2012 outdoors events HOLD FOR 2012

File photoShooting for No. 5Kevin VanDam celebrates his victory in the 2011 Bassmaster Classic held out of Bayou Segnette State Park in Westwego. VanDam became only the second angler to win back-to-back Classics, and his 69.11 pounds taken last February from Lake Cataouatche stands as an all-time Classic record catch. VanDam won the 2010 Classic on Lake Lake in Alabama, took the 2005 title in Pittsburgh and the 2001 Classic in New Orleans. He's in the field for the 2012 Bassmaster Classic set Feb. 24-26 on the Red River near Shreveport. The Classic is known among anglers as "The Super Bowl of Bass Fishing." The winner will take home $500,000.

JANUARY

March 3

JAN. 8—MID RANGE RIFLE MATCH: Palo Alto Rifle & Pistol Club, Donaldsonville. 600-yard prone match includes F-Class (any rifle, any sight, any support), FTR.223 and .308 with a bipod and conventional prone (any caliber). Other match dates: Feb. 4, March 3, April 7, June 2, July 7, Aug. 4, Sept. 1, Nov. 3, Dec 1. Website: http://PaloAltoGunClub.com/.

JAN. 11—GREATER AMBERJACK PUBLIC HEARING/GULF OF MEXICO FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL: 6-9 p.m., Crowne Plaza/New Orleans Airport, 2829 Williams Blvd., Kenner. Public input on Reef Fish Amendment 35 for greater amberjack for commercial and recreational management plans for rebuilding this stock. Final action set Jan. 30-Feb. 3, Mobile, Ala.

Feb. 13

JAN. 11—RED STICK FLY FISHERS PROGRAM: 7 p.m., Louisiana Room, state Wildlife and Fisheries headquarters, Quail Drive, Baton Rouge. Regular monthly program. Other dates: Feb. 13, March 12, April 9, May 14, June 11, July 9, Aug. 13, Sept. 10, Oct. 8, Nov. 12, Dec. 10. Call Dan Weber, [phone]. Website: http://www.rsff.org/.

Feb. 11

JAN. 14—FLY TYING CLASS: 9 a.m.-noon, Ascension Parish Library, 708 S. Irma Blvd. Gonzales. No fee. Basics of tying fresh and saltwater flies (Bendbacks, poppin’ bugs, crickets, spoon flies, sardines). Other classes: Feb. 11, March 10, April 14, May 12, June 9, July 14, Aug. 11, Sept. 8, Oct. 13, Nov. 10, Dec. 8. Call Darrell Crawford [phone].

March 25

JAN. 15—FALSE RIVER BASS TRAIL TOURNAMENT: False River, public landing, Morrison Parkway, New Roads. First in 9-tournament pick-your-partner series. Fee $40/boat. $40 membership fee ($60 after March 30). Other events: Feb. 25, Black River Lake, Horseshoe Landing; March 25, Lake St. John, Spokane Landing; April 14, Lake Concordia, Sportsman’s Landing; May 20, Deer Park, Deer Park Landing; June 16, Lake Bruin, Netterville’s Landing; Sept. 1, Old River, Old River Landing, Morganza; Sept. 30, False River, public landing, New Roads; Oct. 12-13, End-of-Year Classic, site TBA. Call Kenny Mix [phone].

JAN. 17—BAITFISH PRODUCTION WORKSHOP: 6:30 p.m., Vermilion Parish LSU AgExtension Office, 1105 West Port St., Abbeville. Information for raising cocahoe minnows (Gulf killfish) for recreational anglers, biological requirements, breeding and brood stock care, water quality issues, feeding requirements, handling procedures. Call Mark Shirley [phone].

JAN. 19—COASTAL WETLANDS PLANNING, PROTECTION & RESTORATION ACT TASK FORCE MEETING: 9:30 a.m., District Assembly Room, Corps of Engineers office. 7400 Leake Ave., New Orleans. Call Brad Inman [phone].

JAN. 19-21—BASSMASTER SOUTHERN OPEN: Harris Chain of Lakes, Tavares, Fla. First in three-tournament series to qualify winners for 2013 Bassmaster Classic. Other events: April 5-7, Lake Norman, Charlotte, N.C.; Oct. 4-6, Smith Lake, Jasper, Ala. Website: http://www.bassmaster.com/.

JAN. 21—FLY FISHING 101 CLINIC: 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Waddill Outdoors Education Center, 4142 North Flannery Rd., Baton Rouge. Open to public. Fee $25 per family, includes membership in Red Stick Fly Fishers. Preregistration requested. Hands-on instruction in casting, leaders, knots, fly tying. Includes food, refreshments. Call Dugan Sabins [phone]. Website: http://www.rsff.org/.

Feb. 18

JAN. 21—ACROSS THE COURSE MATCH: Palo Alto Rifle and Pistol Club, Donaldsonville. NRA-approved 200-, 300- and 600-yard tournament. Other match dates: Feb. 18, March 17, May 19, June 16, July 21, Sept. 15, Nov. 17. Open to public. Fees, $12/adult, $5/junior (members), $15/adult, $5/junior (nonmembers). 80 rounds. Call Jay D. Hunt [phone]. Email [e-mail]. Website: http://PaloAltoGunClub.com/.

JAN. 21—MINIMALIST CHALLENGE KAYAK FISHING TOURNAMENT: Bason’s Marina, Galliano. Sponsored by the Bayou Coast Kayak Fishing Club. Fee $20. Open to the public. Preregistration required. Angler of year point event for BCKFC members. Website registration: http://www.bckfc.org/.

March 25

JAN. 22—SOUTH LOUISIANA HIGHPOWER CLUB MATCH: 8:30 a.m., Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Range, 9300 St. Landry Rd. Gonzales. Fee $12 members, $15 nonmembers, $5 juniors. $15 annual membership in Civilian Marksmanship Program. Other match dates: Feb. 6, March 25, April 22, May 27, June 24, July 22, Aug. 26, Sept. 23, Oct. 28, Nov. 25. Call George Serrett; [phone]. Email: [e-mail].

Feb. 27

JAN. 23—RED STICK FLY FISHERS FLY-TYING SESSION: 7 p.m., Conference Room, Cabela’s, Gonzales. Locations vary. Other sites Bass Pro Shops, Denham Springs and Orvis, 7601 Bluebonnet Blvd. Baton Rouge. Other Cabela’s dates: April 23, July 23, Oct. 22. Bass Pro Shops dates Feb. 27, May 28, Aug. 27, Nov. 26. Orvis dates March 26, June 25, Sept. 24, Dec. 17, Call Emmitt Simmons [phone]. Website: http://www.rsff.org/.

