Nashville, Tennessee Project
Lead Mentor: Rob Walls
Project location: Nashville, Tennessee
Year project founded: 2019
Mentors on this team: 12
Children mentored to date: 8
Children to be mentored in 2022: 5-7
Local foster care partners: Department of Health and Welfare
Local companies that support this project: Currently searching for local support.
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Nashville, Tennessee Project
Fly fishing helps me slow down, focus, and prioritize my thoughts. I would like to share this joy with others and have a special place in my heart for kids. I feel called to help children “be all that they can be”, be successful, be proud and know that they have great worth, that they can be loved and that they can love things.
Project Mentors
ROB WALLS, LEAD MENTOR
Franklin, Tennessee
A native of East Tennessee, Rob became interested in fly fishing as a “therapeutic escape” from hectic professional school life-and found a whole new life. He currently lives in Nashville, TN with his wife and kids, fishes around the South East and West as much as possible. His days are spent “pursuing wellness” with children and families as a pediatric occupational therapist and dreaming of the next great adventure. Rob really looks forward to building something wonderful with The Mayfly Project in MUSIC CITY!
DAVID DAILY
Franklin, Tennessee
At 19 my college buddy from Montana taught me to fly fish for trout in Tennessee not knowing that there’s hardly any trout in Tennessee. So after about 10 trips of not catching trout we found a local fly shop and figured out where to go. Now 35 years later Tennessee has some great trout fishing and I love sharing it with new and old friends.
BRUNO MARCAL POCO
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Bruno started fly-fishing at the age of 13 while growing up in South Africa. A few years later he started his first job as a commercial fly-tier. Since then he Has caught over 50 species on fly and loves to travel around the world chasing native species. In South Africa he worked as a middle school art teacher until he moved to the USA 5 years ago. Since then he has worked as an climbing and kayak guide and instructor around the country. Now residing in Chattanooga, Tennessee, he continues to teach. You are sure to find him on local rivers and streams with a fly rod in hand during his free time. He can’t wait to share his passion of fly-fishing with others and is a proud mentor of The Mayfly Project.
News & Events
It’s Giving Tuesday, 2023!!
November 28th, 2023 is Giving Tuesday, an important day for TMP where we work together to raise funds for 2024 Projects! If you cannot donate, please share our fundraisers with your friends and family. It takes a village!!! More Exciting News:We have a donor that will...
We’re Thankful for YOU!
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...
Virginia Department of Wildlife Services Support!
Our Virginia Projects were thrilled to receive grant support from the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources this season! Because of their generosity, we were able to introduce fly fishing, teach our conservation initiative, and make the outdoors more accessible...
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