September 22nd meeting - Invasives in Louisiana

KFF general meeting
Monday, September 22, 2025

5:30 pm - casting on back lawn
6:30 pm - meeting begins
Rapides Westside Library, 5416 Provine, Alexandria
Also livestreamed on Zoom & YouTube

* For remote members, this meeting will be livestreamed on our ALTERNATE Zoom channel. Please use the link /ID / password sent to your email *

Join us this month as Rob Bourgeois, LDWF’s Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator, joins us via ZOOM. Rob will present on aquatic invasive species in Louisiana - how they spread, their impact on native fish, and what we as anglers can do to protect our waters. He will also talk about his work on the LA Invasive Carp Management Program.

As always, the public is welcome! Remote members can participate using the Zoom meeting number and password sent by email. All others can watch on the KFF Alternate YouTube Channel - use this link and go to Live videos:  www.youtube.com/@kisatchieflyfishersalt   

Make plans now for Flies & Pies

ALTO Fly Fishing Fair
Saturday, September 20, 2025
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
First Baptist Church of Natchitoches Gym
508 Second St., Natchitoches, LA
FREE admission

Building on the success of last year's inaugural event, the ArkLaTexOma Fly Tiers group (ALTO) is holding their 2nd annual "Flies & Pies" tying event in conjunction with the Natchitoches Meat Pie Festival.  This year, the event will be held in a new location  just a couple blocks from the heart of the 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)  

September 8th fly tying - Neon Icon

KFF monthly fly tying session
Monday, September 8, 2025
5:30 pm - casting practice 
6:30 pm - tying session begins
Rapides Westside Library, 5416 Provine, Alexandria
Also livestreamed on Zoom and YouTube

This month we'll tie the Neon Icon. This is one of the Space Coast Designer flies, and a top producer for the SCF folks for pompano and other surf species. The version we'll tie is adaptable to bass fishing. It should be noted that this fly has had good success on speckled trout in the Electric Chicken color, and on bass in the Tan color.   The heavy eyes get it down, and paired with the craft fur tail, give it great jigging action. It uses a very cool wireless brush for the body that makes is super-quick and easy to tie. The picture is of the pattern in the Pompano colors. 

As always, the session is open to the public. All materials are provided, and we have sets of tools for beginners to use during the session. For beginners, we can also pair you with someone who can help.

Remote members can participate using the Zoom meeting number and password sent by email. The video is also available on our YouTube Channel. Click this link and go to Live videos -
http://bit.ly/3oBk106

* Note: casting practice returns this month prior to the meetings, and continues until Daylight Savings Time ends *