“I can’t wait to show everyone the pictures of the fish I caught!” 

TMP Mentee

The Mayfly Project

Beebe, Arkansas Project

Project Lead Mentor: Bryson Harpole

Co-Lead Mentor: Kim Dollins

Project Location: Beebe, Arkansas

Year Project Founded: 2022

Mentors on this team: Currently adding mentors to our team!

Children mentored to date: 0

Children to be mentored in 2023: 7-8

Local foster care partners: CASA of White County, Lonoke County, The Call: Cleburne County.

Local companies that support this project: Arkansas Fly Fishers, Lightning H Pawn and Auto LLC, Ryders Run Guide Service, Lightning H Outdoor Adventures.

Apply to mentor here: https://themayflyproject.com/mentoring/

Contact our lead: lightninghcattleco@yahoo.com

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 The freedom that the river provides from daily life is something that everyone should get to experience. 

Bryson Harpole

Lead Mentor, Beebe, Arkansas Project

Project Mentors

BRYSON HARPOLE, LEAD MENTOR

Beebe, Arkansas

My happy place is on the river. I love teaching and helping others find their love for the outdoors.

KIM DOLLINS, CO-LEAD MENTOR

Pangburn, Arkansas

I grew up in Southeast Missouri to Central Arkansas fishing creeks, ponds and lakes. Fishing has always been a big part of my life and I look forward to passing that down to the generations to come. 

News & Events

A closer look at the Roanoke, Virginia project impact!

A closer look at the Roanoke, Virginia project impact!

Scott Barrier, the lead mentor for the Roanoke, Virginia project, talks with News10 about the benefits and lasting impact fly fishing can have on foster youth. Scott and the amazing mentors in Roanoke are doing amazing work! Check out the article and video below!...

Clean Up from Hurricane Helene, Mentor Highlight!

Clean Up from Hurricane Helene, Mentor Highlight!

We’re honored to highlight one of our mentors who is not only a huge asset to TMP in Boone, North Carolina, but has been a hero in her community during the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, 2024. Her name is Kelly McCoy—she is known in her community as the ‘Rivergirl’—a...

Bureau of Reclamation Partnership!

Bureau of Reclamation Partnership!

Our TMP projects in Medford and Klamath Falls, Oregon, and Hayden, Idaho partnered with the Bureau of Reclamation, (Columbia-Pacific Northwest Region and the California Great Basin Region), and their Fish-ABLE Fun program this summer! The Fish-ABLE program is designed...

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