Monday, April 7, 2025

April 2025 activities

AFR monthly meeting
Thursday, April 17th

6:00pm
Pack & Paddle Outpost (behind P&P)
601 E. Pinhook, Lafayette

Join us Thursday April 17th at the Pack & Paddle Outpost (behind the shop) for some fly casting. Now that Daylight Savings is here we can spend some time outside doing some casting. We’ll set up a couple simple games and try some casting exercises. Bring a rod or several and try other folks rods as we try to improve our casting and as always have some fun. Hopefully some of our better casters will be here to offer assistance.  

As always guests are welcome! Come early to get in a bit of retail therapy at Pack & Paddle.

Acadiana Bugs & Brews
Thursday, April 24th

6:00pm
Pack & Paddle Outpost, 601 E. Pinhook, Lafayette
Open to the public

Acadiana Bugs & Brews is an open community fly tying event. While not affiliated with AFR, several of our members participate and assist beginners.  Bring your favorite beverage, and enjoy a cold one while tying and sharing fishing tales. Join in tying a featured pattern, or bring your own fly to tie.

If you're like many saltwater anglers, this is time of year we start thinking about speckled trout. The late May/early June period offers up the best surf fishing for specks each year. We're not sure what our featured pattern will be, but it'll be something for those surfer specks!

As always we’ll have materials and extra tools, so beginners are welcome. Come early and get in a little retail therapy at our fine sponsors in Pack & Paddle.