The reliable source sent an email inquiring as to the availability.

Why thank you, Mr. President.

i will be updating you all on camping possibilities tomorrow. stay tuned!!

Mr. Bum Sir,
Have you any update for us?

We're leaning toward the place you sent me.

Chop BBQ, sausage, potato salad, mexican cole slaw, trout fishing, raffles, live auction, casting instructions, fly tying, dutch oven cookoff contest, all in 1 day. This Saturday at Al Crise Day. Be there!!

still trying on the camping spots!!

Hey guys that are wanting to camp near the state park, there are a couple of other options. There is Oakdale camping, Jurrasic Camping, and Tres Rios Camping. The park also suggested that on arriving Friday, ask to be put on a waiting list. There are last minute cancellations, and if you check back, it may work out for you.

Phone numbers:
Oakdale 254-897-2321
Jurrasic 254-897-1223
Tres Rios 254-221-0018

this weather is amazing!!! really hoping for a great turnout!! trout will be ready!!

New Update!

Jay "Fishy" Fullum of fly tying fame will be at the Al Crise Day.

thanks for posting this Vernon!! weather is awesome for the day!!

Hope you are all having fun celebrating Al's life. Strange Karma floating around me this morning. All alone catching bait this morrning under a full moon, some fishing truths I had been working on became crystal clear. Got home logged on to Facebook. In the friends you might know area I see Allen Crise. With Al's face smiling at me. Now I think I know who gave me the answers.

scott, thats awesome. he was watching over us all today. more to come later!!

well the day was awesome!! everyone had a great time, and we raised over $1700 for both Reel and Casting for Recovery. The fishing was really good, too. Along with the casting, tying, dutch oven cookoff, and of course the food!!

I want to Thank the folks at TP&WD for being such great hosts and helping us with the event. Also to Warren and Cheryl for being great representatives for their organizations. It was good having Jerry and Dan lead their clubs down here, from both Red River and Dallas Fly Fishers. Fishy Fullum was a great addition and thanks so much for tying with us. Larry Simmons from TFO, did an awesome job showing off and demoing rods. Thanks for coming down. And special thanks to all the volunteers from the FWFFers who made the day what it was.

The trout derby was really close, and the deciding trout was an 11 incher, that propelled James Parker to be the winner by a half an inch!! The dutch oven cookoff contest was really tough to decide, and the judges could not reach a decison, so they had to go back and sample two, and three times before reaching a unaminous decision. And the decision was we need to do this more often!!

I also want to personally thank the Crise family, for coming down, and helping us with the day, and for letting us have Al for so many years.

Here are some pics from the day:

Wow, what a great day. The Dutch oven desserts were delicious, the meal was too, and the trout fishing was a big hit. Thank you to FtWFF and Al's family for supporting the two charities. The donation will be used at the next fly fishing retreat April 8-10th at Wildcatter Ranch. For more information call 800-542-2246 or visit http://texasreelrecovery.org/