Saturday, September 20, 2025
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
First Baptist Church of Natchitoches Gym
508 Second St., Natchitoches, LA
FREE admission
The ArkLaTexOma Fly Tiers group has only been organized for less than two years, yet they have evolved to be one of the most active in the state. ALTO held their first ever "Flies & Pies" tying event last year, in conjunction with the Natchitoches Meat Pie Festival, and it was a big success. This year, they return to a new location just a couple blocks from the heart of the Meat Pie Festival - which is an attraction all to itself.
Along with some of the best fly tiers from across the region, the festival will have presentations including: Jerald Lewis on Fly Fishing for Bream, Burley
Johnson on Creating Bass Poppers, and Mike Hawkins on Making Furled
Leaders. The new location has an outdoor casting area as well. So if you need a free casting lesson, or tune up, there will be two FFI Certified Casting Instructors on hand.
While this event is FREE to attend, the group will be taking up a Love Offering to present to First Baptist Church for the use of their facilities.
For more details, go to the ALTO website at www.arklatexomaflytyers.com . Or check them out on their Facebook page (link)