After a few years of doing a standalone event to support the Walter Reed Chapter of Project Healing Waters, we've decided to incorporate this within a Beer Tie. The next Beer Tie is Monday, April 10, in the Sandbar at Whitlow's on Wilson, doors open at 6PM (but we're trying to open earlier--I'll keep you posted) and we'll be around until 10PMish.
If you aren't familiar, Project Healing Waters ("PHW") is an organization that uses fly fishing as mental and physical rehabilitation for our wounded veterans. There is a chapter at many Veterans Administration hospitals, including the nearby Walter Reed. PHW takes these veterans fishing regularly and needs to provide them with flies, which is where we come in. We're asking for people to bring their vises and donate all the flies you can tie to the Walter Reed chapter.
The group primarily fishes private trout streams and some local places for bass. In the past, the best flies have been those that are easy to see, cast, and tie on. This would include larger nymphs (prince, hare's ear, copper john), attractor dries (royal wulff, stimulator, adams, etc.) and small streamers (wooly bugger, muddler minnow). Any fly donation would obviously be appreciated.
We will also be holding a raffle for PHW and need some items to be donated. I am kicking in a Lamiglas Fiberglass 7'6" 4wt rod, and I have a boatload of high quality books donated by Orvis in Tysons and Arlington. If you have any other gear you'd like to provide, post here or let me know. These funds can help pay for more equipment and fishing trips for our vets.
If you can't make it to the Fly Tie-A-Thon, the local Orvis stores have agreed to collect flies for us. Stop by Orvis in Bethesda, Arlington, or Tysons to donate any flies if you can't make it out and want to contribute.
-- If you aren't familiar, Project Healing Waters ("PHW") is an organization that uses fly fishing as mental and physical rehabilitation for our wounded veterans. There is a chapter at many Veterans Administration hospitals, including the nearby Walter Reed. PHW takes these veterans fishing regularly and needs to provide them with flies, which is where we come in. We're asking for people to bring their vises and donate all the flies you can tie to the Walter Reed chapter.
The group primarily fishes private trout streams and some local places for bass. In the past, the best flies have been those that are easy to see, cast, and tie on. This would include larger nymphs (prince, hare's ear, copper john), attractor dries (royal wulff, stimulator, adams, etc.) and small streamers (wooly bugger, muddler minnow). Any fly donation would obviously be appreciated.
We will also be holding a raffle for PHW and need some items to be donated. I am kicking in a Lamiglas Fiberglass 7'6" 4wt rod, and I have a boatload of high quality books donated by Orvis in Tysons and Arlington. If you have any other gear you'd like to provide, post here or let me know. These funds can help pay for more equipment and fishing trips for our vets.
If you can't make it to the Fly Tie-A-Thon, the local Orvis stores have agreed to collect flies for us. Stop by Orvis in Bethesda, Arlington, or Tysons to donate any flies if you can't make it out and want to contribute.
http://www.tpfr.org
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