JAN. 24—CCA VERMILION CHAPTER MEETING: 6 p.m., Courtesy Motors, Abbeville. Call Nolan Reynerson [phone].

JAN. 24-26—COASTAL WETLANDS PLANNING, PROTECTION & RESTORATION ACT PLANNING TEAM MEETINGS: 1 p.m., Jan. 24, Region IV, Vermilion LSU AgCenter, 1105 West Port St., Abbeville; 9 a.m., Jan 25, Region III, City Auditorium, 728 Myrtle St., Morgan, City; 9 a.m., Region II and 1 p.m., Region I, Jan. 26, Corps of Engineers District Assembly Room, 7400 Leake Ave., New Orleans. Call Brad Inman [phone].

Feb. 25

JAN. 28—FLY TYING AT BASS PRO SHOPS: 9:30 a.m.-noon, Conference Room, Bass Pro Shops, Denham Springs. Month event. Other dates: Feb. 25, March 24, April 28, May 26, June 23, July 28, Aug. 25, Sept. 22, Oct. 27, Nov. 24. Call Ron Brooks [phone].

Feb. 18

JAN. 28—FLY TYING 101 AT ORVIS: 8-10 a.m., Orvis, 7601 Bluebonnet Blvd, Baton Rouge. Free. Hands-on basics of fly tying. Materials and tools provided. Other clinic dates: Feb. 4, 11, Feb. 18, Feb. 25. Call Alex Beane [phone].

March 31

JAN. 28—TOYOTA TUNDRA BASSMASTER WEEKEND SERIES/LOUISIANA DIVISION: Atchafalaya Basin, Doiron’s Landing. Fee $200/boater, $100/co-angler. 20 percent of field in payout. First in five-event series. Other events: Feb. 18 Louisiana Delta, Bayou Segnette State Park; March 31 Red River, Grand Ecore Landing; April 28 Bayou Black, Bayou Black Marina; Sept. 29-30 Red River, Grand Ecore Landing. Top 40 boaters/co-anglers qualify for Oct. 12-13 regional, Wright-Patman Lake. Series championship Nov. 7-10, Lake Sam Rayburn, Jasper, Texas. Call [phone]. Website: http://www.weekendseries.com/.

March 25

JAN. 29—DOIRON’S TEAM BASS TOURNAMENT: Doiron’s Landing, Stephensville. Pick-your-partner. First in five-tournament series. Other events: March 25, May 6, July 22, Aug. 25-26. Call Kim Landry [phone].

Feb. 27

JAN. 30—FIN-ADDICT FLY FISHERS MEETING: 6:30 p.m., Spahr’s Restaurant, 1400 W. Tunnel Blvd, Houma. Other meeting dates: Feb. 27, March 26, April 30, May 28, June 28, July 30, Aug. 27, Sept. 24, Oct. 29, Nov. 26. Call Stephen Robert [phone]. Website: http://finaddictflyfishers.blogspot.com/.

February

FEB. 1—48th GOVERNOR’S STATE CONSERVATION ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS NOMINATIONS DEADLINE: Sponsored by Louisiana Wildlife Federation. Categories: Professional, Volunteer, Youth Conservationist, Business, Educator, Elected Official, Communications and Conservation Organization. Achievement awards presented at March 10 banquet in conjunction with 73rd annual Louisiana Wildlife Federation Convention, Clarion Inn Conference Center, Covington. Call LWF [phone]. Website: http://www.lawildlifefed.org/.

FEB. 2—LOUISIANA WILDLIFE & FISHERIES COMMISSION MEETING: 9:30 a.m., Louisiana Room, state Wildlife & Fisheries headquarters, Baton Rouge. Future meeting dates: March 1, April 5, May 3.

FEB. 2-4—28th ANNUAL ELK CAMP: Exposition Center, Las Vegas. Seminars featuring Guy Eastman, Doug Huffman, Mark Kayser, Al Morris, Wayne Carlton, Cameron Hanes, Dieter Kaboth Lee and Tiffany Lakosky. Call Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation [phone]. Website: http://www.rmef.org/elkcamp.

FEB. 3—20TH ANNUAL LOUISIANA WOODCOCK CHAPTER/RUFFED GROUSE SOCIETY SPORTSMEN’S BANQUET: 5:30 p.m., West Baton Rouge Convention Center, 2650 North Westport Dr., Port Allen. Live, silent auctions, firearms. Tickets $60, $110 couples. Sponsorships $275, $500, $1,000. Proceeds restore/protect woodcock habitat. Call Felipe Martinez [phone]. Email: [e-mail].

FEB. 4—2ND ANNUAL FISHING FOR TUCKER TOWNSEND: 6:30 a.m., “trailer’ tournament, check-out 3-6 a.m. at Cabela’s, Gonzales; Pierre Part Store, Pierre Part; Cracker Barrel, False River Road and LaPlace Travel Center, I-10 at U.S. 51, LaPlace. 3 p.m. check-in and weigh-in, Cabela’s, Gonzales. Pick-your-partner bass tournament. Fee $100/team. 75 percent payback (add $25 after Jan. 23.) Benefits Tucker Townsend, 5-year-old with mitochondrial disorder. $2,000 first-place (100-boat field). $500 big-bass. Pretournament meeting, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Feb. 2, Cabela’s. Sponsored by Ascension Area Angler Bass Club. Call Ryan Lavigne [phone] or Eddie Hymel [phone].

FEB. 4—20TH ANNUAL ED RIZZOLO FLY TYING FESTIVAL: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Bethany Christian Church, 3223 Westheimer, Houston. Seminars, vendors & 80 featured tiers. Special guest: Lefty Kreh. Fee $10 adults, $5 seniors/students, $15 family. Call Frank Schlict [phone]. Website: http://www.texasflyfishers.org/.

March 4

FEB. 5—IHMSA HANDGUN METALLIC SILHOUETTE MATCH: Ascension Parish Sheriffs Training Range, St. Landry Road, Gonzales. Smallbore (.22) and Field Pistol matches. Fee $8. Sponsored by Ascension Silhouette. Other match dates: March 4, April 1, May 6, June 3, July 1, Aug. 5, Sept. 8, Oct. 6-7, State Championship. Call Charlie Braud [phone] or Philip Braud [phone].

FEB. 9-11—7TH ANNUAL EAGLE EXPO: Morgan City. Bald eagle watching in St. Mary Parish. Guided boat tours to Atchafalaya Basin, Lake Verret, Bayou Black and Turtle Bayou; walking tours, photo workshop. Fees charged. Call Carrie Stansbury [phone]/[phone]. Website: http://www.cajuncoast.com/.

