Outdoor Calendar for May 10, 2009

• By JOE MACALUSO
• Advocate Outdoors writer
• Published: May 10, 2009 - Page: 14C

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MONDAY
ZONE 2/SPRING INSHORE SHRIMP SEASON: 7:30 a.m. Zone 2/eastern shore of South Pass of the Mississippi River west to the western shoreline of Vermilion Bay, includes area from Atchafalaya River Ship Channel to Freshwater Bayou.
ZONE 1/SPRING INSHORE SHRIMP SEASON/SPECIAL AREA: 7:30 a.m., Breton & Chandeleur sounds.
RED STICK FLY FISHERS PROGRAM: 7 p.m., Louisiana Room, Wildlife & Fisheries, Quail Drive, Baton Rouge. Call Joe Kahler (225) 892-4352.

TUESDAY
CCA WESTSIDE CHAPTER FISHING SEMINAR: 5:30 p.m., Mike Zito Multipurpose Center, 61755 Bayou Road, Plaquemine. No fee. Guest Speakers: Mandy Tumlin, LDWF Tagging Program; Doug Blanchard, Star Charters. Call Ryan Guerin (225) 952-9200.

WEDNESDAY
WEDNESDAY EVENING COOKIE JAR BASS TOURNAMENT: 5-8 p.m., Canal Bank Club, Diversion Canal. Fee $40/boat. 100-percent payback. Call David Cavell (225) 937-0046.
FALSE RIVER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FISHING SERIES: 6-9 p.m. LA Express Landing, False River, Jarreau. Fee $40/boat. Call Buck Bergeron (225) 718-0271.

THURSDAY
CCA-LOUISIANA EAST JEFF BANQUET: 5:30 p.m., Malta Room, VFW Metry Post 6640, Metairie. Tickets $60 singles, $45 spouse, $40 youth, $480 tables, Includes one-year membership. Call CCA office (225) 952-9200.

FRIDAY
CCA-LOUISIANA LIVINGSTON CHAPTER BANQUET: 5:30 p.m., Bass Pro Shops, Denham Springs.  7 p.m. dinner, 8 p.m. auction. Tickets $50 singles, $30 spouse, $25 youth, $400 tables. Includes one-year membership. Call CCA office (225) 952-9200.
FRIDAY NIGHT COOKIE JAR BASS SERIES: 7 p.m.-midnight, LA Express Landing, False River, Jarreau. Fee $30 per boat/1-2 anglers. Call Guy Perkins (225) 293-3402.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY
FEDERATION OF FLY FISHERS GULF COAST EXPO: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Lakefront Civic Center, Lake Charles. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tickets $5 per day/ under 18 free. Workshops extra. Sponsored by the Gulf Coast Council FFF. Special guests: Stu Apte, Nick Curcione, Bob Popovics, Wanda Taylor. Call Buzzy Burns (228) 832-7154.

SATURDAY
FISHERS OF MEN/LOUISIANA-SOUTH DIVISION TOURNAMENT: Safe daylight, Bayou Segnette State Park, Westwego. Last in five, pick-your-partner series. Annual membership $40/angler. Fee $150. Series top teams qualify for regional. Call Quintin Brakebill (225) 928-4246.
TROUT CHALLENGE II KAYAK FISHING TOURNAMENT: Lake Calcasieu. Sponsored by the Bayou Coast Kayak Fishing Club. Second in five-tournament series. Fee $20. BCKFC membership required. Registration: www.bckfc.org
AMERICA BOATING COURSE: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Independence Park Rec Center, 7500 Independence Boulevard. No fee, but $25 for take-home course materials. Presented by Flotilla 4-10, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. Call Greg Norton (225) 756-3007.
QUAIL FOREVER-ATCHAFALAYA REGION CHAPTER BANQUET: 6 p.m., Community Center, 216 Park Street, Krotz Springs. Call Grant Canatella (337) 623-4211 or Louis Hebert (225) 638-3695.
LIVONIA TEAM BASS CIRCUIT/NIGHT TOURNAMENT: 6 p.m.-midnight weigh-in, False River, LA Express, Jarreau. Fee $40/boat, plus annual fee $20. Call Henry Newchurch (225) 939-6490.
SATURDAY-SUNDAY
13th ANNUAL SAVE OUR LAKE & COAST FISHING RODEO: Seabrook Harbor weighstation & headquarters, 5801 France Road, New Orleans, noon-4 p.m. Saturday; noon-3 p.m. Sunday. Registration ends 11:59 p.m. Friday. Fee $25 adults, $10 children. Freshwater & saltwater divisions. Call (504) 836-2205. Web site: www.saveourlake.org

HUNTING SEASONS
SPRING SQUIRREL: Through May 24, statewide, private lands. Through today on 43 state wildlife management areas. Season is closed on Kisatchie National Forest lands, all national wildlife refuges and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers holdings. Daily limit 3. Possession limit 6.
AROUND THE CORNER
MAY 20—CCA-LOUISIANA TANGI CHAPTER BANQUET: 5:30 p.m., Twelve Oaks, 500 West Texas Avenue, Hammond. 7 p.m. dinner, 8 p.m. auction. Tickets $50 singles, $30 spouse, $25 youth, $400 tables. Includes one-year membership. Call (225) 952-9200.
MAY 28—CCA-LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE CHAPTER BANQUET: 5:30 p.m., Field House, LSU, Baton Rouge. 7 p.m. dinner, 8 p.m. auction. Tickets $50 singles, $30 spouse, $25 youth, $500 tables. Includes one-year membership. Call (225) 952-9200.

JUST ANNOUNCED
MAY 24—KIWANIS CLUB OF POINTE COUPEE “BLESSING OF THE BOATS:” 2 p.m., Morrison Parkway, False River, New Roads. All watercraft eligible.
MAY 29-31—REDSTICK MEMORIAL SKEET SHOOT: Hunter’s Run Gun Club, Port Allen. All guns. Open to all shooters. Doubles, May 29; 12-gauge & 20-gauge rounds, May 30; 28-gauge & .410 rounds, May 31. Call Hunter’s Run (225) 387-3507.
MAY 30-M1 GARAND RIFLE CLINIC: 8:30 a.m. registration, Southwest Gun Club, McComb, Miss. Must be U.S. citizen 18 or older and CMP Club member. Firing-line test. Fee $40. Call Gun Club (601) 249-3315.

OPENINGS/CLOSURES
OPEN-MAY 18-SPRING INSHORE SHRIMP SEASON-ZONE 1: 7:30 a.m. Zone 1 north of Breton & Chandeleur sounds includes inside waters from the Louisiana-Mississippi state line west to eastern shore of South Pass of the Mississippi River.
OPEN-MAY 25-SPRING INSHORE SHRIMP SEASON-ZONE 3: 7:30 a.m. Zone 3 includes inside waters from Vermilion Bay to the La.-Texas line.

STATE PARKS
The Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism has an up-to-date schedule for state parks and historic sites at Web site: www.crt.state.la.us/parks/icalendar.