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

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!

September 15th meeting

Cane Country Fly Casters monthly meeting
Tuesday, September 15, 2015  - please note date change!!
Casting at 6:00pm, meeting at 6:30pm
Westside Baptist Church, Christian Life Center, Hwy 1 bypass, Natchitoches
Food and refreshments provided!

We're back from our summer break!  Hope everyone has a fishing story to share.

Please note that we've moved the September meeting date to the 3rd Tuesday because of a room conflict.  We'll get quickly to business - and some great food as well.  Come and bring your apetite!

Members of the Kisatchie Fly Fishers will be joining us to discuss the new "Red River Fishing Expo", rebranded from our Natchitoches Fishng Expo.  At their July meeting, the KFF club voted unanimously to join forces with CCFC to co-host a regional all-fishing show. It'll be held here in Natchitoches in 2016, in Alexandria in 2017, and so forth. 

Official date for the Expo is Saturday, March 5, 2016.  That's a lot closer than we all think!  While we have a few things in place - the building for example - there's still a LOT that needs to get started.

See you on the 15th.

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.