PROJECT HEALING WATERS FLY FISHING AND HEALING WATERS LODGE – JULY 4-9 Healing Waters Lodge continues to support of the men and women in military service through Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, PHWFF, a non-profit organization founded by Retired Navy Captain Ed Nicholson, that uses fly fishing as a rehabilitative program for our wounded services […]
Continue reading "Looking For Sponsors for PHWFF – Week July 4-9" »Category: Montana Vacation
Montana is still the last best place; the best place to get lost in, to get found in, the best place to live in and best place to visit. The goal for most people coming to Montana is to see Yellowstone Park, Glacier Park and everything in between. We also have cities and towns of great historical value and interest. The wild west is still the wild west you can explore and still not see another human being for days.
Fortunately, we are able to offer folks most everything someone would come to Montana for: untamed natural beauty, wilderness experiences, a peek into the past, a slower pace to live by. Fly fishing is more than fishing and Montana is more than words can describe, it is a feeling you have to experience for yourself.
Knowledge is Good
Knowledge is Good “Knowledge is Good” Faber College, from the 1978 movie, Animal House Now that we have paid tribute to higher education, we remind all anglers that regardless of your skill level, we are offering two “Fish Like a Guide, But, Live Like a Client” fly fishing schools in April. This package includes six nights […]
Continue reading "Knowledge is Good" »Fly Fishing School – April 14-19 and April 23-29
Fly Fishing Schools: April 14-19 and April 23-29 Great package price includes 6 nights lodging and all meals, 5 days of classroom instruction and guided fly fishing on local waters. The school is designed for anyone with the desire to improve their fly fishing knowledge, skills and ability, increase opportunities for catching fish, elevate the fun-factor in a […]
Continue reading "Fly Fishing School – April 14-19 and April 23-29" »Nuances of Fly Fishing School – April 14-19 and 23-29
Fly Fishing Schools: April 14-19 and April 23-29 Great package price includes 6 nights lodging and all meals, 5 days of classroom instruction and guided fly fishing on local waters. The school is designed for anyone with the desire to improve their fly fishing knowledge, skills and ability, increase opportunities for catching fish, elevate the fun-factor in a […]
Continue reading "Nuances of Fly Fishing School – April 14-19 and 23-29" »Naughty or Nice? Santa’s call not ours! We just want to take you fly fishing!
A 2017 fly fishing trip to Healing Waters Lodge or a 5 day float trip down the coveted Smith River would make a great gift. Our lodge can accommodate up to 18 people and a Smith River float trip can accommodate up to 8 clients. The Lodge is open from April 1 to the end of […]
Continue reading "Naughty or Nice? Santa’s call not ours! We just want to take you fly fishing!" »It’s About the Guide – Movie Intro
It’s About the Guide Kadi de Rakoff (standing) and guide, Bill Denruyter This fall, my friend and fellow fisherman, Arkadi de Rakoff (Kadi) spent two weeks filming Healing Waters Lodge, our guides and the rivers we fish in Montana. There isn’t anything ambivalent about the landscape of Montana, it overwhelms the senses with something raw, […]
Continue reading "It’s About the Guide – Movie Intro" »What a difference a week makes!
Just arrived to Healing Waters Lodge are six soldiers sent to us from Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing for a week’s stay at the lodge. Gentlemen from the Weiland Build group and their clients are also here and sponsoring the soldiers. We also have a couple of special volunteers that help us with every aspect of making […]
Continue reading "What a difference a week makes!" »Happy Birthday to Mike Geary, Fly Fishing Outfitter and Life Coach
Mike is celebrating his Medicare Eligible birthday today. Needless to say, it is a very exciting time here in the magnificent Ruby valley. Even on his birthday, Mike is working the phone booking a couple of Smith River trips and two more groups who want to book the entire lodge for a weeks stay in 2017. You are […]
Continue reading "Happy Birthday to Mike Geary, Fly Fishing Outfitter and Life Coach" »Fall season in the Ruby Valley in Southwest Montana
Gorgeous photo looking eastward in the magnificent Ruby valley taken by recent guest, Anne Ruttle of RuttleWild. Anne and her husband, Paul, fished all types of weather here this past week.
Continue reading "Fall season in the Ruby Valley in Southwest Montana" »Kyle from Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing on the Ruby River
Healing Waters Lodge and Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing (PHWFF) shared a great week at the lodge in July. Here is Kyle, enjoying a day on the Ruby River, with his guide, Mike Geary. We host PHWFF (a non-profit) 2 trips down the Smith River and multiple visits to Healing Waters Lodge each year. Easily, the most […]
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