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
