Outdoors calender for April 29

SUNDAY

• CAPITAL CITY BASS ELITE TEAMS TOURNAMENT: 3 p.m. weigh-in Spokane Landing, Lake St. John, Ferriday.

MONDAY

• FIN-ADDICT FLY FISHERS MEETING: 6:30 p.m., Spahr’s Restaurant, 1400 W. Tunnel Blvd, Houma. Call Stephen Robert [phone]. Website: http://finaddictfly
  fishers.blogspot.com.

WEDNESDAY

• WEDNESDAY EVENING BASS TOURNAMENT: 5 p.m., Canal Bank Club, Diversion Canal, Maurepas. Pick-your-partner. 3-bass limit. Fee $40/boat. Weekly. Call Canal Bank Club [phone].

THURSDAY

• LOUISIANA WILDLIFE & FISHERIES COMMISSION MEETING: 9:30 a.m., Louisiana Room, Wildlife & Fisheries headquarters, Baton Rouge.
• CCA LAKE CHARLES BANQUET: 5:30 p.m., Burton Coliseum, Lake Charles. Dinner and auctions. Tickets $60, $30 spouses, $25 youths, $480 tables. Call CCA [phone].

THURSDAY-SUNDAY

• BASSMASTER ELITE SERIES: Douglas Lake Challenge, Dandridge, Tenn. Fourth in 8-tournament series to determine 2013 Bassmaster Classic qualifiers. Website: http://www.bass
  master.com/.

FRIDAY

• CCA LIVINGSTON CHAPTER BANQUET: 6 p.m., North Park Fitness Center, Denham Springs. Dinner and auctions. Tickets $60, $30 spouses, $25 youths, $480 tables. Call Nolan Reynerson [phone].
• BPS SET YOUR SIGHTS-DAY 1: 6 p.m., Bass Pro Shops, Denham Springs. Guns, accessories, reloading basics for modern rifles. First in three-day series. Website: http://http://www.basspro.com/.
• ENVIRONMENTAL FILM SERIES: 6:30 p.m., 162 Croydon Ave., Baton Rouge. Film: Gasland. Sponsored by Louisiana Environmental Action Network & Lower Mississippi Riverkeeper. Website: http://www.leanweb.org/.
• FRIDAY NIGHT COOKIE JAR BASS SERIES: 7 p.m.-midnight, False River, Public Landing, Morrison Parkway, New Roads. Weekly through Sept. 14. Weekly fee $30 per boat/1-2 anglers. 14-inch minimum size for bass. Call Guy Perkins [phone].

SATURDAY

• LOUISIANA SALTWATER SPECKLED TROUT SERIES TOURNAMENT: Seabrook Harbor, 5801 France Rd. New Orleans. Pick-your-partners, trout-only, catch, weigh, release tournament. Firstin 2-event series. Sponsored by Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries. Website: http://www.lasaltwaterseries.com/.
• FLY FISHING 101 COURSE: Orvis Company Store, Perkins Rowe, Baton Rouge. Hour-long instructions in casting and rigging for beginners. Other dates May 6, 12, 13, 26, 27, June 2, 3, 16, 17, 23 and 24. Limited class size. Reservations requested. Call Alex Beane [phone]. Website: http://www.orvis.com/ff101.
• BPS SET YOUR SIGHTS-DAY 2: 1 p.m., Bass Pro Shops, Denham Springs. Guns, accessories, reloading basics for modern rifles and conceal-and-carry weapons course. Second in three-day series. Website: http://www.basspro.com/.
• TOYOTA TUNDRA BASSMASTER WEEKEND SERIES/TEXAS EAST DIVISION: Richland Chambers Lake, Oak Cove Marina, Texas. Fee $200/boater, $100/co-angler. 20 percent of field in payout. Third in five-event series. 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/.

SUNDAY, MAY 6

• DOIRON’S TEAM BASS TOURNAMENT: Doiron’s Landing, Stephensville. Pick-your-partner. Third in five-tournament series. Call Kim Landry [phone].
• 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. Call Charlie Braud [phone] or Philip Braud [phone].
• BPS SET YOUR SIGHTS-DAY 3: 1 p.m., Bass Pro Shops, Denham Springs. Guns, accessories, reloading basics for modern rifles and conceal-and-carry weapons course. Last in three-day series. Website: http://www.basspro.com/.

AROUND THE CORNER

• MAY 10 — CCA RIVER PARISHES BANQUET: 5:30 p.m., Jerusalem Shrine Center, 1940 Ormond Blvd., Destrehan. Dinner, auctions. Tickets $60, $30 spouses, $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: http://www.bassonthefly.org/.
• MAY 13--Mother’s Day

JUST ANNOUNCED

• MAY 11 — 6TH ANNUAL ITALIAN AMERICAN FISHING RODEO: Breton Sound Marina, Hopedale. Fee $35. 14 and younger free. Redfish, speckled trout, white trout, flounder, sheepshead and drum divisions. First-place only in bass, redfish under 27-inches long and biggest fish/any fish divisions. Captain’s Party May 11. Benefits Children’s Hospital. Call Robbie Rabb [phone] or Allen Catoire [phone].
• MAY 12 — STEP OUTSIDE DAY: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Sherburne Wildlife Management Area, La. 975 (south off U.S. 190 near Krotz Springs). No fee. Fishing, archery, boating, target/trap shooting, nature photography, bird watching, ATV safety, turkey/duck calling, demonstrations, techniques and displays. Food, drink provided. Call Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries’ Opelousas office [phone].
• MAY 19 — FLY FISHING 201 COURSE: Orvis Company Store, Perkins Rowe, Baton Rouge. On-the-water instructions in casting and rigging for beginners. Other dates May 20, June 9, 10 and July 1. Limited class size. Reservations requested. Call Alex Beane [phone]. Website: http://www.orvis.com/ff101.
• MAY 30-JUNE 3 — DUCKS UNLIMITED’S 75TH NATIONAL CONVENTION: Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, Nashville. Website: http://www.ducks.org/.
• JUNE 7-9 — SWOLFEST FISHING RODEO: Sand Dollar Marina, Grand Isle.

HUNTING SEASONS

• TURKEY/REGULAR SEASON: Closed.
• LICENSED PRESERVES/PEN-RAISED BIRDS: Through Monday, April 30.
• SPRING SQUIRREL SEASON: May 5-27, private lands only. Reduced season on some wildlife management areas. Closed on most federal lands and refuges.

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