George Abernathy On Sept. 13, members of the Sun Lakes Fly Fishing Club (SLFFC) headed to New Mexico’s San Juan River for two days of fly-fishing, camaraderie and friendly competition. Elaine Drakulich took top honors with a 24½-inch brown trout, edging Gloria Mack by just half an inch. Gloria had won the competition twice before,…
George Abernathy In December last year, the Sun Lakes Fly Fishing Club (SLFFC) held a very successful fundraiser for disabled veterans in partnership with Arizona Veteran Fly Fishing (AVFF). With donations and contributions from several organizations and individuals, we were able to take six disabled veterans on a fly-fishing trip to Crowley Lake at Mammoth…
Mark Moberg From June 1 through the 26th, my wife Eileen and I planned to spend time out of the heat in the incredible, picturesque mountains of Colorado. We rendezvous with two other Sun Lakes Fly Fishing Club (SLFFC) members and their wives at various times during that period. My primary goal was to float…
George Abernathy The Sun Lakes Fly Fishing Club (SLFFC) held their annual dinner and fundraiser for the disabled veterans with Arizona Veterans Fly Fishing (AZVFF) on Oct. 22 at Stone & Barrel restaurant with great success. Thanks to all who attended the event. The feedback from those who attended was that it was an enjoyable…
Tom Larsen As spring has rolled around the line, “I am heading north” has been heard frequently around Sun Lakes. This often means we are saying goodbye to friends who are part-time residents as they head back to summer homes. However, to the members of the Sun Lakes Fly Fishing Club (SLFFC), this statement has…
George Abernathy Last month Brad Smith, a Sun Lakes Fly Fishing Club (SLFFC) member and I went on an exploratory camping-fly fishing trip throughout the White Mountain Apache Indian Reservation. Three nights camping and four days of fishing brought back fond memories of when I used to camp and backpack extensively. My last camping trip…
George Abernathy With summer in full swing and 50 to 60 percent of the club members gone for the summer, fly fishing trips are still going strong as ever. In the past few weeks several of us have ventured to fisheries on the Rim and to different lakes in the White Mountains. Whether or not…
George Abernathy Saturday, May 2 was a day of honor for IronOaks and 14 members of the Sun Lakes Fly Fishing Club (SLFFC) when they hosted 13 disabled veterans from Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing (PHW). SLFFC members showed up with extra flies, rods and three golf carts for bathroom runs to assist the veterans…