SATURDAY
FLY FISHING 101/THE SURF: 9-11 a. m., Orvis Shop, Bluebonnet Boulevard, Baton Rouge. Fee free. Basics of casting, rigging, fly selection. Equipment furnished. All ages, adults to accompany 15-and-younger. Preregistration required. Call Shop (225) 757-7286.Website:
ONGOING
CCA STATEWIDE TOURNAMENT & ANGLERS’ RODEO/S.T.A.R.: Summer-long fishing contest through Sept. 1. Multiple species categories. CCA membership required. Website:
HUNTING
LOTTERY HOUSEBOAT MOORING DEADLINE: July 12 for Atchafalaya Delta WMA for 2025-2026 seasons. Application website:
LOTTERY DOVE HUNT DEADLINE: July 27 for Elbow Slough WMA. $8.50 application fee. Applications website: . Call David Hayden (318) 487-5353. Email: dhayden@wlf.la.gov
LOTTERY TEAL HUNT DEADLINE: July 27 for White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area. $8.50 application fee. Applications website: . Call Lance Ardoin (337) 536-6061. Email: lardoin@wlf.la.gov
AROUND THE CORNER
JULY 13—ADVANCED FLY CASTING/THE DOUBLE HAUL: 3-4 p.m., Orvis Shop, Bluebonnet Boulevard, Baton Rouge. Fee free. Bring your own rod. Also 3-4 p.m., Aug. 3. Call Shop (225) 757-7286.Website:
JULY 14—RED STICK FLY FISHERS MEETING: 7 p.m., Regional Branch Library, 9200 Bluebonnet Boulevard, Baton Rouge. Open to the public. Email Brian Roberts: roberts.brian84@gmail.com Website:
JULY 15—LAFAYETTE KAYAK FISHING CLUB MEETING: 6 p.m., Pack & Paddle, 601 E. Pinhook, Lafayette. Call (337) 232-5854. Website:
JULY 16—FLIES & FLIGHTS: 7 p.m., Rally Cap Brewing, 11212 Pennywood Avenue, Baton Rouge. Fly tying. Open to public. Spare tools, materials for novices. Email Chris Williams: thefatfingeredflytyer@gmail.com
JULY 16-18—B.A.S.S. NATION QUALIFIER: Lake Erie, Monroe, Michigan. Website:
JULY 17—ACADIANA FLY RODDERS PROGRAM: 6 p.m., Pack & Paddle, 601 E. Pinhook, Lafayette. Open to public. Email Darin Lee: cbrsandcdc@gmail.com. Website: .
FISHING/SHRIMPING
SHRIMP: Spring inshore season closed except in Breton/Chandeleur sounds. All outside waters remain open.
OPEN RECREATIONAL SEASONS: Red snapper, 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: Gray triggerfish, greater amberjack, bluefin tuna and gag, goliath & Nassau groupers in state/federal waters.
LDWF UPDATES
Closed: Hope Canal Road/boat launch (Maurepas Swamp WMA, levee construction); Dobbs Bay Road & all roads on the Mississippi River batture east of La. 15 (Richard Yancey WMA, flooding).
Drawdowns: underway on Saline & Kepler lakes; Iatt Lake (Grant Parish), Black and Clear lakes (Natchitoches Parish) to begin July 14.
Email: jmacaluso@theadvocate.com