FEB. 9-11—BASSMASTER CENTRAL OPEN: Lewisville Lake, Lewisville, Texas. First in three-tournament series to qualify winners for 2013 Bassmaster Classic. Other events: April 26-28, Table Rock Lake, Branson, Mo.; Sept. 6-8, Fort Gibson Lake, Wagoner, Okla. Website: http://www.bassmaster.com/.

FEB. 9-12—36TH ANNUAL NATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION CONVENTION & SPORT SHOW: Gaylord Opryland Resort, Nashville. Seminars, exhibits, displays. NWTF Grand National Calling Championships. Website: http://www.nwtf.org/.

FEB. 11—TOYOTA TUNDRA BASSMASTER WEEKEND SERIES/TEXAS EAST DIVISION: Lake Palestine, The Villages Marina. Fee $200/boater, $100/co-angler. 20 percent of field in payout. First in five-event series. Other events: March 10, Tyler, Lake Tyler Marina; May 5, Richland Chambers, Oak Cove Marina; June 9, Cedar Creek, Log Cabin Launch; July 14-15, Tawakoni, Holiday Marina. Top 40 boaters/co-anglers qualify for Oct. 12-13 regional, Wright-Patman Lake. Series championship Nov. 7-10, Lake Sam Rayburn, Jasper, Texas. Call [phone]. Website: http://www.weekendseries.com/.

FEB. 15—COASTAL WETLANDS PLANNING, PROTECTION & RESTORATION ACT PLANNING TEAM VOTING MEETING: 10 a.m., Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries office, Quail Drive, Baton Rouge. Call Brad Inman [phone].

FEB. 17-19—NATIONAL PHEASANT FEST & QUAIL CLASSIC: Bartle Hall Convention Center, Kansas City, Mo. Presented by Cabela’s. Fee $10, $5/ages 6-16. Convention, habitat seminars, outdoor tradeshow and dog showcase. Sponsored by Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever. Call Pheasants Forever [phone]. Website: http://www.PheasantFest.org/.

FEB. 18—Spanish Town Mardi Gras Parade

FEB. 18—DREAMS COME TRUE SPORTING CLAYS BENEFIT: 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. rounds, GOL range, Maurice. 4-shooter teams. Singles welcomed. Fee $100/gun, $20 Flurry, $10 Long Bird. Shooter must provide shells. 100-round course. Sponsorships available. Call Jeannie LeBlanc [phone] or Becky Prejean [phone].

FEB. 18—10TH ANNUAL LITTLE MO FLY FISHING FEST: 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Community Hall, Murfreesboro, Ark. Fly fishing instruction and fly tiers from Ark-La-Tex. Call Jeff Guerin [phone]. Website: http://www.littlemissouriflyfishing.com/.

FEB. 18—CRAPPIE USA QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT: Washington Lake, Miss. Weigh-in 3 p.m., Bait N’ Thangs, Chatham, Miss. 7-fish limit. Qualifier for Oct. 24-27 “classic,” Barkley/Kentucky lakes, Cadiz, Ky. Registration, 5 p.m., Feb. 17, Lake Washington First Baptist Church, Glenn Allen, Miss. ACA membership required. Fee $100/team Amateur Division, $200/team Semi-Pro Division. Optional $10 big-fish pot. Free Kids Rodeo, 9-11 a.m. Feb. 18. Website: http://www.crappieusa.com/.

FEB. 19—CAPITAL CITY BASS ELITE TEAMS TOURNAMENT: Bayou Black Marina, Gibson. $30 membership fee. $100/team tournament fee. 100-percent payback. First in eight-tournament series. Other events: March 10, Bayou Segnette State Park, Westwego; March 24, Lakeview Lodge, Lake Concordia, Ferriday; April 15, Lake Verret, Doiron’s, Stephensville; April 29, Lake St. John, Spokane Landing, Ferriday; May 19, public landing, Lake Henderson; May 27, Atchafalaya Spillway, Bayou Pigeon Landing; June 30, Old River, Old River Landing, Morganza. Must join by March 24. Tournament champions and Top 10 overall qualify for Aug. 4-5 “classic.” Call Jesse Brooks [phone].

FEB. 21—Mardi Gras

FEB. 24-26—BASSMASTER CLASSIC: Red River, Shreveport. 3 p.m. daily weigh-in, CenturyLink Center, 2000 CenturyTel Center Drive, Bossier City. Free admission. Classic winner earns $500,000.

FEB. 24-26—BASSMASTER CLASSIC OUTDOORS EXPO: Noon-8 p.m., Feb. 24; 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Feb. 25; 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Feb. 26; Convention Center, 400 Caddo St., Shreveport. Free.

FEB. 25—FLW OUTDOORS/BFL COWBOY DIVISION TOURNAMENT: Lake Sam Rayburn, Jasper, Texas. First in five-tournament series. Other events: March 17, Toledo Bend; April 28, Atchafalaya Basin; June 9, Bayou Black, Gibson; Sept. 29, Lake of the Pines. Website: http://www.flwoutdoors.com/.

FEB. 25-26—PRO BASS CHALLENGE: 3 p.m. daily weigh-in, Academy Sports & Outdoors, Siegen Lane, Baton Rouge. Pro-Am event. A “trailer” tournament. Fees $400/pro angler, $200/co-angler. $10,000 Pro guarantee and $2,000 Co-angler guaranteed payouts. Must be 18 years old. Launch/check-out sites: Belle River Public Landing, Adams Landings and Doiron’s landings. Opening night party Feb. 24, Mockler Beverage, Baton Rouge. Call George Shaheen [phone]. Email: [e-mail].

SALT WATER SPORTSMAN NATIONAL SEMINAR SERIES BRINGS ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR TO BATON ROUGE!

Salt Water Sportsman’s National Seminar Series – the nation’s premier educational seminar on recreational marine fishing tactics, will celebrate its 25th year of touring by bringing their Gulf Coast edition to Baton Rouge on Saturday, February 25. The 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. event will be held at Louisiana State University’s (LSU) Bo Campbell Auditorium (100 Gym Armory, Baton Rouge).

The Seminar Series stop will be hosted by George Poveromo – Host of George Poveromo’s World of Saltwater Fishing on the NBC Sports Network, and Editor-At-Large for Salt Water Sportsman, and John Brownlee – Editor for Salt Water Sportsman and a noted inshore and offshore fishing authority.

