Mayfly Project Mentors Bring Healing to Veterans in The River’s Gift

by Joanna | Nov 13, 2025 | Fly Fishing, Mentoring

If you’re ready to explore how a river can become a classroom for resilience, why nature might just be the greatest therapist, and how community forms one cast at a time — this story is for you. Rowell, Jake, and Andre are all Lead or Co-Lead Mentors for TMP and we...

Casting Hope: How Fly Fishing is Changing Lives in New Mexico

by Joanna | Nov 13, 2025 | Conservation, Fly Fishing, Foster Care, Mentoring, Mentors

Under the open New Mexico sky, something unexpected is unfolding—a quiet revolution in the world of outdoor education where fly fishing isn’t just a leisure pursuit, but a lifeline. Young participants are stepping into rivers and streams with borrowed rods and a...

West Michigan Mayfly Project Helps Foster Kids One Cast at a Time

by Joanna | Nov 13, 2025 | Fly Fishing, Foster Care, Mentoring, Mentors, News & Updates

There’s a quiet moment that changes everything—a still river, the flick of a fly line, and a child standing a little taller after just one cast. In a world where kids in foster care often feel like they’re adrift, The Mayfly Project offers something different: a safe...

Coeur d’Alene is Casting for a Cause

by Joanna | Nov 13, 2025 | Conservation, Fly Fishing, Foster Care, Mentoring, Mentors

With mentors casting lines and guiding hands, kids who’ve faced instability and trauma are being introduced to the quiet confidence of trout-streams, knot-tying and conservation. In the process, they’re not just catching fish — they’re discovering their own strength,...

Mentor Highlight Nomination, Pamela Allen

by Dennis Keefe | Aug 27, 2024 | Fly Fishing, Mentoring, News & Updates

Three Cheers for Pamela Allen! We were thrilled to receive a mentor highlight nomination for Pamela because we couldn’t agree more with the kind words stated below. Pam has been with TMP for 3 years as a Lead Mentor, leading the Columbus, Ohio Project, and 1...

We’re Thankful for YOU!

by Kaitlin | Nov 22, 2023 | Fly Fishing, Foster Care, Mentoring, Mentors, News & Updates

As the founders of The Mayfly Project, our belief in the power of fly fishing and mentorship grows exponentially every season because of the wonderful leads and mentors joining our teams. The village of TMP is held together by our leads and mentors who make the time...