Project Healing Waters - Akron, OH

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Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, Inc.

is dedicated to the physical and emotional rehabilitation of disabled active military service personnel and disabled veterans through fly fishing and associated activities including education and outings.

05/16/2026

We had a wonderful evening of fishing on Turkeyfoot lake to finish up the spring Intro to Fly Fishing session for the VA Whole Health program.

A big thanks to the VA for partnering with Project Healing Waters to put on these classes. Its always nice to get new people fly fishing and a big thanks to the volunteers from the Akron PHW program that helped introduce the newbies to the fly fishing gateway drug,..... bluegills!

05/10/2026

The weather didn't quite cooperate last Tuesday night for the Casting class but we still got some indoor casting work done and tied up some spinners.

This Tuesday evening will be our last spring session for the VA Whole Health program's Intro to Fly Fishing class. We'll be putting all the lessons together to catch some fish on the fly at the Portage Lakes State Park beach.

Fish on!

05/05/2026

Tonight's class for VA's intro to fly fishing will be inside unless we get a break in the clouds.

We'll be tying flies again as a group but taking our vets away from the tying vise for some 1 on 1 casting instruction throughout the evening.

One more week until we get out on the water to catch some fish!

04/15/2026

A dozen Veterans began their fly fishing journey last night at the VSC. Thanks to all the Akron PHW vets and volunteers that showed up to share their knowledge and experience. We’re looking forward to the next 4 weeks working with this group!

04/13/2026

Our own Forrest Norman (USMC) just returned from Oak Heart where he served as trip lead for a great group of vets. Trip lead is a demanding job but it looks like he found some time to get some fishing done too!

03/30/2026

Coming up soon! This will be hosted by our Akron PHW volunteers and staff but if you want to attend, please contact the VA.

Tight Lines,
Sean

03/28/2026

Thanks to the Clear Fork TU chapter for hosting a talk by Dustin Coffey, Orvis guide of the year in 2024. What a great presentation! He really has a way of making fly fishing simple. We learned some new tricks that should make us better teachers for our vets.

03/26/2026

We added to the eggs boxes Tuesday night but looking forward to getting outside for some casting as the weather warms. I hope you’re all getting on the water for steelhead or some of the stocked trout.

We’re also looking forward to hosting an Intro to Fly Fishing course for the Akron VA’s Whole Health program starting in mid April.

Tight lines everyone
Sean

02/25/2026

There were quite a few nice dry four flies tied tonight. Forrest took through the finer points of using dubbing, then were tried out new skills on size 14 blue wing olives. I was very impressed with the flies we turned out tonight!

We hope to see you at one of the many upcoming fly tying events.

01/23/2026

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01/01/2026

Welcome to a New Year! I hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable New Year's eve (despite the Buckeye game).

As you prepare for 2026, I hope that you plan a year full of fly fishing fun with your PHW family. Try to set some goals for yourself. Catch a fish with one of your flies. Catch several species of fish on the fly. Learn to double haul or learn a spey cast. Teach a new fly tyer how to whip finish. Catch a mythical steelhead on the fly!!

Whatever your goals are, setting them and working toward them will make the new year more enjoyable. I look forward to spending 2026 with you and helping you achieve your goals.

Tight lines,
Sean

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Akron, OH

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http://projecthealingwaters.org/

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