Joining Poveromo and Brownlee in Baton Rouge will be Captain Theophile Bourgeois – Noted South Louisiana redfish and speckled trout pro and authority on fishing artificial lures with his Bourgeois Fishing Charters business; Captain Rimmer Covington – Venice-based tuna, wahoo, dolphin and bottom-fishing pro with his Mexican Gulf Fishing Company; Harry Vernon III – Renowned tuna, wahoo, dolphin and day-time swordfishing specialist and owner of Capt. Harry’s Fishing Supply in Miami; Captain Mike Frenette – Veteran authority on fishing the inshore, nearshore and offshore waters off Venice; Captain Erik Rue – Noted Southwest Louisiana inshore and coastal fishing authority with his Calcasieu Charter Service; Captain Tommy Pellegrin – Distinguished Cocodrie area marsh, rig and deep water canyon pro with his Houma-based Custom Charters operation; Captain Chris Moran – Prominent Port Fourchon-based authority on bottom- and offshore-fishing, with his Cajun-Made Charters operation; Captain Gerald Bryant – Veteran Houma-based inshore and marsh fishing expert; and Captain Dudley Vandenborre – Premier trophy trout authority with over 30-years experience in fishing the Lake Pontchartrain waters.

“We are thrilled to bring our special 25th Anniversary edition seminar back to Louisiana for an information-packed and entertaining day”, says George Poveromo. “The amount of cutting edge information dispatched by our faculty teams borders on the incredible. And with our line up of leading national and regional angling authorities for this special Gulf Coast edition presentation, it will be nearly impossible to leave the seminar without learning something new, despite an angler’s level of experience. The fact that we’ve been touring going on 25 years now is the greatest endorsement to the amount of how to and where to information contained within the Seminar Series, and the quality in which we dispatch and reinforce that information to the audience.”

Courses for the February 25 presentation will focus on: Speckled trout by the numbers; Monster trout tactics; Fishing the passes and beaches for trophy redfish and speckled trout; Chunking for redfish; Taking redfish year-round; Successful deep water redfish tactics; Artificial lure fishing for trout, redfish and flounder; Secrets of fishing the flats and marshes for redfish and trophy trout; Top tactics for big flounder; How to locate and catch more flounder; Kite fishing for tarpon, kings, cobia, tuna, wahoo and dolphin; How to locate and catch trophy cobia; How to score big cobia from a small boat; How to make stubborn cobia eat; New tactics for even bigger king mackerel; Trolling for kings; How to catch more and larger snapper and grouper; Live-baiting for trophy bottom fish; Successful flutter jigging tactics for bottom fish, wahoo and tuna; Chumming strategies for bottom fishing; How to read and fish the offshore waters (locating the loop currents, thermal breaks, warm water fingers and structure for wahoo, dolphin, tuna and billfish); How to choose, rig and fish the most productive offshore trolling lures; Cutting-edge chunking tactics for yellowfin tuna; Live-chumming for trophy yellowfins; Fish the rigs like a pro; Sub-surface wahoo tactics; Cutting edge dolphin tactics; South Florida daytime swordfish tactics for Gulf of Mexico swordfish!

A ticket to the Seminar Series costs $ 55.00, and includes a course textbook, one year subscription or extension to Salt Water Sportsman, one Roffers Ocean Fishing Forecast Analysis, one bottle of OrPine Wash & Wax, one spool of Sufix fishing line, one bottle of Star Tron Fuel Treatment, $20 off on any purchase of $150 or more from Capt. Harry’s Fishing Supply, and chances to win thousands of dollars worth of door prizes.

At the conclusion of the Baton Rouge seminar, there will be a drawing for a chance to win an incredible Bahamas bonefishing excursion to the Bimini Sands Resort and Marina. The drawing will consist of the names of the attendees that day, and one lucky person will win the trip for two!

In addition, the names of all attendees from the 2012 National Seminar Series Tour will be entered into the drawing for the Super Grand Prize - a brand new Mako 184 Center Console! The drawing for the boat will take place one week after the completion of the final seminar on the tour, and one lucky winner will take home the boat.

For more information, and to order tickets on line, visit: www.nationalseminarseries.com. To order tickets by phone with a major credit card, call 1-800-448-7360.

FEB. 25—25th ANNUAL ACADIANA FLY FISHERS CONCLAVE: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Grace Presbyterian Church, 518 Roselawn Blvd., Lafayette. Free. Programs, tying, exhibitors, casting clinics. Special guest: Cameron Mortenson. Sponsored by the Acadiana Fly Rodders. Call Barry Dauphin [phone]. Website: http://www.laflyfish.com/.

acadiana fly rodder’s 25th annual fly fishing seminar

the members of acadiana fly rodders, of lafayette, louisiana, will host the club’s twenty fifth annual fly fishing seminar. the seminar is available to the public and Members, at no charge.

this seminar will be held saturday, february 25, 2012, at the grace presbyterian church located at 518 roselawn boulevard in lafayette, louisiana, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

all former members of acadiana fly rodders are invited to the seminar to become re-acquainted with the organization and its members. also, they should bring a quest.

this fly fishing program will address tackle needs and fishing techniques and will include fly tying demonstrations, fly casting demonstrations, and lectures from experts.

guest fly tyers who will demonstrate their skills and techniques are: diane and richard blair from dallas, texas; fred dupre from colleyville, texas; and mark pinsel, kyle

moppert, mike racca, beverly vidrine, bob bose, ray boudreaux, barry dauphin and paige babineaux, all from louisiana.

special seminar guest speakers and their topics are: larry offner who will present

“urban fly fishing tactics”; ron begnaud of lake charles will present a talk on sight fishing for red fish in louisiana marshes; pete cooper, noted author and fly fishing professional will present the history of salt water fly fishing in louisiana; cameron mortenson a fiber glass and rod maker will make a presentation on fiberglass fly rods.

During the seminar, equipment and tackle will be on display. The clubs will have silent auctions and raffles throughout the day. Equipment dealers will display their wares, and items will be available for sale.

The event will conclude with the club’s annual banquet to be held Abacus, 530 W. Pinhook Road, Lafayette, LA, with a cocktail hour and cash bar beginning at 6:00 p.m. The dinner meal will be buffet style at a cost of $25.00 per person.

FEB. 25—REEL PADDLING FILM FESTIVAL: 1 p.m., BREC Greenwood Park, Baker. Free. Best paddling films of the year. Sponsored by The Backpacker and BREC. Call Jeff Beck [phone].

MARCH

MARCH 2—CCA-LOUISIANA STATE BOARD MEETING: CCA headquarters, Industriplex Boulevard, Baton Rouge. Call CCA [phone].

MARCH 3—CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BASS CLASSIC PRESENTED BY CABELA’S: Doiron’s Landing, La. 70, Stephensville. Pick-your-partner event. Pretournament meeting: March 1, Cabela’s, Gonzales. Fee $250/team. $12,500 first-place prize; $1,250 big-bass winner. Benefits Children’s Hospital, Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Call Gary Cross [phone] or Brad Rodrigue [phone].

