TUESDAY
LAFAYETTE KAYAK FISHING CLUB MEETING: 6 p.m., Pack and Paddle, 601 E. Pinhook, Lafayette. Call (337) 232-5854. Website: www.lafayettekayakfishing.com
WEDNESDAY
FLIES & FLIGHTS: 7-9 p.m, Rally Cap Brewing, 11212 Pennywood Ave., Baton Rouge. Casual fly tying & quarterly gear swap. Open to public. Email Chris Williams: thefatfingeredflytyer@gmail.com
WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY
BASSMASTER ELITE QUALIFIER: Cypress Bend Park, Toledo Bend. Second in qualifier series with overall top 10 moving to 2027 Elite Series. 3 p.m. daily weigh-in. Website: bassmaster.com
THURSDAY
ACADIANA BUGS & BREWS: 6 p.m., Pack and Paddle, 601 E. Pinhook, Lafayette. Casual fly-tying and local beers provided. Open to the public. Email Darin Lee: cbrsandcdc@gmail.com. Website: www.packpaddle.com
SATURDAY
HIKING, BIRDING, NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS: 7:30-11:30 a.m., Wildlife & Fisheries Education Center, Woodworth. A Geaux Play Outdoors event. Ages 10 and older, 17-under must be accompanied by adult. Email Chuck Jones: cjones@wlf.la.gov
HUNTING SEASONS
DEER/PRIMITIVE FIREARMS: Through Oct. 30, State Deer Areas 2.
DEER/MODERN FIREARMS: Oct. 31-Dec. 9, with/without dogs.
SNIPE: Oct. 31-Jan. 10, first split, statewide.
DOVES: North Zone: Through Nov. 15; South Zone: thru Nov. 29.
DEER/MODERN FIREARMS: Through Nov. 29, State Deer Areas 3, 7, 8 & 10, still-hunt only.
DEER/ARCHERY: Through Jan. 15, State Deer Areas 3, 7, 8 & 10; thru Jan. 31, State Deer Areas 1, 2, 4 either-sex take allowed; thru Feb. 15, State Deer Areas 5, 6 & 9.
RABBITS/SQUIRRELS: Through Feb. 28, statewide, private lands only & selected wildlife management areas.
AROUND THE CORNER
OCT. 25 — SOUTH LOUISIANA HIGHPOWER CLUB & F-CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS: 8:30 a.m., Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Range, St. Landry Road, Gonzales. Fee $15 members, $20 nonmembers, $5 juniors. $25 annual club (first match free). Call Mike Burke (337) 380-8120. Email: SouthLAHighPower@hotmail.com
OCT. 26 — RED STICK FLY FISHERS FLY TYING SESSION: 7 p.m., Bluebonnet Regional Library, 9200 Bluebonnet Blvd., Baton Rouge. Open to the public. Materials and tools available for beginners. Website: www.rsff.org
OCT. 27-29 — GULF COUNCIL MEETING: The Tremont House Hotel, Galveston, Texas. Final action on mutton/yellowtail snapper catch limits & modify private recreational red snapper postseason accountability to allow for greater flexibility in event of state overages. Public comment taken 1:40-4:30 p.m., Oct. 28. Website: gulfcouncil.org
FISHING/SHRIMPING
SHRIMP: Fall inshore season open statewide; all outside waters open.
OPEN RECREATIONAL SEASONS: Gray triggerfish; lane, blackfin, queen & silk snappers & wenchmen among other snapper species; all groupers except closed for goliath & Nassau groupers in state/federal waters.
CLOSED SEASONS: Recreational & commercial flounder (through Nov. 30); recreational & commercial greater amberjack; private recreational, state & federal charters red snapper; bluefin tuna; gag, goliath & Nassau groupers in state/federal waters.
LDWF UPDATESClosed: Portion of Dobbs Bay Road (Richard Yancey WMA, water control structure construction); Hope Canal Road/boat launch (Maurepas Swamp WMA, levee construction); Reserve Relief Canal Boat Launch by order of Corps of Engineers (Reserve Relief Pump Station construction) with alternate launch locations at Pete’s Landing, the Akers boat ramp & Bonnet Carré Spillway boat launch.Drawdowns: Henderson Lake (thru Nov. 2); Cheniere Lake (thru Nov. 15); Clear-Smithport Lake (thru Nov. 16); Lake Bistineau (thru Nov. 30); Chicot Lake & Grand Bayou Reservoir (thru Jan. 4); Vernon Lake (thru Jan. 5).