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Supporting women & men in active recovery from alcohol & drug abuse by connecting them to fly fishing

09/09/2025

We are proud to be partnering with this National Recovery Month to show that our organization is not just for those in active recovery from Substance Use Disorder(s) (SUDs), but also for the individual who has been impacted by addiction through a friend, family member or other loved one in their community. RiS offers a place for these individuals to give back through volunteer work, as well as a platform to share their stories with other anglers who have been impacted through addiction. Addiction affects the entire community, but at RiS we believe that community, along with the therapeutic sport of fly fishing, can be a driving force behind positive change within the recovery, sobriety and familial community. Our partnership with proves that individuals from all walks of sobriety, recovery, or otherwise can fish together!

6 more days to bid on the variety of items up for grabs during our auction!

https://reelinginserenity.auctions.networkforgood.com/auctions/reeling-in-serenity-2025-online-fundraising-auction [LINK IN BIO]

Thank you to for your support.

Because life is so much better on this side of the river 💜

09/05/2025

🚨NEW ITEM ALERT🚨

We’re privileged to be offering a dozen Weedless Bendback Clouser Minnows tied by Allen Rupp. Allen has been tying flies and fly fishing for over 35 years. He prides himself on tying durable flies that are appropriate to the situation. Allen is donating four each in chartreuse & white, chartreuse & yellow, and white with a red head. They’re about 3.5” long.

From Allen: How do you make The Clouser Deep Minnow better? You make it almost weedless. On Bonefish flats, that are more than a foot deep, with grass, it might be the best fly to throw at them. It lands soft, sinks well, and has a subtle action that drives Bonefish crazy. It works great in the Northeast for Striped Bass, Bluefish, Bonito, and False Albacore as well. I love it in the back country of Florida and Central America for Tarpon, Snook, and Redfish. Don’t worry about the mangroves, just pull it slowly snd softly and you’ll get it back. For you freshwater anglers, it is an amazing Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass fly. It is also my favorite Crappie streamer, it gets down deep quickly and stays there. You can cast it into grass or tree tops and it will come back as well. All of these flies are tied on saltwater safe hooks.

Allen is a trustee of the American Museum of Fly Fishing. Allen also teaches tying, and was mentored by the great Dave Whitlock.

https://reelinginserenity.auctions.networkforgood.com/auctions/reeling-in-serenity-2025-online-fundraising-auction/items/139

09/01/2025

🚨AUCTION IS LIVE🚨

The Reeling in Serenity is live!! Bid now and bid often! Auction is open from 9/1 - 9/15.

Thanks to all of our donors, staff solicitors, and partners for what is bound to be another great auction!!

https://reelinginserenity.auctions.networkforgood.com/auctions/reeling-in-serenity-2025-online-fundraising-auction

08/28/2025

ONLINE AUCTION PREVIEW IS LIVE

4 Days and Counting to the Reeling in Serenity
2025 National Recovery Month Online Auction, with bidding going live 9/1 at 7 a.m. Eastern. Visit this link to preview the auction and to register as a bidder: https://reelinginserenity.auctions.networkforgood.com/auctions/ reeling-in-serenity-2025-online-fundraising-auction.

Take a peek at all of the fabulous items we have to offer this year. Reeling in Serenity, the non-profit that provides free fly fishing retreats for people in active recovery from substance use disorders (SUD) grows year by year with our program extending across six states. Our annual online auction helps us reach more people in active recovery, to teach them about the healing powers of fly fishing and the community we have built.

Because life is so much better on this side of the river!

08/20/2025

AUCTION PREVIEW IS LIVE

Our annual National Recovery Month online auction goes live in a week and a half! Head to the to view the amazing items we have to offer this year.

Thank you to our “book” category donors for your support and donations towards Reeling in Serenity! Please be sure to support our fishy authors and writers all year round!