MARCH 3—2nd ANNUAL CLEVY DAVID & CHRISTY ROY MEMORIAL FISHING TOURNAMENT: Safe daylight to 3 p.m. weigh-in, False River, Morrison Parkway public landing, New Roads. Pick-your-partner bass tournament. Fee $100/boat. $1,000 guarantee first place. Benefits ALS Louisiana-Mississippi Chapters. Call “Buster” Roy [phone] or “Bug” Roy [phone]. Website: http://www.alsalams.org/.

MARCH 4—CAPITAL CITY BASS OPEN TEAM TOURNAMENT: False River, Morrison Parkway landing, New Roads. $50/team tournament fee. 100 percent payback. First in three-tournament series. Other events: June 10, Tickfaw River, Tin Lizzy Landing; July 21, Lake Verret-Atchafalaya Basin, Doiron’s Landing, Stephensville. Top 2 overall teams qualify for Aug. 4-5 “classic.” Call Jesse Brooks [phone].

MARCH 6—21st ANNUAL RED STICK DAY CONCLAVE: 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Waddill Outdoors Education Center, 4142 N. Flannery Rd., Baton Rouge. Free. Fly fishing and kayak fishing programs, tying, kayak demos, casting clinics, food, refreshments. Sponsored by the Red Stick Fly Fishers. Call Glen Cormier [phone]. Website: http://www.rsff.org/.

MARCH 9-10—BASSMASTER COLLEGE SOUTH SUPER REGIONAL: Lake Gunterville, Guntersville, Ala. Six-member college teams to qualify for July 25-27 College National Championship and July 28-29, College Bassmaster Classic Bracket. Website: http://www.bassmaster.com/.

MARCH 9-11—73rd ANNUAL LOUISIANA WILDLIFE FEDERATION CONVENTION: Clarion Inn Conference Center, Covington. Preregistration fee $15, $30 after March 2. Call LWF [phone]. E-mail: lwf@
lawildlifefed.org

MARCH 9-11—33rd ANNUAL LOUISIANA SPORTSMEN’S SHOW: Lamar-Dixon Expo Center, Gonzales. Hours: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. March 9; 8 a.m.-7 p.m. March 10, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. March 11. Fee $9 adults, $5 youths. No fee military in uniform. Free parking. Louisiana Sportsman Open Bass Tournament; jambalaya cook-off; Splash Dogs; and hunting, fishing, boating equipment and displays. Call Don Cooper [phone]. Jack Website: http://www.sportsmenshow.com/.

MARCH 10—48th GOVERNOR’S STATE CONSERVATION ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS BANQUET: 6 p.m., Clarion Inn Conference Center, Covington. Tickets $40. Awards in eight categories. Call LWF [phone]. Website: http://www.lawildlifefed.org/.

MARCH 10—PRECISION RIFLE MATCH: Palo Alto Rifle & Pistol Club, Donaldsonville. 600-yard match. Other match dates: April 14, May 12, June 9, July 14, Aug. 11, Sept. 8. Website: http://PaloAltoGunClub.com/.

MARCH 10—8th ANNUAL FLY FISH TEXAS: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center, Athens, Texas. Center admission fee. Seminars, exhibits, fly tying, beginners clinics, fishing on premises. Website: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/tffc.

MARCH 11—DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME: Begins 2 a.m.

MARCH 15—CCA MONROE CHAPTER BANQUET: 5:30 p.m., Civic Center Conference Hall, 401 Lea Joyner Expressway, Monroe. Tickets $60, $30 spouse, $25 youths, $400 tables. Call CCA [phone].

MARCH 15-18—BASSMASTER ELITE SERIES: St. John’s Showdown, St. John’s River, Palatka, Fla. First of 8 tournaments to determine 2013 Bassmaster Classic qualifiers. Other events: March 22-24, Power-Pole Slam, Lake Okeechobee, Okeechobee, Fla.; April 19-22, Bull Shoals Quest, Bull Shoals Lake, Ark.; May 3-6, Douglas Lake Challenge, Douglas Lake, Dandridge, Tenn.; June 7-10, Toledo Bend Battle, Toledo Bend Reservoir, Many; June 21-24, Mississippi River Rumble, Mississippi River, La Crosse, Wisc.; June 28-July 1, “mystery lake”; Aug. 23-26, Oneida Championship, Oneida Lake, Syracuse, N.Y. Website: http://www.bassmaster.com/.

MARCH 16-18—LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER FLY FISHING: Rainbow trout fishing in Murfreesboro, Ark.. Sponsored by Red Stick Fly Fishers, Baton Rouge. Registration required. Call Glen Cormier [phone]. Website: http://www.rsff.org/.

MARCH 17—GATOR BASEBALL BASS TOURNAMENT: Doiron’s Landing East/West, Stephensville. Safe daylight to 3 p.m. weigh-in. Pick-your-partner tournament. Fee $130/team. $20 option big-bass pot. Food included. Benefits Gator 12-year-old team for Omaha, Neb., tournament. Call Eric Weaver [phone]. Email: [e-mail].

MARCH 17—TOYOTA TUNDRA BASSMASTER WEEKEND SERIES/TEXAS SOUTHEAST DIVISION: Lake Sam Rayburn, Umphrey Pavilion, Jasper, Texas. Fee $200/boater, $100/co-angler. 20 percent of field in payout. First in five-event series. Other events: April 14, Toledo Bend, Fin & Feather Resort; May 26, Lake Sam Rayburn; June 30, Lake Sam Rayburn; Sept. 22-23, Lake Sam Rayburn. Top 40 boaters/co-anglers qualify for Oct. 12-13 regional, Wright-Patman Lake. Series championship Nov. 7-10, Lake Sam Rayburn. Call [phone]. Website: http://www.
weekendseries.com/.

MARCH 18—31th ANNUAL KIWANIS OF POINTE COUPEE OPEN BASS TOURNAMENT: Safe daylight, public landing, Morrison Parkway, False River, New Roads. Weigh-in 3 p.m. Pick-your-partner event. Fee $150/team. Benefits Kiwanis False River Project. Call Kenneth St. Romain [phone].

MARCH 22—CCA WESTBANK CHAPTER BANQUET: 5:30 p.m., Four Columns, 3711 Westbank Expressway, Harvey. Tickets $60, $30 spouse, $25 youths, $480 tables. Call CCA [phone].

MARCH 23-25—BECOMING AN OUTDOORS WOMAN: Camp Grant Walker, Pollack. Sponsored by Department of Wildlife & Fisheries. Women-only weekend of instruction in 20 outdoors activities. Limited to 125 women 18 and older. Scholarships available. Registration open mid January. Call Dana Norsworthy [phone]. Website: http://www.wlf.state.la.us/.

