Gulf Coast Fly Fishing Fair - Sept. 15-16

2017 Gulf Coast Fly Fishing Fair
September 15-16, 2017
Ocean Springs Civic Center
3730 Bienville Blvd.,  Ocean Springs, MS
FREE admission!

Sponsored by the Gulf Coast Council - Fly Fishers International (FFI). The Gulf Coast Fly Fair features free presentations, casting lessons, beginner classes, tying demonstrations, auctions and raffles, and more. And best of all, it's FREE!

For those looking to improve their fly casting skills, the GCC Fair offers the largest contingent of FFI Certified and Master Certified instructors of any event on the Gulf Coast.  Also, Boy and Girl Scouts have the opportunity to work on their Fly Fishing Merit Badge.

The Friday night casual buffet and Awards Dinner will be held also at the OSCC. It will feature an auction rich with prizes including art, fly tackle, guided trips, award winning fly plates, and much more. Along with the day raffles, proceeds will benefit the Gulf Coast Marine Research Lab, and conservation projects within the council boundaries of Louisiana, Mississippi, south Alabama and Florida panhandle.

Cane Country Fly Casters is a member of the FFI Gulf Coast Council.  We highly encourage our members to take in the largest fly fishing show on the Gulf Coast.

More details - including a schedule of events and programs - can be found at www.gulfcoastfff.org. 

Contraband Fly Fishing Expo - Sat., August 19th

On Saturday, August 19th our friends in the Lake Charles club will hold their annual fly fishing expo, or conclave.  The event is free and open to the public.  We hope to see you all there!

Have a fun and safe summer!

As is our tradition, the Cane Country Fly Casters will not hold regular monthly meetings during July and August.  Our next regular meeting will be on September 11th.

Some of our neighboring clubs have summer events.  We encourage our members to attend and join the fun and learning.

July 22   - North Louisiana Fly Fishers Masters Series featuring George Daniel  (link)
July 29   - Kisatchie Fly Fishers Summer Workshop featuring Chris Morris  (link)
August 19 -  Contraband Fly Fishing Expo  (link) 

June 12th meeting

Cane Country Fly Casters monthly meeting
Monday, June 12, 2017
Casting 6:00pm, Meeting 6:30pm
Westside Baptist Family Life Center, Hwy 1 bypass, Natchitoches

More details to come.

As always, bring a friend!

May 8th meeting

Cane Country Fly Casters monthly meeting
Monday, May 8, 2017
Casting 6:00pm, Meeting 6:30pm
Westside Baptist Family Life Center, Hwy 1 bypass, Natchitoches

Bring your vise and tying equipment, as we'll be doing some tying.

Bring your fishing reports. Bring a friend. Bring snacks (optional).

We'll also be discussing the status of the 2018 Expo.

April 10th meeting

Cane Country Fly Casters monthly meeting
Monday, April 10, 2017
6:30pm
Westside Baptist Family Life Center, Hwy 1 bypass, Natchitoches

Bring a guest or friend.  See you then!

March 13 meeting - Adam Harbuck, kayak demos

Cane Country Fly Casters monthly meeting
Monday, March 13, 2017
5:00pm to 7:00pm
Red River Waterway Commission
5941 Highway 1 Bypass, Natchitoches

** NOTE the change in location and time for this very special meeting! Also, there's no seating, so please BYOC (bring your own chair).

With Daylight Savings Time starting the Sunday before our meeting, we've decided to do an outdoors activity. Adam Harbuck from Harbuck Outdoor Sports - Hook 1 Outfitters in Shreveport will be bringing kayaks and canoes for demonstration! He will also be giving a program on outfitting your yak for fishing.

You do NOT want to miss this! Join us Monday, March 13th from 5-7 pm. Bring your fly rods and do some bank casting.

This event is open to the public! It's an opportunity to test out several great fishing yaks by Wilderness Systems, Perception, Native, including the 2017 PEDAL POWER boats from these companies.

Tell your friends! We'll have refreshments.