's summer camp Thursday, June 20, 2019, at Fort Trumbull in New London. The nonprofit, which started in Massachusetts about 15 years ago, has been working for the past two years in Connecticut to introduce kids to the sport of fishing. This week at the local camp, which is free, kids spent time fishing in Norwich, New London, Baltic and on fishing boats out of Niantic. "This is about teaching more than just fishing," Executive Director John Hoffman said, "it's about learning life skills. That's the ultimate endgame of the program." For upcoming programs and more information, visit www.thefishingacademy.org. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Volunteer Rhonda Merriam of Sprague helps Carmine Valace, 9, of Waterford cast a line during The Fishing Academy's summer camp Thursday, June 20, 2019, at Fort Trumbull in New London. The nonprofit, which started in Massachusetts about 15 years ago, has been working for the past two years in Connecticut to introduce kids to the sport of fishing. This week at the local camp, which is free, the kids spent time fishing in Norwich, New London, Baltic and on fishing boats out of Niantic. "This is about teaching more than just fishing," Executive Director John Hoffman said, "it's about learning life skills. That's the ultimate endgame of the program." For upcoming programs and more information, visit www.thefishingacademy.org. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Caleb Trost, 10, of East Lyme, left, gets some help taking a porgy off his line from volunteer Michael Vitagliano during The Fishing Academy's summer camp Thursday, June 20, 2019, at Fort Trumbull in New London. The nonprofit, which started in Massachusetts about 15 years ago, has been working for the past two years in Connecticut to introduce kids to the sport of fishing. This week at the local camp, which is free, kids spent time fishing in Norwich, New London, Baltic and on fishing boats out of Niantic. "This is about teaching more than just fishing," Executive Director John Hoffman said, "it's about learning life skills. That's the ultimate endgame of the program." For upcoming programs and more information, visit www.thefishingacademy.org. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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