MARCH 24—20th ANNUAL ERIC T. ANDOLSEK MEMORIAL BASS TOURNAMENT: Bob’s Bayou Black Marina, Gibson. Pick-your-partner tournament. Sponsored by Golden Tigers Club, Eric Andolsek Charitable Fund, Ruffino’s Italian Restaurant & Raisin Cane’s. Benefits local charities. Call Reggie Simon [phone] or Andy Andolsek [phone].

MARCH 24—CHILDREN’S MIRACLE NETWORK BASS CLASSIC: St. James Boat Club, U.S. 61, Sorrento. Pick-your-partner tournament. Open waters. Pretournament meeting 6 p.m., March 22, St. James Boat Club. Benefits Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital. Call Danny Fields [phone]. Website: http://www.ololrmc.com/.

MARCH 29—CCA DELTA CHAPTER BANQUET: 5:30 p.m., Southern Yacht Club, West End, New Orleans. Tickets $75 ($85 after March 22), $50 spouse, $25 youths, $600 tables. Call CCA [phone].

MARCH 30-31—PADDLEPALOOZA IX KAYAK FISHING TOURNAMENT: Bobby Lynn’s Marina, Leeville. Sponsored by the Bayou Coast Kayak Fishing Club. Open to the public. Fee $40 includes meals, shirt, captain’s bag. Preregistration required. Website: http://www.bckfc.org/.

MARCH 31—LOUISIANA SALTWATER REDFISH SERIES TOURNAMENT: Delta Marina, Empire. Pick-your-partners redfish-only, catch, weigh, release tournament. Sponsored by Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries. First in 7-event series. Other events: April 28, Calcasieu Point Landing, Lake Charles; May 19, SeaWay Marina, Lafitte; June 23, Sweetwater Marina, Delacroix; July 14, Rigolets Marina, Slidell; Aug. 25, Boudreaux’s Marina, La. 56, Cocodrie; Oct. 5-6 Series Championship, Venice Marina, Venice. Website: http://www.la
saltwaterseries.com/.

MARCH 31—64th ANNUAL NEW ORLEANS CITY PARK RODEO AND FISHTIVAL: 6:30-11 a.m.. Fee $10 adults (13-older), $5 youths. Categories: bass/rod & reel, bass/fly rod, Junior, Rio Grande Team. Casting contests, educational exhibits, fly tying. Call Kaye Florane [phone]. Website: http://www.neworleanscitypark.com/.

APRIL

APRIL 3—CCA LAKE CHARLES SPRING FISHING SEMINAR: 6 p.m., Lake Charles, Call Julie Grunewald [phone].

APRIL 5—CCA FELICIANAS CHAPTER BANQUET: 5:30 p.m., American Legion Hall, 12024 Liberty St., Cliniton. Tickets $60, $30 spouse, $25 youths, $600 tables. Call CCA [phone].

APRIL 6—FRIDAY NIGHT COOKIE JAR BASS SERIES: 7 p.m.-midnight, False River, Public Landing, Morrison Parkway, New Roads. Weekly Friday night tournament through Sept. 14. Weekly fee $30 per boat/1-2 anglers. Call Guy Perkins [phone].

APRIL 8—Easter

APRIL 11—CCA ACADIANA CHAPTER BANQUET: 5:30 p.m., Frem F. Boustany Hall, Heymann Center, Lafayette. Tickets $60, $30 spouse, $25 youths, $480 tables. Call CCA [phone].

APRIL 12—CCA VERMILION CHAPTER BANQUET: 5:30 p.m., VN Hall,1201 North Lafitte Rd., Abbeville. Tickets $60, $30 spouse, $25 youths, $500 tables. Call CCA [phone].

APRIL 13-15—LAKE CONCORDIA FLY FISHING TRIP: Spring fly fishing, Lake Concordia. Sponsored by Red Stick Fly Fishers, Baton Rouge. Registration required. Call Jack Lithgoe [phone]. Website: http://www.rsff.org/.

APRIL 14—SAC-A-LAIT/BREAM FISHING WITH THE JIGGIN’ POLE CLASS: 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m., J.B. Salter-taught Leisure Studies class, LSU, Baton Rouge. Fee $42/LSU Union/student members, $53/nonmembers. Hands-on and classroom instruction, artificial and live baits, patterns and area fishing hotspots. Call LSU Leisure Studies [phone].

APRIL 19—CCA NORTH SHORE CHAPTER BANQUET: 6 p.m., Castine Center, 63350 Pelican Blvd., Mandeville. Tickets $60, $30 spouse, $25 youths, $480 tables. Call CCA [phone].

APRIL 19-21—BAYOU STATE REGIONAL HIGH-POWER RIFLE CHAMPIONSHIP: Palo Alto Rifle & Pistol Club, Donaldsonville. Open to public. Fee $50/adult, $30/junior (includes NRA registration). 4-man Team Match and CMP EIC “Leg” Match. Entry deadline April 12. Field limits to 60 shooters. Call Jay D. Hunt [phone]. Email [e-mail]. Website: http://PaloAltoGunClub.com/ or http://www.louisianashooting.org/.

APRIL 20-22—BAYOU TECHE BLACK BEAR FESTIVAL: Franklin. Educational seminars, Cub Club children’s activities, field trips, arts and crafts. Call Delores Stewart [phone]. Website: http://www.bayou
techebearfest.org/.

APRIL 21—CONTRABAND FLY FISHING TOURNAMENT: 6 a.m.-1 p.m., Sam Houston Jones State Park, Lake Charles. Registration required. Freshwater tournament on Calcasieu and Houston rivers. Sponsored by the Contraband Fly Casters. Call Warren Landry [phone]. Website: http://www.
contrabandflycasters.net/.

APRIL 21—THE CAMP BEGINNERS FLY FISHING SCHOOL: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., The Camp Facility, Breaux Bridge. Fee $135 includes instruction, lunch, handouts. Workshop focuses on casting mechanics, accuracy. FFF-certified instructors. Call Keith Richard [phone]. Website: http://www.thecampfly
fishingschool.com/.

APRIL 22—IFA KAYAK FISHING TOUR: Delta Marina, Empire. Fee $75. Registration 6 p.m., April 21, Delta Marina. First of 3 Gulf series qualifying events for IFAK National Championship. Other events: June 17, Sweetwater Marina, Delacroix; Sept. 7-8, Caribe Resort, Orange Beach, Ala. Website: http://www.ifakayakfishingtour.com/.

APRIL 25—CCA EAST JEFF CHAPTER BANQUET: 5:30 p.m., Landmark Hotel, 2601 Severn Ave., Metairie. Tickets $65, $30 spouse, $25 youths, $650 tables. Call CCA [phone].

