Category Archives: General

July 4th free fishing day in Mississippi

Posted on July 1, 2021 by Catch Cormier

Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks has announced another free fishing day this Sunday, July 4th. Anglers will be able to fish without a license on any public waters. However, daily permits will still be required to fish any … Continue reading →

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Spring 2021 Gulf Streamer now online

Posted on May 5, 2021 by Catch Cormier

The Spring 2021 edition of The Gulf Streamer, the newsletter of the Gulf Coast Council of Fly Fishers International, is now available to the public online. CLICK HERE to download (2.3mb, PDF format). In this edition: President A.J. Rosenbohm updates … Continue reading →

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George Ann Peters named to FFI Women Connect

Posted on March 2, 2021 by Catch Cormier

The FFI Gulf Coast Council is excited to announce that George Ann Peters has been named Council Representative to FFI Women Connect.  George Ann will serve as an ex-officio member of the GCC Board of Directors until such time as … Continue reading →

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Support regional Casting for Recovery and win a BGE!

Posted on September 29, 2020 by Catch Cormier

Casting for Recovery (CfR) provides fly fishing retreats for women with breast cancer, at no cost to the participants. These outdoors-focused retreats offer opportunities for women to find inspiration, discover renewed energy, and xperience healing connections with other women and … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Sally bashes north-central Gulf Coast

Posted on September 18, 2020 by Catch Cormier

Just three weeks after Hurricane Laura devastated areas of the western side of the Gulf Coast Council (western Louisiana), Hurricane Sally has slammed the eastern areas of the Council. Hardest hit was Gulf Shores, Alabama, with winds of 100 mph. … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Laura set to hit as Cat 4 storm

Posted on August 26, 2020 by Catch Cormier

As of 7am this morning, Hurricane Laura was a category 3 storm in the northwest Gulf of Mexico with sustained winds of 120 mph.  However, forecasters are now predicting that shortly before it hits the Texas-Louisiana border shortly after midnight … Continue reading →

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Peterson elected FFI Chairman of the Board

Posted on August 20, 2020 by Catch Cormier

At their recent meeting, the Fly Fishers International Board of Directors elected Dave Peterson as their new Chairman. Peterson succeeds Tom Logan, who will now serve as Vice President – Conservation. Dave is a retired school superintendent from Pentwater Michigan. … Continue reading →

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Raffle winners announced

Posted on August 3, 2020 by Catch Cormier

This Spring, the Gulf Coast Council held a months-long raffle to benefit our education initiatives. It was open to the general public.  The drawing was held at the July 16th GCC  board meeting (online via Zoom). The grand prize was … Continue reading →

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