Project Healing Waters-Syracuse, NY Program

09/12/2024

Thank you all for my birthday wishes. 💕I had a great day.

12/16/2023

Hey folks, this coming Friday, we will be tying the F Fly. a very simple pattern but very effective. It was devised by Marjan Fratnik. It can be tyed in various materials and colors. It's a very productive fly. Check out this tutorial by tightlines video productions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DleTAdeucho. hoping to see you next Friday at Clearpath for Veterans, in Chittenango at 1223 Salt Springs Road.

11/09/2023

CNY PHWFF participants/volunteers...come join us for our next fly-tying event @ ClearPath for Veterans located at 1223 Salt springs Rd. Chittenango NY at 10am-12pm this Friday. We'll tie a new fly design called the FISHMAKER by David Townsend one of our own volunteers.

Contact Ed Veaudry at (315)254-6911 if you have any questions/concerns regarding this event. Please respond via RSVP so I can plan accordingly. Looking forward to seeing you there!
Ed Veaudry
Regional Coordinator for NY State
Program Lead Syracuse NY

10/30/2023

Good Day Everyone. This coming Friday we will be tying up double clousers.That being said, Ya’ll should come out and join our group and get an understanding of how to tie this pattern. We meet every Friday at ClearPath for Veterans located at 1223 Salt Springs road in Chittenango. Our time is 1000hrs to 1200hrs. Come and join us for fun, comadre, swapping stories and fly tying . We are looking for participants as well as volunteers.

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Ed Veaudry
New York State Regional Coordinator
[email protected]
315-254-6911

10/21/2023

Calling all disabled veterans and disabled military persons.
We will be meeting this Friday at Clearpath from veterans at 1000hrs through 1200 hours in the art room. The address is 1223 Salt Springs Rd, Chittenango, NY 13037. The fly of the week is a soft hackle mayfly is an extraordinary pattern an guaranteed to catch plenty of trout. Here is a demonstration of that fly by a youth who nailed it.
There is no cost for our participants. We are a 5913c not for profit organization. All our monies come from grants and individuals. Consider donating to this organization @ projecthealingwaters. Org. Every penny that is donated goes right back to our programs to serve our participants. We provide them with all the necessary equipment and materials to help build their confidence and to heal their wounds.

Join our friend and England Youth International, Ben Beckwith, as he selects and ties his fly of the month for May 2018 - the Soft Hackle Mayfly.This is one ...

10/19/2023

Hey folks, this is a little late getting out. We will be meeting at Clearpath for Veterans starting at 10:00 AM and ending at 12:00 Noon. Please consider joining us for fellowship and learning to tie the bead head cdc nymph. The tutorial is listed below.
All my best,
Ed Veaudry Program Lead
Syracuse, NY
[email protected]

https://thefeatherbender.com/cdc-tutorial-with-marc-petitjean/

10/02/2023

Hello everyone, this Friday at Clearpath we will be trying a CDC soft hackle. See the link below. Our meeting time is from 10:00am till 12:00pm. Come and join us. We are constantly looking for members and volunteers. Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing is a nonprofit 501c3 organization that provides programs for the disabled veterans and service members. Our programs are Fly Tying, Fly casting, Rod building, education, fishing and all things related to Fly Fishing. Please come and join us, at Clearpath for Veterans located at 1223 Salt Springs Road, Chittenango NY
All the best,
Ed Veaudry
Program Lead
Syracuse NY

The use of CDC gives great animation to this emerger type wet fly. Another innovation by Shane Stalcup.

09/18/2023

Good day everyone. We will be meeting this Friday at Clear Path of Veterans on Salt Springs Road at 1000hrs till 1200hrs. Our fly of the week is one of Vic's walleye flys. If you want to come by and have a look see, we'd love to have you join us. It's a great time had by all. A lot of information is passed between participants and volunteers. Look forward to seeing you.
Ed Veaudry
315-254-6911
Program Lead, PHWFF

09/11/2023

On Friday September 15 we will be tying the Major Woody at Clearpath for Veterans. We meet in the art room at 10:00 am until noon. Attached is a URL to demonstrate how it is tied. https://news.orvis.com/fly-fishing/video-tie-major-woody
If you are a disabled veteran or service member, we’re hear for you. All equipment is provided at no cost. If we go an outing there is no cost to you.
It is our mission to provide Fly Tying, rod building, education, casting instruction, and all other things associated with fly fishing. And getting you out onto the water to fish.
Consider joining us as we are I light hearted group that enjoys bantering and story telling.
Clearpath is located at, 1223 Salt Springs Rd,
Chittenango, NY 13037
Hoping to see you there.
Ed Veaudry, program lead

In the latest great fly-tying video from Tightline Productions, Tim Flagler shows you how to tie a buggy, all-purpose pattern that he calls the Major Woody, for reasons that will become . . .