APRIL 26—CCA BAYOU CHAPTER BANQUET: 5:30 p.m., Civic Center, Houma. Tickets $60, $30 spouse, $25 youths, $480 tables. Call CCA [phone].

APRIL 28—3rd ANNUAL CADDO CONCLAVE: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Caddo Lake State Park, Karnack, Texas. Programs, fly-tying and rod-building demos, bamboo rodmaking, exhibitors, canoe and kayak demos. Fishing on premises. Call Mike Hawkins [phone]. Website: http://www.easttexasflyfishers.org/.

MAY

MAY 3—CCA LAKE CHARLES CHAPTER BANQUET: 5:30 p.m., Burton Coliseum, Lake Charles. Tickets $60, $30 spouse, $25 youths, $480 tables. Call CCA [phone].

MAY 4—CCA LAKE CHARLES CHAPTER BANQUET: 5:30 p.m., North Park Fitness Center, Denham Springs. Tickets $60, $30 spouse, $25 youths, $480 tables. Call CCA [phone].

MAY 5—LOUISIANA SALTWATER SPECKLED TROUT SERIES TOURNAMENT: Seabrook Harbor, 5801 France Rd. New Orleans. Pick-your-partners, trout-only, catch, weigh, release tournament. Next event: Oct. The Dock, Slidell. Sponsored by Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries. Website: www.lasaltwaterseries.com.

MAY 10—CCA RIVER PARISHES CHAPTER BANQUET: 5:30 p.m., site TBA. Tickets $60, $30 spouse, $25 youths, $480 tables. Call CCA [phone].

MAY 12—3rd-ANNUAL BASS ON THE FLY TOURNAMENT: Lake Fork Marina, Lake Fork, Texas. Fee $55, $5 big-bass pot, $5 big-bluegill pot. Catch-and-release. Categories: Boat, Kayak, and Bank Fishing. Call Ted Warren [phone]. Website: www.bassonthefly.org.

MAY 13--Mother’s Day

MAY 17—CCA SHREVEPORT CHAPTER BANQUET: 5:30 p.m., Riverview Hall, 600 Clyde Fant Parkway, Shreveport. Tickets $60, $600 tables. Call CCA [phone].

MAY 19—SPRING CATCH-N-EAT FLY FISHING TRIP: Louisiana marsh fly-fishing trip. Sponsored by Red Stick Fly Fishers, Baton Rouge. Registration required. Call Randy Leonpacher [phone]. Website: www.rsff.org.

MAY 23—CCA TANGI CHAPTER BANQUET: 5:30 p.m., Twelve Oaks, 500 West Texas, Ave., Hammond. Tickets $60, $30 spouse, $25 youths, $480 tables. Call CCA [phone].

MAY 26—LOUISIANA SALTWATER YOUTH TOURNAMENT SERIES: Myrtle Grove Marina, 161 Marina Rd. Port Sulphur. First in 2-event series. Next event: June 9, Elmer’s Island, Grand Isle. Sponsored by Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries. Website: www.lasaltwaterseries.com.

MAY 26—STATEWIDE TOURNAMENT & ANGLERS’ RODEO—S.T.A.R.: Opening day, summer-long saltwater fishing event. Truck/boats for specially tagged redfish. Prizes in several specie categories. Sponsored by CCA-Louisiana. Through Sept. 3. Entry fee & CCA membership required. Call CCA-Louisiana [phone].

MAY 26—THE CAMP ADVANCED FLY FISHING SCHOOL: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., The Camp Facility, Breaux Bridge. Fee $135 includes lunch, refreshments, handouts. FFF-certified instructors. Call Keith Richard [phone]. Website: www.thecampflyfishingschool.com.

MAY 28—Memorial Day

JUNE

JUNE 2—LAKE CHARLES TROUT SHOOTOUT: Calcasieu Point Landing, Calcasieu Lake, Lake Charles. Call CCA [phone].

JUNE 7—CCA CAJUN CHAPTER BANQUET: 5:30 p.m., South Crowley KC Hall, Crowley. Tickets $60, $30 spouse, $25 youths, $480 tables. Call CCA [phone].

JUNE 7-9—15th-ANNUAL SWOLLFEST FISHING RODEO: Sand Dollar Marina, Grand Isle. Website: www.swolfest.com.

JUNE 9-10—LOUISIANA FREE FISHING WEEKEND: No recreational fishing license required for residents and nonresidents to fish in Louisiana freshwater and saltwater areas. Website: www.wlf.la.gov

JUNE 14—CCA CENLA CHAPTER BANQUET: 5:30 p.m., Riverfront Center, 707 Main St., Alexandria. Tickets $60, $30 spouse, $25 youths, $480 tables. Call CCA [phone].

JUNE 14-16—BASSMASTER NORTHERN OPEN: James River, Richmond, Va. First in three-tournament series to qualify winners for 2013 Bassmaster Classic. Other events: July 19-21, Detroit River, Detroit, Mich.; Aug. 16-18, Cayuga Lake, Seneca Falls, N.Y. Website: www.bassmaster.com.

JUNE 17—Father’s Day

JUNE 22-24—GRAND ISLE FLY FISHING WEEKEND: Grand Isle. Sponsored by south Louisiana and Mississippi fly-fishing clubs. Registration required. Call Randy Leonpacher [phone] or Barry Dauphin [phone].

TBA—CCA POINTE COUPEE CHAPTER BANQUET: 5:30 p.m., New Roads. Tickets $60, $30 spouse, $25 youths, $480 tables, Call CCA [phone].

JULY

JULY 4-6—GOLDEN MEADOW-FOURCHON TARPON RODEO: Moran’s Marina, Fourchon.

JULY 26-38—INTERNATIONAL GRAND ISLE TARPON RODEO: Sand Dollar Marina weighstation & Rodeo Tent, Grand Isle.

JULY 27-28—HUMMINGBIRD CELEBRATION: 6 p.m., July 27, Rosedown Plantation, St. Francisville; 7 a.m., July 28, 2 private gardens, West Feliciana Parish. Speakers, hummingbird banding. Call West Feliciana Tourist Commission [phone]. Website: www.stfrancisville.us.

AUGUST

AUG. 3-5—62nd-ANNUAL TERREBONNE SPORTSMAN’S LEAGUE FISHING RODEO: East Park Recreational Center, Houma. Fee $20. Divisions: Freshwater, Offshore, Shoreline, Fly Fishing, Tag & Release, Bluewater, Scuba. Call Larry Jordan [phone] or Troy Bonvillain [phone].

