Monday, October 26, 2015

Toledo Bend Rendezvous this weekend Oct 30 - Nov 1

What is Rendezvous?  Twenty-five years ago, a group of fly fishermen from Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and elsewhere decided to get together for a weekend to fish and tie flies.  They found the facilities at North Toledo Bend State Park to be ideal.  Since then, the tradition has continued and grown.  There's no planned activities, but plenty of fly tying, food, fly casting and fishing, with only a minimal fee to cover lodging and meals ($40 weekend, $20 day or night).  The activities take place at the park's group facility, which features a commercial kitchen and dining hall, and lodging available for up to 150 people in 5 heated log bunkhouses (30 beds each). There's also a heated central shower and restroom building with nice night lighting on all the sidewalks and a large main log building with A/C, picnic tables and a large barbeque trailer.

Held the first weekend of November each year, the Toledo Bend Rendezvous (aka Southern Fly Fishers Rendezvous) is co-sponsored by the IFFF Texas and Gulf Coast Councils.  It remains one of the top tying events in the country, with many of the attendees featured at regional and national expos.

For complete details, go to the Toledo Bend Rendezvous home page

Saturday, October 10, 2015

October 13th meeting

Cane Country Fly Casters monthly meeting
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Casting at 6:00pm, meeting at 6:30pm
Westside Baptist Church, Christian Life Center, Hwy 1 bypass, Natchitoches

For this meeting, Paul Chance will talk about bamboo rods and fishing, and Burley Johnson will demo the fly of the month. Bring your tying gear and supplies and tie along. If you don't tie, you'll enjoy learning about the flies. We'll also have some tying tools for use during the session.

See you Tuesday!