Holy Waters

By Joseph Smith I had one of the most incredible experiences of my fly fishing journey a couple of weeks ago as I hosted eight veteran participants at Bamboo Bend in Lovells, MI.

We are pleased to announce that Dale Sanders is the 2021 recipient of the Bill Scattergood Volunteer Leadership Award. As program lead for the Des Moines Program of Project Healing Waters Fly [...]

On Saturday, September 18, an annual event was revived for 2021 which included five northern Ohio PHWFF Programs.

This area of Northern Michigan was Ernest Hemmingway's first Eden.

I didn’t want to write about suicide. I started and stopped multiple times. Addressing it is hard. Ignoring it is easy. Nothing worthwhile is easy, so here is my story of our ripple effect and my [...]

The Au Sable was named by early French explorers, and means “river of sand.” It is one of the finest trout streams in the country.

We invite you to join us for Holy Waters - a special initiative focused on bringing a continuum of care to our Nation’s disabled veterans through a series of powerful online events, interactive [...]

What I wanted within the logo was a simplistic yet defined representation of the Holy Waters in Michigan. Reflecting on my time spent on the Au Sable River, the beauty of the trees and water were [...]

The Holy Waters Tournament is an annual event held in support of the disabled veterans served by Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing programs.  Each year this special event brings together […]

Providing disabled veterans with the support they need on their journeys to recovery  On August 24, 2019 Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing (PHWFF) disabled veteran participants, supporters and [...]