President Dan Weber
Vice President Greg Brignac
Treasurer Ron Braud
Editor Sheldon Anderson
Red Stick Fly Fishers
P.O. Box 3761
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
web site: rsff.org
An Active Member Club of
the Federation of Fly Fishers
For immediate release Contact: Glen Cormier (225) 751-6848 or
February 21, 2012 Roger del Rio (225) 907-4471
Something for Everyone at Red Stick Fly Festival
The Red Stick Fly Fishers of Baton Rouge will hold their 21st annual Red Stick Day Fly Fishing Festival on Saturday, March 3, 2012. The event will be held at the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries’ Waddill Outdoors Education Center on 4142 North Flannery Road in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Time is 8:30am to 4:00pm.
This event is free, and open to the public. It will feature presentations, casting instruction, fly tying demos, kayak and canoe tryouts, rod vendors, great food, raffle items, and much more.
Programs range from "Kayak Fishing the Delta" by Brendan Bayard, a member of the Hobie Kayak Pro-Team, to "Dutch Oven Cooking" by celebrated cook and author Ed Braud. Oscar Feliu, of The Villages, Florida, who is nationally renown both as a musician (tenor, classical guitarist) and a fly tier, will demo "Life Cycle of the Caddis" and "Inshore Flies". Larry Offner, owner/founder of Warmfly.com, will do an on-the-water session on "Bluegill Tactics". Other presentations are "Casting and Coping With Wind" and "Redfish On The Fly".
Those new to the sport will want to attend the “Fly Fishing Basics” session at 9:00am, and later, get individual casting instruction from one of the Casting Coaches.
Fly tiers from Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida will be showcasing their craft during the day. They include Walt Holman, Dirk Burton, Marc Pinsel, Kirk Dietrich, Stephen Robert, Don Richardson, Ted Cabali, David Piche, Ray Boudreaux, Jerome and Dena Hebert, and Glen Davis.
For those interested in the exciting sport of canoe and kayak fishing, there’ll be an opportunity to test ride different models exhibited by Backpacker of Baton Rouge.
Refreshments are free, and a jambalaya lunch is available for $5. There will also be a raffle featuring numerous fly fishing items and accessories to help raise funds for the club’s local conservation and outreach projects.
Further information can be obtained via the Red Stick Fly Fishers web site at www.rsff.org, or by contacting Glen Cormier at (225) 938-2057 or email .