Happy Thanksgiving & Christmas Gathering reminder

This Thursday means many things to many different people. For most, it's a day of feasting with friends and family. Here in Louisiana, the dinner table will be adorned with turkey, roast, venison, duck or other hearty meat slowly cooked, along with Cajun favorites like sweet potatoes and corn machcoux. I'm getting hungry just typing this, lol!

While we do enjoy our feasting and football, we still recognize Thanksgiving as a day to give thanks for all the blessings the Lord has bestowed upon us. We're thankful for all the woods, waters and wildlife we have here in the Sportsmans Paradise. And for the numerous friends we've made through our love of outdoors.

And speaking of friends, our annual club Christmas Gathering is set for Monday, December 9th. Great food, great comradery, club awards, Mixed Bag awards and drawings, door prizes, silent auction, and more!  If you've not received the email invite with the registration link, please email Catch Cormier at catch(at)laflyfish(dot)com as soon as possible.

Wishing everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving!

November 18th meeting - Midge Magic

KFF general meeting
Monday, November 18, 2024
6:30 pm - program
Rapides Westside Library, 5416 Provine, Alexandria

For this meeting, we'll watch a video, "Midge Magic with Davy Wotton".  In this video, the British-born Arkansas guide demonstrates, on a variety of water types, all the skills needed to catch trout feeding on midges.  He covers gear, leaders, tippets, tactics, useful line management methods, and more.  Wotton also demonstrates a variety of rigging systems and fishing them at different depths.

The timing of this video is important to those who plan to fish the Little Missouri River over the next couple of months. A sampling of stomach contents of Little Mo rainbows in January revealed that over 35% of their diet consisted of midges!

As always, the public is welcome. For those members joining us remotely, check your email for the Zoom meeting number and password. For livestreaming on the KFF YouTube Channel, use this link and go to Live videos -
http://bit.ly/3oBk106  

Sugar Day cancelled

Early this afternoon, Kent House made the decision to cancel Sugar Day this Saturday due to weather concerns.  The forecast calls for an 80 percent chance of thunderstorms, with possibly locally heavy rain in the afternoon. 

While our fly tying demonstrations - and a few other crafts activities - are indoors, about 70 percent of the many exhibits and activities are outdoors.  We share disappointment with Kent House on this decision, and look forward to next year (and hopefully, better weather).

November 4th fly tying - Fools Gold Crab

KFF monthly fly tying session
Monday, November 4, 2024
6:30pm
Rapides Westside Library, 5416 Provine, Alexandria
Also livestreamed on Zoom and YouTube

* Please note this month's tying session is moved up a week due to the Veterans Day holiday *

This month, Chris Williams will be driving up from Baton Rouge to tie the Fools Gold Crab.  This pattern, created by Johnny Miller, can be fished like a crab or a shrimp bumping off the bottom.  In Fall and Winter, when Louisiana redfish are inside and feeding on fiddler crabs, flies like the FGC are the ticket to success!

The session is open to the public. All materials are provided, and we have several sets of tools for beginners to use during the session.

Remote members can participate using the Zoom meeting number and password sent by email. All others can watch on the KFF YouTube Channel, use this link and go to Live videos -
http://bit.ly/3oBk106