Kisatchie Fly Fishers

06/06/2026

Join us this Monday June 8th, for our monthly fly tying session. 6:30pm. Rapides Westside Library. Beginners and guests are welcome. This month, Connor Lewing from Baton Rouge will lead us in tying the Flugenzombie, an articulated pattern that is effective on all predatory species from garfish to bass to pickerel / pike. For complete details, go to www.kisatchiefly.org.

As always, the session is open to the public. All materials are provided, and we have sets of tools for beginners to use during the session.

Remote KFF members can participate using the Zoom meeting number and password sent by email. All others can watch on the KFF YouTube Channel, use this link and go to Live videos -
http://bit.ly/3oBk106

05/31/2026

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮! To all our great demonstration tiers, our presenters, our casting instructors, the Knights of Columbus (St. Rita) who did our fantastic Jambalaya lunch, the fantastic crew at Kees Park, the City of Pineville, and to everyone who showed up for our 6th biennial Cenla Fly Fishing Festival . And especially to our club volunteers who worked to put this event together. It was a fun day! Take care and enjoy a great summer!

05/27/2026

At this Saturday's Cenla Fly Fishing Festival, our raffle and Gamblers Draw will feature rods, reels, fly lines, fly tying materials, and much more. One of the popular items are boxes of flies tied by some of the state's - and elsewhere - top fly tyers. Here's a couple boxes that came in today from our friend and deer hair specialist Kevin 'Musicdoc' Andry.

05/25/2026

05/24/2026

Reminder that this Saturday is our Cenla Fly Fishing Festival at Kees Park Civic Center in Pineville. Rescheduled from January. Chance of rain in the afternoon as a cool front moves through - but NO ice storm this time! For complete details of the event, go to:

Kisatchie Fly Fishers of Alexandria, Louisiana, promoting fly fishing and conservation in the Cenla region.

05/13/2026

𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠. Please note we meet on the 3rd Monday due to the Memorial Day holiday. 6:30pm. Rapides Westside Library, Alexandria, LA. Casting on the back lawn from 5:30pm to 6:15pm, weather permitting.

This month, we welcome Zane LeBlanc, Inland Fisheries Black Bass Coordinator with Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Zane will will present on LDWF's Black Bass Management Plan (BBMP) to guide conservation, management, and fishing opportunities for Largemouth Bass, Spotted Bass, and Florida Bass across Louisiana.

As always, our meetings are open to the public. Remote members can watch via Zoom using the provided link from email. All others can watch on our YouTube Channel. Click this link and go to Live videos -
http://bit.ly/3oBk106

05/08/2026

A reminder that this Monday, May 11th, is our monthly fly tying session. Rapides Westside Library, 6:30pm, with casting at 5:30pm (weather permitting).

From the KFF Tying Committee:
With summer approaching, we move into our bass and warm water series of patterns, and this month, we are tying a Bass Gurgler. This top water pattern is a variation by Space Coast Flies of the popular Gartside Gurgler. Space Coast created it as a redfish pattern, but we will change the colors and modify it very slightly for a bass and warmwater pattern. Bass Gurgler photo (photo is of redfish colors – we will tie a bass color scheme).

Though the pattern has 7 material tie-ins, all are pretty straightforward and much easier than tying the we did earlier this year. If you have 140 denier chartreuse thread that would be perfect. Otherwise, olive or black 140 denier or 6/0 will work just fine. If time and materials allow, we will tie two copies of the pattern.

You will be cutting a wire-core dubbing brush, so bring a pair of old scissors or small wire cutters if you have them.

As always, all materials other than thread will be provided, and we will have several sets of tools for any who do not have their own. And if you have never tied, we can pair you with someone who can help.

We will continue to broadcast the sessions via Zoom and YouTube Live for those who cannot attend, and we will record the session for future reference. The YouTube livestream and recording will be on the Kisatchie Fly Fishers YouTube channel.

05/05/2026

𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝. Go to www.kisatchiefly.org and check out all that's happening this month. We begin Monday, May 11th, with our monthly tying session. This month's pattern will be a Bass version of the popular Redfish Gurgler. The following Monday, May 18th, will be our general meeting (moved from 4th Monday due to Memorial Day holiday). Zane LeBlanc of LDWF will be joining us to discuss the new LDWF Black Bass Management Program. Then on Saturday, May 30th, is our rescheduled Cenla Fly Fishing Festival, postponed from January. As always, our meetings are open to the public, so come join us!

Kisatchie Fly Fishers of Alexandria, Louisiana, promoting fly fishing and conservation in the Cenla region.

04/28/2026

Our 2026 Spring Picnic was this evening. Thanks to the cooks and everyone who brought sides and desserts. The weather was hotter than usual but a good breeze kept it comfortable and the mosquitoes away. The squirrels made several attempts to steal our food but Carlton managed to fend them off.

04/12/2026

Join us tomorrow, Monday April 13th, for our monthly fly tying session. 6pm. Rapides Westside Library. Guests are welcome. This month, Jim Johnson will lead us in tying the Pinch Hitter, another super-effective pattern by mastermind Chris Johnson, creator of the Rio Bandito. For more details, go to www.kisatchiefly.org.

As always, the session is open to the public. All materials are provided, and we have sets of tools for beginners to use during the session.

Remote KFF members can participate using the Zoom meeting number and password sent by email. All others can watch on the KFF YouTube Channel, use this link and go to Live videos -
http://bit.ly/3oBk106