Calendar

SUNDAY

• 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 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].

TUESDAY

• PUBLIC OYSTER SEED GROUND VESSEL PERMIT APPEALS BOARD MEETING: 10 a.m., Suite 200, UNO Advanced Technology Center, 2021 Lakeshore Dr., New Orleans. Call Ty Lindsey [phone].
• LOUISIANA OYSTER TASK FORCE MEETING: 1 p.m., Suite 210, UNO Advanced Technology Center, New Orleans.

TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY

• THE GULF OF MEXICO FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL MEETING: Standing and Special Shrimp Committees, Gulf Council office, Suite 1100, 2203 N. Lois Ave., Tampa, Fla. Agenda includes brown, white and pink shrimp overfishing. Call GMFMC [phone].

WEDNESDAY

• WEDNESDAY EVENING BASS TOURNAMENT: 5 p.m., Canal Bank Club, Diversion Canal, Maurepas. Pick-your-partner. Three-bass limit. Fee $40/boat. Weekly. Call Canal Bank Club [phone].
• AMERICA’S BOATING COURSE: 6:30-8:30 p.m., LSU Leisure Class, Baton Rouge. 2-hour, four-session course meets June 6, 13, 20, 27. Baton Rouge Sail & Power Squadron course qualifies for state Safe Boating Education/Certificate course. Next sessions 6:30-8:30 p.m. July 10-31. Call LSU Union [phone]. Website: http://www.lsu.edu/leisure
  classes.

THURSDAY

• LOUISIANA WILDLIFE & FISHERIES COMMISSION MEETING: 9:30 a.m., Louisiana Room, Wildlife & Fisheries headquarters, Baton Rouge.
• CCA CAJUN CHAPTER BANQUET: 6 p.m., South Crowley KC Hall, Crowley. Dinner, live/silent auctions. Tickets $60, $30 spouse, $25 youth, $480 tables. Call CCA Louisiana [phone].

THURSDAY-FRIDAY

• THE GULF OF MEXICO FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL MEETING: Special Reef Fish Committee, Gulf Council office, Suite 1100, 2203 N. Lois Ave., Tampa, Fla. Agenda includes stock methods, Generic Annual Catch Limits/Accountability Measures Amendment, vermilion snapper and mutton snapper update assessment. Call GMFMC [phone].

THURSDAY-SATURDAY

• SWOLFEST FISHING RODEO: Sand Dollar Marina, Grand Isle.

THURSDAY-SUNDAY

• BASSMASTER ELITE SERIES: Toledo Bend Battle, Many. Fifth in 8-tournament series to determine 2013 Bassmaster Classic qualifiers. Top 50 compete in Saturday. Top 12 anglers in Sunday, June 10 finals. Website: http://www.bassmaster.com/.

FRIDAY

• 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].

FRIDAY-SUNDAY

• UPLIFTING THE COAST FESTIVAL: State Fairgrounds, Airline Highway, Baton Rouge. Volunteers needed. Call Paul or Libby Foret [phone]. Email: libby@
  upliftingthecoast.org.

SATURDAY

• YOUTH FISH FEST/LOUISIANA SALTWATER SERIES: 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Elmer’s Island, La. 1, Town of Grand Isle. Youths 16-and-under. No fee. Casting and cast-net lessons, fish tagging, crab races. Call Danica Williams [phone].
• SAC-A-LAIT/BREAM FISHING WITH THE JIGGIN’ POLE CLASS: 7-11:30 a.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].
• 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). Call Darrell Crawford [phone].
• PRECISION RIFLE MATCH: Palo Alto Rifle & Pistol Club, Donaldsonville. 600-yard match. Website: http://PaloAltoGunClub.com.
• TOYOTA TUNDRA BASSMASTER WEEKEND SERIES/TEXAS EAST DIVISION: Log Cabin Launch, Cedar Creek, Texas. Fourth in five-event series. Fee $200/boater, $100/co-angler. Call [phone]. Website: http://www.weekendseries.com/.
• FLW OUTDOORS/BFL COWBOY DIVISION TOURNAMENT: Bayou Black Marina, Gibson. Fourth in five-tournament series. Website: http://www.flwoutdoors.com/.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY

• LOUISIANA FREE FISHING WEEKEND: No recreational license required for residents and nonresidents to fish in state freshwater and saltwater areas. Website: http://wlf.louisiana.gov/.

MONDAY, JUNE 11

• RED STICK FLY FISHERS PROGRAM: 7 p.m., Wildlife & Fisheries Headquarters, Quail Drive, Baton Rouge. Regular monthly program. Call Dan Weber [phone]. Website: http://www.rsff.org/.

ONGOING

• STATEWIDE TOURNAMENT & ANGLERS’ RODEO: Summer-long saltwater fishing event through Labor Day. Sept. 3. Truck/boats for tagged redfish. Prizes in species categories. Sponsored by CCA-Louisiana, CCA membership/$25 entry fee required (no fee for Youth Division). Call CCA-Louisiana [phone].

AROUND THE CORNER

• JUNE 14 — CCA CENLA CHAPTER BANQUET: 5:30 p.m., Riverfront Center, 707 Main St., Alexandria. Tickets $60, $30 spouses, $25 Youths, $480 tables. Call CCA office [phone].
• JUNE 16 — LOUISIANA DELTA BRANCH/QDMA JOE HAMILTON FOUNDING FATHER’S FUN SHOOT: 8 a.m., Honey Brake gun Club, 2297 Diversion Canal Levee Rd., Jonesville. 4-shooter teams, 15-stand sporting clays. Fee $250/team, $85 individuals, includes lunch. Sponsorships available. Call Pail Ferrell [phone]. JUNE 17 — Father’s Day
• JUNE 22-23 — CATHOLIC HIGH ALUMNI FISHING RODEO: Moran’s Marina, Grand Isle. Open & Youth divisions. 5-fish “calcuttas” in mangrove snapper & speckled trout. Call Catholic High [phone].

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