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9th Rio Grande Fly Fishing Rodeo - Sat, Oct. 7
By: Catchcoma Date: August 21, 2017, 11:59 am
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9th annual Rio Grande Fly Fishing Rodeo
Saturday, October 7, 2017
8:00am to 12pm (weigh-in)
Members of NOFF will be at the weigh-in site at 7:30am to answer
any questions you may have. We will have coffee and donuts as
well.
Location: New Orleans City Park
Sponsored by the New Orleans Fly Fishers Club
Registration and weigh-in site: At the intersection of Henry
Thomas Drive and Palm Drive. (Between I-610 and Christian
Brothers School, under the oak trees across from the Blue Rose
art sculpture) Look for the NOFF sign and tent.
Information and Rules:
• This tournament is open to all fly fishers who wish to
participate.
• There is a $10 registration fee.
• Registration deadline is 8:00 AM on Saturday. If you have not
registered before this time you will not be eligible to
participate.
• All registration fees will be donated to Casting For Recovery.
You are welcome to contribute more if you choose to do so.
Please check out all they do for women with breast cancer by
visiting their website. www.castingforrecovery.org
• Fishing for the Rio Grande Cichlid in beautiful New Orleans
City Park.
• Legal entries are limited to fish only caught with artificial
flies on fly rods.
• Legal fishing area is bounded on the south by City Park
Avenue, the west by Marconi Blvd, the North by Filmore Ave. and
the east by Bayou St. John. Fishing is allowed in Bayou St. John
between Robert E. Lee Blvd and Lafitte Ave. The bayou that runs
along Marconi between Robert E. Lee Blvd. and Harrison Avenue is
also legal fishing grounds. Fishing is not allowed in any areas
of the City Park golf courses. Any participant fishing this area
will be immediately disqualified.
• Longest Rio Grande Cichlid wins top prize and bragging rights
for the year!
• Lunch and drinks provided for registered participants
• Maps of approved fishing areas will be available.
• Participants should bring a chair, sunscreen, and a bug
repellant of their choice.
• All participants entering fish must be in line by 12:00 noon.
Anyone in line after this time will not be allowed to enter
their fish.
• First place prize is a TFO NXT 4/5 wt. Fly Rod/Reel combo.
Prizes will also be awarded for 2nd through 5th places.
• In the event of a tie, the award will go to the fish checked
in at the earliest time. Please remember to check-in your fish
when you arrive at weigh-in. Entrants may only enter one fish
and win one prize.
To pre-register, get a registration form or for any questions
please contact the club at nolaffc@gmail.com or you can call us
at 504-410-7223.
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Re: 9th Rio Grande Fly Fishing Rodeo - Sat, Oct. 7
By: Catchcoma Date: August 27, 2017, 10:58 am
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Here's the official flyer for the 9th annual Rio Grande Rodeo
Click here - PDF format
HTML https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bwvfjhn18FkPWkpUWmxiSjROQlU
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Re: 9th Rio Grande Fly Fishing Rodeo - Sat, Oct. 7
By: Catchcoma Date: October 1, 2017, 1:30 pm
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Looking forward to this Saturday!
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Re: 9th Rio Grande Fly Fishing Rodeo - Sat, Oct. 7
By: Sean-NOLA Date: October 5, 2017, 9:21 pm
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The New Orleans Fly Fishers 9th Annual Rio Grande Rodeo is on
for Saturday! We can't wait to see you there!
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