AUG. 11—ROD BUILDING CLINIC: 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Waddill Outdoors Education Center, 4142 N. Flannery Rd, Baton Rouge. Sponsored by Red Stick Fly Fishers. Registration required. Call Jody Titone [phone]. Website: www.rsff.org.

AUG. 17-18—LOUISIANA SALTWATER TUNA TOURNAMENT: Venice Marina, Venice. Pick-your-partners, tuna-only tournament. Sponsored by Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries. Website: www.lasaltwaterseries.com.

AUG. 18--RIDE-THE-BULL III EXTREME KAYAK RODEO: Bridgeside Marina, Grand Isle. Largest redfish landed, weighed, released) from kayak or other paddle craft in Caminada Pass. Registration required. Divisions: Rod & Reel, Fly Fishing. Call Danny Wray [phone]. Website: www.calmwatercharters.net.

AUG. 23—CCA SUGAR CHAPTER BANQUET: 5:30 p.m., Cade Community Center, 1688 Smede Hwy., St. Martinville. Tickets $60, $30 spouse, $25 youths, $480 tables. Call CCA [phone].

AUG. 25—CONTRABAND CONCLAVE VII: 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Moss Bluff United Methodist Church, Moss Bluff. Free. Fly fishing programs, tying demos, exhibitors, casting clinics. Sponsored by the Contraband Fly Casters. Call Warren Landry [phone]. Website: www.contrabandflycasters.net.

SEPTEMBER

SEPT. 1-2—MORGAN CITY POWER BOAT ASSOCIATION RACES: Lake End Park, Morgan City. 14 powerboat racing classes. Call Marie Siracusa [phone].

SEPT. 3—Labor Day

SEPT. 8—THE CAMP ADVANCED/INSTRUCTORS PREP FLY FISHING SCHOOL: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., The Camp Facility, Breaux Bridge. Fee $135 includes lunch, refreshments, handouts. FFF-certified instructors. Call Keith Richard [phone]. Website: www.thecampflyfishingschool.com.

SEPT. 13—CCA BAYOU LAFOURCHE CHAPTER BANQUET: 5:30 p.m., Civic Center, 310 N. Canal Blvd., Thibodaux. Tickets $60, $30 spouse, $25 youths, $480 tables. Call CCA [phone].

SEPT. 14-15—LOUISIANA SALTWATER TARPON TOURNAMENT: Cypress Cove Marina, Venice. Pick-your-partners tarpon tournament. Sponsored by Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries. Website: www.lasaltwaterseries.com.

SEPT. 20—CCA ASCENSION CHAPTER BANQUET: 5:30 p.m., Trademart A, Lamar Dixon Expo Center, Gonzales. Tickets $60, $30 spouse, $25 youths, $480 tables. Call CCA [phone].

SEPT. 21-23—LAKE CONCORDIA FLY FISHING TRIP: Fall fly fishing for bass and panfish. Sponsored by Red Stick Fly Fishers club. Registration required. Call Jack Lithgoe [phone]. Website: www.rsff.org.

SEPT. 22—LOUISIANA HUNTING & FISHING DAY: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Waddill Outdoors Education Center, 4142 N. Flannery Rd, Baton Rouge. Free. Also Minden, Woodworth, Monroe. Kids fishing, fly casting, fly tying, shooting, canoeing, archery, bird watching, game tagging, game cooking, conservation organizations. Website www.wlf.state.la.us.

TBA—4th-ANNUAL RIO GRANDE FLY FISHING RODEO: Lafreniere Park, Metairie. Free. Registration required. Prizes for largest Rio Grande perch caught on fly. Sponsored by the New Orleans Fly Fishers club. Call John Engert [phone]. Website: noflyfisher.blogspot.com.

TBA—CCA PLAQUEMINES CHAPTER BANQUET: 5:30 p.m., Belle Chasse Auditorium, 8398 La. 23, Belle Chasse. Tickets $60, $30 spouse, $25 youths, $480 tables. Call CCA [phone].

OCTOBER

OCT. 5-6—FEDERATION OF FLY FISHERS SOUTHERN CONCLAVE & SHOW: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily, Baxter County Fairgrounds, Mountain Home, Ark. Fee $10/day, $5/under 18. Programs, fly tying, casting clinics, youth & women’s activities, FFF casting certification. Call Chris Jackson [phone]. Website: www.southerncouncilfff.org.

OCT. 5-7—TOUR DU TECHE: Bayou Teche. 135-mile staged race along the banks of Bayou Teche. Call Nicole Patin [phone]. Email: [e-mail].

OCT. 8—Columbus Day

OCT. 20-21—LOUISIANA STATE HIGH-POWER RIFLE CHAMPIONSHIP: Palo Alto Rifle & Pistol Club, Donaldsonville. Open to NRA-affiliated state association members. Fee $25/adult, $15/junior. CMP EIC “Leg” Match. Entry deadline Oct. 13. Field limited to 60 shooters. Call Jay D. Hunt [phone]. Email [e-mail]. Website: PaloAltoGunClub.com

OCT. 27—FALL N’ TIDE V KAYAK FISHING TOURNAMENT: Delta Marina, Empire. Sponsored by the Bayou Coast Kayak Fishing Club. Fee $40 includes meals, shirt, captain’s bag. Preregistration required. Website: www.bckfc.org.

TBA—S.T.A.R. BANQUET: 5 p.m., Live Oak Arabians, 6300 Jefferson Hwy., Baton Rouge. Awards for summer-long S.T.A.R. fishing event. Tickets $50 (no fee, children 12 and younger), $500 tables. Call CCA [phone].

NOVEMBER

NOV. 2-4—SOUTHERN FLY FISHERS RENDEZVOUS: North Toledo Bend State Park, Zwolle. Sponsored by the Federation of Fly Fishers Gulf Coast Council. Call Kyle Moppert [phone]. Website: www.gulfcoastfff.org.

NOV. 4—DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME: Ends 2 a.m.

NOV. 9-10—FALL CATCH-AND-EAT FLY FISHING TRIP: Nov. 9-10, Louisiana marsh fly-fishing trip. Sponsored by Red Stick Fly Fishers, Baton Rouge. Registration required. Call Randy Leonpacher [phone]. Website: www.rsff.org.

NOV. 12 —Veterans’ Day

NOV. 22 —Thanksgiving Day

DECEMBER

DEC. 15—3rd-ANNUAL PEARL HARBOR MATCH: 7:30 a.m., Palo Alto Rifle & Pistol Club, Donaldsonville. Open to public. Fee $5/adult & juniors (members), $8/adult, $5/junior (nonmembers). World War II-era rifles/U.S. or foreign. Garand and Bolt-action categories. Call Jay D. Hunt [phone]. Email [e-mail]. Website: PaloAltoGunClub.com