Spring 2015 Saltwater Catch & Eat - May 16 weekend

The RSFF Spring Saltwater Catch & Eat is just around the corner - May 16 to be exact. For those new folks interested, fishing takes place along Highway 1 from Galliano south to Grand Isle.  Find a partner(s) then group with others who fish by your style - boat, off-road, puddle craft at your designated fishing spots. Everyone handles their own reservations at a favorite place of stay. Popular places are Boudreaux's Condeauxs, Galliano Inn, Catfish Lake Cabins, Days Inn all of which are in Golden Meadow.  Also popular is Boudreaux's in Leeville and Blue Dolphin Inn in Grand Isle.

Most folks come down on Friday and fish Friday and Saturday.  Some fish on Sunday morning. But Saturday evening is the main event.  On Saturday evening, usually starting at 5:00pm, we get together at Boudreaux's Condeauxs in Golden Meadow for a seafood fry.  The menu typically consists of fresh fried fish filets (contributions of the weekends catch from everyone), fried shrimp, potatoes, salad, french bread, desserts, possibly other goodies.  We also exchange fishing stories from the weekend.

A lot more details on this event can be found on the Red Stick Fly Fishers Forum at www.warmfly.com.  If you've never been at the Spring C&E or Fall C&E, you will not only enjoy a great time, but learn a lot from the saltwater veterans who are regulars. This event is open to all current members of Red Stick Fly Fishers, their guests, and members of other recognized fly fishing clubs.

April 13 meeting

The next meeting of the Red Stick Fly Fishers will be held Monday, April 13, at the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries building on Quail Drive in Baton Rouge.  Casting outside (weather permitting) beginning at 6:30pm, with meeting time 7:00pm.  The public is invited.

On the agenda: debriefing of the Lake Concordia Trip, discussion about the upcoming Spring Catch and Eat marsh fishing trip the weekend of May 16.  Also open forum on several topics... members should bring questions if they have any.

Upcoming meetings: May - Richard Evans, August - Dr. Vic Tedesco. We also have Marc Pinsel and Kyle Moppert scheduled for later this year.

Monthly Fly Tying - March 23rd

The monthly fly tying is this Monday at Orvis:

A number of years ago Fly Tying/Fishing Legend Mike Verduin attended our Spring RSFF Trip to Lake Concordia. The following day Mike was gracious enough to demonstrate the tying of his Cap Spider to RSFF Members. This Monday, March 23rd 7PM, Orvis - Ron Braud, in tribute to Mike Verduin, will demonstrate the tying of two different Verduin Patterns - the Cap Spider and the Woven Catalpa Worm. Both of these patterns can be used, with great success, on the upcoming trip to Lake Concordia. In addition, if time allows, Ron will be demonstrating another Woven Fly Pattern of Dirk Burton’s design.

This meeting will be open to the public. Materials are provided, and fly tying tools are available or you can bring your own. Orvis is located at Perkins Rowe off Bluebonnet Blvd north of Perkins Rd. This is south of I-10 off exit 162A.

Red Stick Day this Saturday!

This Saturday, March 7, is our annual "Red Stick Day" fly fishing festival at the LDWF Waddill Outdoors Center on 4141 Flannery Road in Baton Rouge. Our annual conclave features seminars, fly tying demos, kayak demos, casting instruction, on-site fishing, great food, lots of great raffle prizes and more!

Best of all - it's FREE! For complete details, click on the "Red Stick Fly Fest" on the menu bar.  See you there!

February 23rd fly tying - Bass Pro

Our next fly tying session will be on Monday, February 23 at Bass Pro Shops in Denham Springs. Time is 7:00pm. 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.

February 9th Meeting - F3T Film Tour Tickets

Come on out tonight and hear Michelle Maloney! Orvis will be sending a representative to sell F3T Film Tour tickets to save you a trip. The F3T Film Tour will be February 27th at the Orvis Store at 7 pm with doors opening at 6:30 pm. Tickets are $15 cash or check only.