SUNDAY
BLESSING OF THE BOATS: 2 p.m., Morrison Parkway public landing, New Roads. A Kiwanis Club of Pointe Coupee Parish event.
FLY FISHING 101: 3-5 p.m., Orvis Shop, Bluebonnet Boulevard, Baton Rouge. No fee. Basics of casting, rigging, fly selection. Equipment furnished. All ages,15-and-younger must be accompanied by an adult. Preregistration required. Call Shop (225) 757-7286.
MONDAY
MEMORIAL DAY
RED STICK FLY FISHERS FLY TYING: 7 p.m., Orvis Shop, Bluebonnet Boulevard. Website: rsff.org
WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY
NATIONAL R3 SYMPOSIUM: Mobile, Alabama. Council to Advance Hunting and the Shooting Sports event. Call Swanny Evans (404) 421-2786. Email: swanny@cahss.org
THURSDAY-SATURDAY
CATHOLIC HIGH ALUMNI FISHING RODEO: Moran’s Marina, Port Fourchon. Adult & Youth divisions. Four species each in Inshore, Rig & Offshore divisions. $50 & $100 Redfish Stringer, Mangrove Snapper, Red Snapper, Speckled Trout & Offshore Grand Slam calcuttas. Check-in/registration party 5-8:30 p.m., Thursday. Weigh-in 4-6:30 p.m. Friday & Saturday. Website: catholichigh.org
FRIDAY-SUNDAY
SPRING SALTWATER CATCH & EAT WEEKEND: Red Stick Fly Fishers event, Boudreaux's Motel, Leeville. Email Randy Leonpacher: RMLeonpacr@bellsouth.net
HUNTING
SQUIRRELS: Through May 26, statewide, private lands only. Limit: 3 daily. Closed on state wildlife management areas & federal areas.
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
JUNE 5-8—SWOLLFEST RODEO: Grand Isle Marina, Grand Isle. Offshore & Inshore categories. Weigh-in 4:30-6:30 p.m. daily. Benefits Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital & others. Email: swollfest@cox.net. Registration website: swollfest.com.
JUNE 6—LA. WILDLIFE & FISHERIES COMMISSION MEETING: 3 p.m., Joe Herring Room, state Wildlife and Fisheries headquarters, Quail Drive, Baton Rouge.
JUNE 6—JUNIOR SOUTHWEST BASSMASTERS MEETING: 7 p.m., Seminar Room, Bass Pro Shops, Denham Springs. Boys & girls age-group bass tournaments for ages 7-10, 11-14 & 15-18 anglers. Also June 14-16, Lake Concordia. Call Jim Breaux (225) 772-3026.
JUNE 6-7—BASSMASTER COLLEGE SERIES/LEGENDS TRAIL: Saginaw Bay, Bay City, Michigan. Website: bassmaster.com
FISHING/SHRIMPING
SHRIMP: All state inshore and offshore waters open.
SPECKLED TROUT: New regulations in effect, 15 per day measuring 13-20 inches with 2 trout more than 20 inches allowed in daily catch.
OPEN RECREATIONAL SEASONS: Recreational & state for-hire red snapper; Southern flounder; greater amberjack (closed June 1-July 31), gray triggerfish (closed June 1-July 31); 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.
CLOSED SEASONS: Gag, red, goliath & Nassau grouper in state/federal waters. Federal for-hire, red snapper permit holders.
LDWF UPDATES
• Closed: Cas-Cas Road (Grassy Lake WMA, flooding); main road at Ruby Road station (Russell Sage WMA, flooding); Rice Field & Signo roads (Thistlethwaite WMA); Blackhawk Road/trail/boat launch, Lincecum Road/trail & Dobbs Bay Road (Richard Yancey WMA, flooding), 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