Conclaves |
Conclave is defined by Webster as "a secret meeting". We say "who is this Webster and what does he know, anyway?" Fly fishing conclaves are no secret; they've been around for decades and are always open to the public. By our definition (which is the only one that counts), a conclave is "a celebration of fly fishing". Conclaves feature seminars, fly tying, exhibits, food, and just about anything related to our sport. Make plans to attend one in your area.
The following are brochures, in PDF format, for club conclaves scheduled for Spring, 2005.
Contraband Fly Rodders Conclave, TBA
Acadiana Fly Rodders Conclave, TBA
Red Stick Fly Fishers Conclave, March 12
Ouachita River Fly Fishers Conclave, April TBA
New Orleans Fly Fishers Conclave, TBA
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Club Information
| Baton Rouge |
Red Stick Fly Fishers
PO Box 3761
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
President: Frank Genusa
Phone: (225) 664-5319
Email: Frank Genusa
Dues: $25 family/single, free for full-time students under 21.
Memberships: 120
Affiliated: FFF Southeastern Council
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Meeting location: Wildlife and Fisheries building, Quail Dr.
Programs: 2nd Monday of each month, 7 pm.
Fly Tying: 4th Monday of each month except December
Outings: Murfreesboro AR (Jan) for trout; Lake Concordia (Apr & Oct) for bass and sunfish;
marsh (spring, fall) for salt species; Grand Isle (July) for surf fishing; North
Arkansas (Oct) for trout.
Activities: Rod Building (Jan); Red Stick Day conclave and banquet (Feb-Mar);
Beginners Day (spring); crawfish boil (spring)
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| Covington / Mandeville |
Ponchartrain Basin Fly Fishers
President: Doug Peters
Phone: (985) 624-3708
Email: Doug Peters
Editor: Cory Barbier
Email: Cory Barbier
Dues: $25 family/single. PBFF is a 100% FFF club (membership in the FFF is also required).
Memberships: 40
Affiliated: FFF Southeastern Council
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Programs: 1st Wednesday of each month, 7 pm, Louisiana Food & Spirits on Lee Lane in Covington.
Fly Tying: 3rd Thursday of each month, 7 pm, The Glass Menagerie, 1845 Causeway Blvd.
Outings: Frequent trips to Bayou Lacombe (fresh and salt), Myrtle
Grove (salt), Ponchartrain (brackish).
Membership: PBFF is a 100% FFF club (membership in the FFF is also required).
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| Lafayette |
Acadiana Fly Rodders
PO Box 53643
Lafayette, LA 70505-3643
President: Jack Deshotels
Phone: (337) 988-3517
Editor: Chad Abell
Dues: $30 family/single.
Memberships: 70
Affiliated: FFF Southern Council
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Meeting location: Grace Presbyterian Church, 518 Roselawn Blvd.
Programs: 1st Tuesday of each month, 6:30pm.
Outings: Little Missouri River for rainbow trout;
local lakes for bass and sunfish (spring); Inches Tournament (Chicot State Park, May);
Grand Isle (July) for specks and reds.
Activities: Acadiana Conclave and banquet (Feb-Mar); crawfish boil (Apr); Youth Fish (summer)
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| Lake Charles |
Contraband Fly Casters - Tom Nixon Chapter
725 Iberville St
Lake Charles, LA 70607
President: Mark Delaney
Phone: (337) 477-3845
Other contact: Ron Begnaud
Phone: (337) 477-7584
Dues: $25 family/single.
Memberships: 40
Affiliated: FFF Southern Council
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Meeting location: Gayle Hall auditorium (first floor), McNeese State University campus, Ryan St.
Programs: 3rd Tuesday of each month, 7 pm.
Fly Tying: 6 pm -7 pm before program meetings.
Outings: Little Red River for trout; local rivers and Toledo Bend for bass and stripers; Big Lake and Lake Prien for specks, marshes around Big Lake and Sabine for reds, drum, sheepshead, flounder.
Activities: "Contraband Conclave" seminar (Feb and Oct) usually featuring top names in fly fishing both nationally and locally.
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| Monroe / West Monroe |
Ouachita River Fly Fishers
PO Box 364
West Monroe, LA 71294
President: Judd Moore
Phone: 318-396-4521
Webmaster: Buster Wolfe
Phone: 318-397-9763
Dues: $25 individual, $35 family
Memberships: 25
Affiliated: FFF Southern Council
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Meeting location: Monroe News-Star Community Room, 411 N. Fourth St, Circulation Dept building.
Programs: last Monday of each month, 7 pm.
Fly Tying: first Monday of each month, 6 pm.
Outings: Mountain Fork OK for trout; local lakes for bass and sunfish; Grand Isle (July) for surf fishing; North Arkansas (Oct) for trout.
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| New Orleans / Metairie |
New Orleans Fly Fishers
1700 Frankfort St.
New Orleans, LA 70122
President: Joe Bandera
Phone: 504-388-2149
Webmaster / Newsletter: Joseph McMahon
Dues: $22. NOFF is a 100% FFF club (membership in the FFF is also required).
Memberships: 45
Affiliated: FFF Southeastern Council
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Meeting location: Whitney Bank Bldg, 1441 Metairie Road, Metairie LA
Programs: Last Thursday of each month, 7:30 pm
Outings: Port Sulphur, Myrtle Grove, Hopedale for reds, specks, drum; Grand Isle surf fishing (July); White
River Arkansas for brown and rainbow trout (Oct)
Activities: Picnics, fish fries, annual NOFF seminar and banquet. Also, participate in Louisiana Sportmans Show (March) and the NO City Parks' annual rodeo.
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| Shreveport / Bossier |
North Louisiana Fly Fishers
PO Box 5876
Shreveport, LA 71135-5876
President: Arthur Seale
Phone: 318-865-1157
Membership: Gary Key
Phone: 318-797-0643
Dues: $25
Memberships: 35
Affiliated: FFF Southern Council
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Meeting location: Camp Forbing.
Programs: 2nd Monday of each month, 7 pm.
Fly Tying: every Thursday at 7 pm.
Outings: Murfreesboro AR (March) for trout; local lakes (spring) for bass and sunfish; North Arkansas and Mountain Fork, OK for trout.
Activities: seminar and banquet (May); Toledo Bend Rendezvous (1st weekend Nov)
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