IFFF Gulf Coast Fly Fishing Fair - September 18-19

2015 Gulf Coast Fly Fishing Fair
Sponsored by the International Federation of Fly Fishers, Gulf Coast Council
September 18-19, 2015
Ocean Springs Civic Center, Ocean Springs, Mississippi

The GCC Fair is the largest "conclave" held on the northern Gulf Coast each year, with attendees having the opportunity to learn from a very diverse group of anglers and tiers, with specialties ranging from mountain trout to offshore fly fishing.

- Friday activities include specialty classes and casual dinner that evening at the Yacht Club with award presentations, auction featuring one-of-a-kind items, and more.

- Saturday begins with breakfast at Gulf Coast Research Lab, followed by programs, fly tying, vendor exhibits, casting, silent auction and raffles.

All classes and instruction are FREE!

For IFFF members, dorm suites available at the Research Lab for $15 or $22, first come, first served. Holiday Inn Express also has special rates for $77. 

For complete details on this great event, with contact info, go to www.gulfcoastfff.org.

Contraband Fly Fishing Expo this weekend

11th Contraband Fly Fishing Expo
Saturday, August 22, 2015
8:30am - 4:00pm
PPG - Porter Hall, 2250 Prater Road, Westlake, LA
FREE ADMISSION.
Sponsored by the Contraband Fly Casters / Tom Nixon Chapter

Fly Tying, Casting Demos, Lure Exhibits, Auctions / Raffles, Food and Refreshments, Equipment Displays and more! Also, the drawing for their Kayak Raffle.  Tickets will be sold during the event up until the drawing.

For a complete schedule of activities, go to http://www.warmfly.com/smf/index.php?topic=7863.0

2015 NLFF Masters Series ft. Davy Wotton - July 25

North Louisiana Fly Fishers - 3rd Annual Masters Series
"A Day with Davy Wotton - Mastering the Nymph"

Saturday, July 25, 2015
9:00am to 5:00pm
Red River National Wildlife Refuge
150 Eagle Bend, Bossier City, Louisiana
Cost: $35 per person (includes lunch, coffee, drinks, etc)

Registration for this event is now open. Pre-registration required as seats limited to 75 participants (see form link below).  This is a great event, with something for all levels of fly anglers from beginners to experts.  Held at the beautiful Red River Refuge complex overlooking Lake Caroline. Seats often fill up weeks in advance, so register asap!

Click here for more details in PDF format.

Click here for registration form including details of the seminar.

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 8th.

However, keep checking back as we are considering a fly tying workshop sometime this summer.  

May 12th meeting

Cane Country Fly Casters monthly meeting
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Casting at 6:00pm, meeting at 6:30pm
Westside Baptist Church, Christian Life Center, Hwy 1 bypass, Natchitoches

Bring your tying gear as we'll do some fly tying for this meeting.

Bring your favorite dish.  We won't necessarily have a sit down meal, but eat when you want.

As always, bring a friend!  See you there!

Grand Isle Fly Fishing Weekend - June 26-28

Originally organized about 19 years ago by the Acadiana and Red Stick clubs, the "Grand Isle Fly Fishing Weekend" is an annual event where members of organized Louisiana and Mississippi fly fishing clubs (and a few stragglers from other clubs elsewhere) come together down at Grand Isle for a weekend of saltwater fishing, food, and comradery.

This weekend offers lots of fun for all types of fly fishers.  Simply bring your boating, puddle craft or bank/surf fishing equipment and join with others who share your fishing technique. Activities take place at the Blue Dolphin Inn, and include the Friday night shrimp boil and the Saturday evening fish fry.  Rooms and cottages at the Blue Dolphin have been reserved by the Red Stick Fly Fishers.  A "bed" reservation can be made by contacting the RSFF Saltwater Chair.  Cost is $93 and includes Friday and Saturday night.  In addition, a cottage can be reserved for groups wanting to stay together.

Complete details and contact info can be found by going to the RSFF Forum on WarmFly.com 

April 14 meeting

Cane Country Fly Casters monthly meeting
Tuesday, April 14, 2015

The program will be "Fishing From A Canoe Or Kayak".  
IF it is raining - we will meet at Westside Baptist Church
IF it is NOT raining - we will meet on the bank of the Cane River Downtown

The meeting time is 6:30, however, we will be at the riverbank or church around 5:30pm to get set up and for those who want to come early!

Drinks will be provided.  For dinner, we'll head to Mama's Oyster House. We have folks wanting oysters while still in season!

If in doubt about the meeting place, call us on you way into town

Burley 318.471.5049
Sunny 318.471.6204