LKFC Moving In The Right Direction

Good stuff is happening w/ the club as of late. I am destined to offer a truely valueable kayak-fishing experience for the members of Acadiana at a reasonable cost w/ some organization. The club has made great strides in the past 2 months. We've elected board members, became a legal non-profit, opened a checking account, created a logo and have a membership package for $30 highlighted with a year subscription to the LA Sportman Magazine (regular $24.99). LKFC is also offering discounted gear to it's members: fishing shirts, hats, t-shirts and stickers. Also worth mentioning that I think we've started this club out on the right foot as we've organized all this in a matter of 5 months. 2 of those months were a waste, no thanks to Gustav and Ike. All-in-all we're a pretty darn active club- meeting twice per month for a meeting and again for at least 1 club outing.

We had our club outing this past Sunday at Cypremore Point. 7 members and 3 guests. Guest activity is starting to ramp up. The fish vanished from the immediate point area that day I feel. We launched at Robert Mitchell's camp, a member of LKFC, near Hammock Bayou. That front messed things up and made for a tough day. Several of us scratched which is unusual. Water not salty enough and was dirty brown. Some of us fished the cove and others went to the Hammock. Had 1 guest, Mitch Labbe, w/ 5trout and a red around Shark Bayou but he wasn't in the tourney. 1stplace was Luke Beslin with a 19 1/2" Red and 2nd was Robert Mitchell with a 12 1/2" trout. 3rd place was weakest link (lightest stringers) split between 4 members. On the bright side, beautiful day out on the water. Did not have to mow, etc... I understand from a friend that the trash pile was ON while we struggled to catch. 2 other reports from different parts of the bay were positive (Redfish Point and reefs in SW Pass). The water quality was much better at the TP, birds were working by 6:30 AM, tons of boats and fish being caught.

We also had a trip to Dulac, LA in October where we all caught some good fish. John Williams wrote a story about it and no one could have painted a better picture. You can read about it on his blog here. Also check out Catch Cormier's blog about LKFC on his website. He writes for the flyfishing column for the Louisiana Sportsman, http://www.laflyfish.com/

Nov is usually a great month for Vermilion Bay and this year is proving no different. I hope to get out there in the power boat before it's too late. Stay tuned...