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There’s a spotlight on PHWFF for World Fishing Day!
World Fishing Day is Saturday, June 23, and thanks to the good folks at FishingTV, Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing will be a big part of this special 24-hour live webcast!
PHWFF will be on hand for one of these live webcasts, starting at 3 p.m. MT in Denver, where host Corinne Doctor of Rep Your Water will speak with our Rocky Mountain South Regional Coordinator Crystal Woolen. The two will discuss the PHWFF Program, Mission, history and the positive impact our programs have on thousands of disabled veterans each year.
Click here to meet Crystal Woolen >
The free broadcast, which is available exclusively through the FishingTV video on demand platform (join here for free: www.fishingtv.com/register), begins at 00:00 BST (British Summer Time) on Sat 23 June with live fishing from New Zealand, Norway and Australia, before heading to Japan and then following the sun around the world, visiting more than 20 locations, finally ending up in Colorado, Alaska, Florida and Canada.
Across the 24 hours a huge variety of famous anglers will showcase some of the most iconic species and dazzling fishing locations such as:
- New Zealand, Al Brown, fly fishing for rainbow trout in the Tongariro
- Australia, Steve Starling, Barramundi fishing in Rockhampton, Queensland
- Norway, Matt Hayes and Geir Sivertzen saltwater fishing for cod and halibut
- Japan, Paul Gaskell Tenkara fishing
- Finland, Juhani Hendrikkson, Fly fishing for atlantic salmon
- Italy, Vito Rubino, (sea) bass in the Orbetello lagoon
- Croatia, Thom Hunt, fishing for Bluefin tuna
- Iceland, Rae Borras and Katka Svagrova, fly fishing for atlantic salmon
- France, Ant Glascoe Jr, Street Fishing in Paris
- Sweden, Matilda Leijon, pike Fishing
- Germany, Babs Kijewski, predator fishing
- Texas – Bubba Bedre, Aligator Gar fishing
- Zambezi, Gareth George, tigerfish
- United Kingdom, four-way carp wars featuring Lee Morris, Harry Pratt, Dave Levy and Iain Macmillan
- United Kingdom, James Murray and Charles Jardine, fly fishing for trout on the River Test
- United Kindgom, Andy Ford, Roving reporter, visiting events around UK
- Tampa Bay , Fla., Jason and Jennifer Schall, redfish, snook
- Alaska, Dallas Baldwin, fly fishing for king salmon
- Bahamas, Nuvolari Chitoosingh, fly fishing for bonefish
- Canada, Robert Field and Ashley Rae bass fishing
- Colorado, Corinne Doctor, rainbow trout fishing in Denver
- Florida Keys, Luana Pigatto tarpon fishing
There’s something for everybody. For more about this event, visit FishingTV site and sign up to view World Fishing Day from your device.
If you’re out fishing on the day, share your pics and videos via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Fishbrain and YouTube using the hashtag #worldfishingday. If your submission features in the show you could even win a prize!