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PHW COS ED.02.2025 | Introduction to Fly Fishing

We are excited that you have decided to take the journey into learning the sport of Fly Fishing with Project Healing Waters! Please join us for the Fly Fishing 101 class series where we will help demystify the sport of Fly Fishing.

The first class in the series is Introduction to Fly Fishing. This class provides a high-level overview of the sport including:

What is Fly Fishing and how it is different from other types of fishing?
Fly Fishing Equipment basics
Fly Rod types and sizes
What is the difference between, line, leader, and tippet?
Net basics
Waders
Boots
How to care for your equipment
Types of Flies

  • During the class you will also be able to connect with other veterans and service members in a supportive and friendly environment.

Look for the other classes in the Introduction to Fly Fishing series:
Knots & Rigging
Reading Water & Finding Fish
Entomology
Hooks & Beads
Threads & Their Uses
What I Wished I Had Known
Take a Vet Casting (TAVC)