Not sure where you fished tjd251, but good for you and glad you were amongst reponsible outdoorsmen. Unfortunately you were likely in the minority. Many here that oppose an opening day would support a childrens opening day, say up until 10 or 12 years old. An example is Stratton brook in Simsbury. They have a trout park and the kids get to help and see fish stocked then break out the gear and fish for them. I know I personally got a kick helping stock Salmon Brook a few times when I was a kid.