TUESDAY
LAFAYETTE KAYAK FISHING CLUB MEETING: 6 p.m., Pack and Paddle, 601 E. Pinhook, Lafayette. Call (337) 232-5854. Website:
WEDNESDAY
FLIES & FLIGHTS: 7-9 p.m, Rally Cap Brewing, 11212 Pennywood Ave., Baton Rouge. Casual fly tying. Open to public. Email Chris Williams: thefatfingeredflytyer@gmail.com
THURSDAY
ACADIANA FLY RODDERS PROGRAM: 6 p.m., Pack and Paddle, 601 E. Pinhook, Lafayette. Open to public. Email Darin Lee: at cbrsandcdc@gmail.com. Website:
FRIDAY-SUNDAY
LOUISIANA SPORTSMAN SHOW: St. John the Baptist Community Center & Thomas F. Daley Memorial Park, U.S. 51, LaPlace. Fishing/hunting gear, boats, seminars, exhibitors. Admission fee (veterans, military, first responders fee Friday). Kids fishing tournament Saturday.
SATURDAY
ONE MAN SPORTING CLAYS SHOOT: Covey Rise, 58256 Covey Rise Drive, Husser. Benefits Transformational Prostate Cancer Research. Call Covey Rise (985) 747-0310, Ext. 2. Website:
NSCA REGISTERED SPORTING CLAYS: Bridge View Gun Club, Port Allen.
HUNTING SEASONS
GEESE/CONSERVATION ORDER: Through March 15, East & West zones. Limited to take of blue, snow and Ross' geese only. No daily nor possession limits. Hunters allowed to use electronic calls and shotguns capable of holding more than three shells.
AROUND THE CORNER
MARCH 22 โ 45th KIWANIS OF POINTE COUPEE OPEN BASS TOURNAMENT: 3 p.m. weigh-in, Morrison Parkway public launch, New Roads. Pick-your-partner/$150 entry fee. Benefits False River projects. Call Kenneth St. Romain (225) 718-1319.
MARCH 23 — RED STICK FLY FISHERS FLY TYING SESSION: 7 p.m., Bluebonnet Regional Library, 9200 Bluebonnet Blvd, Baton Rouge. Open to the public. Materials and tools available for beginners. Website: .
MARCH 26 — ACADIANA BUGS & BREWS: 6 p.m., Pack and Paddle, 601 E. Pinhook, Lafayette. Casual fly tying and local beers provided. Open to the public. Email Darin Lee: cbrsandcdc@gmail.com. Website:
MARCH 28 — 77th ANNUAL BIG BASS RODEO & FISHTIVAL: 6:30-11 a.m. (6 a.m. registration), The Casino & Bandstand area, City Park, New Orleans. Age-group divisions in bass & other freshwater species, high school teams Battle for the Bass, Boats on the Bayou (nonmotorized watercraft only), Chichlid/Bream Team competions & “Fishtival,” a family-oriented outdoors event. Fees $5-$20. Registration Website:
MARCH 29 — SOUTH LOUISIANA HIGHPOWER CLUB MATCH: 8:30 a.m., Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Range, St. Landry Road, Gonzales. CMP XTC & Sniper Match. Fee $15 members, $20 nonmembers, $5 juniors. $25 annual club (first match free) & Civilian Marksmanship Program membership (allows purchases from CMP). Call Mike Burke (337) 380-8120. Email: SouthLAHighPower@hotmail.com
FISHING/SHRIMPING
SHRIMP: Fall inshore season closed in Zones 2 & 3 & portions of Zone 1 except Breton/Chandeleur sounds. Outside waters from Caillou Boca west to Freshwater Bayou Canal closed. All other outside waters open.
OPEN RECREATIONAL SEASONS: Gray triggerfish; flounder; lane, blackfin, queen and silk snappers & wenchmen among other snapper species; all groupers except closed for goliath & Nassau groupers in state/federal waters.
CLOSED SEASONS: Red snapper; greater amberjack; bluefin tuna; gag, goliath & Nassau groupers in state/federal waters. Commercial greater amberjack season closed.
LDWF UPDATE
- Closed: Hope Canal Road/boat launch (Maurepas Swamp WMA, levee construction); Price Lake Road (Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge) weekdays from March 2-20 (repair hurricane damage).
Email: jmacaluso@theadvocate.com