Southwest

Did you ever wonder how the National Rod Building Program got started?   The idea originated with Andy Anderson. In 2008, Andy Anderson, a paraplegic Vietnam veteran who had recently joined the [...]

Article by David Lipscomb, Program Lead of the Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing Martinez, CA Program.  Stay connected with our Martinez, California program by following their Page on Facebook [...]

Update: Meet the Winners of the 2nd Annual National Fly Casting Competition > We are pleased to announce the finalists in our Second Annual Fly Casting Competition hosted in-conjunction with [...]

Southwest Region Casting Competition After arriving in Long Beach on Wednesday, June 19 and getting to know each other over a long dinner, Thursday was competition day.   Although the forecast [...]

On June 5th at the start of the Golden Age Games designed for veterans who are 55 and older, the VA sponsored a Health and Wellness Expo that featured information tables on a variety of health [...]

For months, a few individuals within Fly Fishers International have been modifying the existing Teach the Teachers Workshop for PHWFF volunteers.   The goal was to condense the existing workshop [...]

Maxine and Glenn McCormick are in Long Beach for the ACA Southwestern Casting Tournament, February 16 & 17.  They spent some time with Head Judge Mark Tsunawaki and Casting Competition Chair [...]

Join us at the Fred Hall Show in the Long Beach Convention Center, March 6-10.  Hours are 1-9 Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 10-8:30 Saturday and 10-7 Sunday.  The PHWFF booth will be [...]

The Martinez PHWFF Program will again be hosting a booth at the annual Pleasanton Fly Fishing Show.  The 2019 show will be February 22-24 at the Pleasanton Fairgrounds near the San Francisco Bay [...]

This picture is one of my favorites of 2018.  It brings back such good memories of a great group of veterans and the very special people of Wise River, MT, especially Rachel and Paula.  Paula [...]