George Abernathy With the fortitude of our members, the Sun Lakes Fly Fishing Club wrapped up 2025 with an outstanding fundraiser in December for disabled veterans through Arizona Veterans Fly Fishing, Inc., by collectively raising more than $24,000. The funds will be used to sponsor as many veterans as possible for overnight, out-of-state, two- to…
George Abernathy Historically, the Sun Lakes Fly Fishing Club’s goals have been to keep our lines wet and support our disabled veterans; however, in addition to keeping our lines wet and supporting veterans, this year, we opted to support Trout Unlimited’s Trout in the Classroom (TIC) program. Trout in the Classroom offers students of all…
George Abernathy The Sun Lakes Fly Fishing Club (SLFFC) has held a fly fishing competition for the largest trout caught at our annual San Juan River trip for over 10 years. With 14 club participants and friends, a large number of trout were caught during the event from Sept. 22 through Sept. 25. This year,…
George Abernathy There are very few experiences in life better than being out in the wilderness, off the grid, and enjoying the Zen of fly fishing and the challenge of pitting your intelligence against an animal with the brain size of a pinhead and getting your butt kicked most of the time. In July five…