MONDAY
RED STICK FLY FISHERS FLY TYING: 7 p.m., Orvis Shop, Bluebonnet Boulevard. Website: rsff.org
MONDAY-THURSDAY
GULF OF MEXICO FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL MEETING: Omni Houston Hotel, Houston. 8:30 a.m.-2:45 p.m., Monday, 8:30 a.m.-until, June 25-27. Public comment period 1:30-5 p.m., Wednesday. Main topics: for-hire data collection; MRIP-FES transition document determining catch data; 20-fathom recreational season closure for shallow-water groupers; lane snapper overfishing. Webinar available. Website: gulfcouncil.org
THURSDAY
ACADIANA BUGS & BREWS: 6 p.m., Pack & Paddle Outpost, 601 E. Pinhook, Lafayette. Fly tying. Email “Catch” Cormier: catch@laflyfish.com. Website: packpaddle.com
THURSDAY-SUNDAY
BASSMASTER ELITE SERIES: Smith Lake, Cullman, Alabama. Website: bassmaster.com
SATURDAY
FLY FISHING 101: 9-11 a.m., Orvis Shop, Bluebonnet Boulevard, Baton Rouge. No fee. Basics of casting, rigging, fly selection. Equipment furnished. All ages Preregistration required. Call Shop (225) 757-7286.
SATURDAY-SUNDAY
PROJECT APPLESEED: Ages 17 and younger, Palo Alto, Donaldsonville. Day-long shooting event to make youngsters aware of firearms and become better shooters. Sponsored by Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association. Call Tony Geeck (985) 707-3443.
ONGOING
STATEWIDE TOURNAMENT & ANGLERS’ RODEO: Opening day of CCA summer-long fishing contest through Sept. 2. Multiple species categories. CCA membership required. Website: ccalouisiana.com
AROUND THE CORNER
JULY 4-6 — 74th GOLDEN MEADOW-FOURCHON TARPON RODEO: Moran’s Marina & Fourchon Pavilion, Port Fourchon. Benefits South Louisiana High School students. Fishing begins daylight July 4. Weigh-in 1-7 p.m., July 5 & 1-4 p.m. Children’s Division, 1-5 p.m. other divisions, July 6. King of the Catch cooking contest, July 5. Inshore, Big Game, Shoreline, Kayak, Spearfishing & Children’s divisions. Website: fourchontarpon.com.
ALLIGATOR HUNT/BIDS
APPLICATION DEADLINE: July 16, hunters selected through bid process on eight wildlife management areas, one refuge &White Lake area. 26 opportunities. LDWF website: wlf.louisiana.gov/page/alligator-hunting or write: La. Department of Wildlife & Fisheries, Attn: Kelly Stanford, 2024 WMA Alligator Harvest Bids, 200 Dulles Drive, Lafayette, LA 70506.
FISHING/SHRIMPING
SHRIMP: All state inshore and offshore waters open.
SPECKLED TROUT: New regulations in effect, 15 per day measuring 13-20 inches with two trout more than 20 inches allowed in daily catch.
REDFISH: New regulations in effect, four-fish daily limit, 18-27 inches “slot” limit, no redfish more than 27 inches long.
OPEN RECREATIONAL SEASONS: Recreational, state for-hire & federal for-hire red snapper; southern flounder; lane, blackfin, queen and silk snappers & wenchmen among other snapper species; all groupers except closed for gag, red, goliath & Nassau groupers in state/federal waters; and, federal for-hire permitted vessels for red snapper season through Aug. 27.
CLOSED SEASONS: Greater amberjack; gray triggerfish; gag, red, goliath & Nassau grouper in state/federal waters. Federal for-hire, red snapper permit holders.
LDWF UPDATES
Reopened: main road at Ruby Road station (Russell Sage WMA); Cas-Cas Road (Grassy Lake WMA).
Closed: Catfish Bayou, Blount, Goose Lake & Dobbs Bay roads, Blackhawk boat launch, Blackhawk & Lincecum roads & trails and all roads east of the Mississippi River levee (Richard Yancey WMA, flooding); Rice Field & Signo roads (Thistlethwaite WMA); Island Road fishing pier (Pointe-aux-Chenes WMA, parking lot repairs), Tram ATV Trail (Tunica Hills WMA, repairs), & Hope Canal Road/boat launch (Maurepas Swamp WMA, levee construction).
Saline Lake drawdown set to begin June 17 to 8 feet below pool stage -through Oct. 1.
Email: jmacaluso@theadvocate.com