RSFF member Jerome Hebert passes away

The Red Stick Fly Fishers mourn the loss of our longtime fellow member and dear friend, Jerome Hebert, who passed away this Friday unexpectedly.  He was only 43 years old. Our sympathies go to his wife Dena and the rest of the family.

This is not only a great loss for our club, but also one for the fly fishing community in Louisiana. Jerome and his wife were the First Couple of fly tying here in our state. Jerome was an innovative tier, a talented artist, and an avid promoter of warmwater fly fishing. Further, he gave freely of his time to teach others - whether as a demo tier at countless events (including the IFFF National Conclave), or giving a workshop on tying flies, or teaching someone to fly fish.  His passion for our sport was rarely matched.  He also donated his artwork and flies for numerous club events, including Red Stick Day, as well as his personal charities.  He was a very special young man, a devoted Christian. We will miss him greatly.

Funeral will be held at Martin and Castille downtown Lafayette on Thursday, November 13,  at 10am. Visitation will be from 2pm-9pm on Wednesday and again Thursday 8am - 10am.

November 10th meeting

The next meeting of the Red Stick Fly Fishers will be held Monday, November 10, 2014, at the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries building on Quail Drive in Baton Rouge.  Time is 7:00pm.  The public is welcome!

For November, Larry Offner of Green Trout Fly Shop will give a presentation on fly fishing in and around Baton Rouge. There are many ponds, streams, and creeks in the area that offer good fall and winter fishing.  Also fishing reports, and news on upcoming club trips.

October 27 Fly Tying - Cabelas

Our next fly tying session will be on Monday, October 27th, at Cabelas in Gonzales. Time is 7:00pm. The session will be led by Roger del Rio, who recently won the Fly Fishing East Division of the CCA STAR tournament. Roger has been flyfishing saltwater for over 35 years, and brings a wealth of knowledge on catching specks, reds, and other marsh species.  Roger wll demonstrate a couple of his favorite marsh patterns. 

Our monthly tying sessions are FREE and open to the public. If you have tools, please bring them. Otherwise, the club has a few toolsets (vise, bobbin, bodkin, scissors, etc.) to use during these sessions. Materials will be provided.

October 13th meeting - Favorite Saltwater Flies For The Marsh

The next meeting of the Red Stick Fly Fishers will be held Monday, October 13, 2014, at the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries building on Quail Drive in Baton Rouge.  Time is 7:00pm.  The public is welcome!

For October, the meeting will be dedicated to our favorite saltwater flies we use for reds, specks and flounder. This will be a great opportunity to learn which flies work best in our SE Louisiana saltwaters. The meeting is open to the public, so come join us.

The format will be an open forum where participants will describe their flies, talk about how and when to use them, and mention where to buy them, or if  not commercially available, how to tie them. Please bring copies of the recipe. All attendees are encouraged to participate. The more, the better.

If you are planning to present one or more flies at the meeting, please send an email to lafleurmf@aol.com so we can get an idea of how many presenters we can expect.

Fly Fishers Meeting June 9th

Come out for our monthly meeting on June 9th!  As a prelude to the annual Grand Isle trip, members of the club are teaming together to bring you a special meeting on Fishing Grand Isle.  You won't want to miss this meeting if you are going on the Grand Isle trip, or if you have any interest in saltwater fly fishing.

Topics include:

-Fishing on foot                                               Roger Del Rio

-Fishing from a canoe or kayak                        Mike Lafleur

-Fishing from a motor boat                              Dave McDougal, Randy Leonpacher

-It’s 30 minutes before dawn, what do I do?     Kyle Moppert

-Night time on the bridge                                 Glen Cormier

-Should I stay and fish or go eat?                    Gary Peterson

-Flies for the beach                                           Kyle Moppert, Roger Del Rio

-Flies for the marsh                                           Kyle Moppert, Mike Lafleur

-The water is murky, what color works best?     Kyle Moppert, Glen Cormier

The meeting will be held at 7:00pm at the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries building at 2000 Quail Drive in Baton Rouge, but come out at 6:30 and cast some (I will be there casting).

Special thanks to Gary Parrish for coordinating this meeting, and to all the presenters who are making it possible.  It should be great!

May 12 membership meeting

Our next monthly membership meeting will be held on Monday, May 12 at the Louisiana Wildlife & Fisheries Buiding on Quail at 7:00 PM.  There will be a presentation by Jim Wright on the Lower Mountain Fork trout fishery located near Broken Bow, Oklahoma.  This is also the potential location for a club trip this Fall and we hope to gauge interest, so please plan to attend.  We will also have updates from the trip chairs and discussion regarding our two upcoming saltwater trips, the Spring Catch and Eat (May 16-18) and Grand Isle Weekend (June 27-29).  Hope to see you there.