On Saturday August 5, 2006, twenty-five fly anglers from four states representing a dozen clubs gathered at the Southwest Fishing Club in Lake Charles for the first organizational meeting of a proposed new Gulf Coast Council of the Federation of Fly Fishers (now Fly Fishers International). The reasons behind the move to start a new council were to have a council that was more geocentric to those clubs located along the Gulf Coast, to be better able to meet the needs of and address the specific interests of FFF members along the Gulf Coast, and to further the FFI’s motto of “All Fish, All Waters”.
Founding Members
Roger Maler Jeaux McMahon Walter McLendon
Rick Boebel Ronnie Foreman Jimmy Lee
Ron Allen Thomas David Trahan Barry Dauphin
Marc Pinsel Catch Cormier Robert Raynor
Sydney Smith Thomas Herrington Keith Richard
Bill Heugel Brad Nunn Jim Gill
Danny Williams Albert Wood Mark Delaney
Buzzy Burns Robert Peet Ron Begnaud
Founding Clubs
Acadian Fly Rodders
Austin Fly Fishers
Contraband Flycasters
Mississippi Coast Fly Fishers
San Gabriel Fly Fishers
New Orleans Fly Fishers Club
Red Stick Fly Fishers
Historic Ocean Springs Fly Fishers
For a complete history of the Gulf Coast Council, click on this link for the history document in PDF format.
