The first morning of the annual PHWFF Fall River trip came early and the air was quite chilly.  The fall season was well underway casting reflections of all its colorful splendor on the mirrored water.

There are times when I most sincerely appreciate trout.  This is truly a clever animal.  Consider the places they live their fishy lives, and all of the dangers they must encounter on their [...]

The Eastern Sierra south of Mammoth CA in the Crowley Lake area is simply a beautiful place to trout fish.  With a number of high mountain streams and lakes, this was a perfect destination for [...]

The PHWFF Martinez program continued its 2022 reopening with a fourth outing in four months!  In mid-April four veterans (Al Tom, Martin Coulson, Gus Ballis, Dan Johnson) traveled to Redding for [...]

By Brian Miller here’s no wind to ripple the water, the fish can see you coming from Cassel.  They might not be interested in your flies no matter how skilled you are.  But it was a clear, [...]

On February 15-18, DVFF volunteer Brian Miller led a group of PHWFF veterans including Mike Allen, Gus Ballis, Thor Hansen, Dan Johnson, and Mike Scott.  We were guided for a two day float trip [...]

On January 3-6, PHWFF volunteer Gerry Ng led a group of Martinez veterans for a steelhead outing on the Klamath River.  Joining him were Nick Beyer, Martin Coulson, and Fred Patton.  They were [...]

The San Francisco Program of Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing held its first overnight outing in over two years, on March 15-16. For two days six vet participants, accompanied by five [...]

After more than 18 months of lockdown, Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing (PHWFF) finally reopened for group overnight outings on October 1, 2021. 

There is no better time to honor and help our veterans than during the Veteran’s Day period.  After not holding their annual Bidding for Good (BFG) auction last year the annual PROJECT HEALING [...]