08/17/2025

AUCTION PREVIEW IS LIVE

Reeling in Serenity, the non-profit that provides free fly fishing retreats for people in active recovery from substance use disorders (SUD), is very excited to announce our Reeling in Serenity 2025 Online Fundraising Auction. From now until 9/1 the auction is available for item previews and for registration for bidding. You can register to bid through the end of the auction as well. The auction will open for bidding 9/1 and will remain open for bids until midnight on 9/15. Last year’s auction, which featured an amazing trip to Chile hosted by Chile Trout, was a great success. We hope this year’s will be even better, with another amazing lead item.

This link will take you to the auction preview where you can register to bid:
https://reelinginserenity.auctions.networkforgood.com/auctions/reeling-in-serenity-2025-online-fundraising-auction

You’ll see the “Join the Auction to Bid” button in the upper right hand corner. It’s purple so you can’t miss it. Whether you win an item or not we encourage you to support our generous donors. We couldn’t continue or work without them—and without you, our donors and supporters. Thank you in advance. And please note that items are being added every day so keep an eye out for even more special items.

Many thanks to .blockprints and for donating incredible pieces of their art.

08/05/2025

RiS Vermont Recap 🍁

Our first ever New England retreat was a huge success!! Fish were caught, memories were made and a new community was discovered 💜

Thank you so much to our fabulous staff member Jamie Eisenberg for hosting and organizing!! Many thanks to all of the volunteers and participants who attended and helped.

We are so proud of the strides our organization made and we couldn’t do it without the support of our community. Seven states have been reached by Reeling in Serenity and we couldn’t be more proud!

Because life is so much better on this side of the river!

07/18/2025

RiS’ First Overnight Retreat - Roscoe, New York

We’re excited to announce Reeling in Serenity’s first-ever overnight retreat in the heart of Trout Town USA! Join us for a two-night camping experience at Butternut Grove Campsites on the beautiful Beaverkill River from Friday, September 19th at 4:00 PM through Sunday, September 21st at 3:00 PM!

What’s included:
• For participants: We’ll provide all basic camping gear (individual tent, air mattress, sleeping bag) as well as all necessary fly fishing equipment.
• For volunteers: Please bring your own camping gear or plan to stay at nearby accommodations in Roscoe or Livingston Manor, NY.
• For everyone: All meals and drinks will be provided by RiS, and all fishing licenses are covered.

Come rain or shine, this promises to be a wonderful weekend of connection, nature, fly fishing and serenity. We can’t wait to see you there!

For more information or to register, visit https://reelinginserenity.org/hatchcamp2025-1-1 September 2025 NY Retreat — Reeling in Serenity

Please contact Will@reelinginserenity.org for any questions.

07/08/2025

RIS COLORADO #2 2025

🎣 We’re heading back to Colorado for our second 2025 retreat! This co-ed retreat will be Sunday, July 27th at Abell Ranch in Lake George, Colorado.

Participant slots are open but they won’t last long!! Volunteer slots are also open and always needed & welcome. For any questions, you can contact jon@anglerscovey.com.

Both participants and volunteers can register at the or below ⬇️

🔗 https://reelinginserenity.org/which-retreat

Many thanks to our board & staff members that organize and host this retreat, as well as the fabulous folks over at Anglers Covey and Abell Ranch for allowing us to use their resources and property for our retreats.

06/18/2025

RiS Colorado Retreat #1 Recap 2025

Recap by Jon Easdon, RiS Board Member and Colorado retreat host. “I have been really excited about kicking off this year’s retreats here in Colorado all winter! We got to do that on a beautiful Sunday in April with a group of amazing volunteers and participants. Low water levels forced us to pivot to a different location, but it turned out to be a great alternative!

From the moment we met in the parking lot at the fly shop, I could tell this was going to be a fun day with great people. We all headed up to Tip Lake, a lake on one of our private water sections that FlyFish Colorado gave us access to. After a nice and uneventful drive, we arrived at the lake. We paired off guides and participants and then everyone started to get to know each other. These initial conversations are always so cool and inspiring. We discussed the intinerary for the day and the mission of Reeling in Serenity.

The group quickly got to work on the water and I think the first fish was landed 5 minutes in. I could tell that the fishing might be bananas on this day, and it certainly was. Screams of joy echoed all over the lake follwed by hugs and high fives.

Our closing discussion was one filled with gratitude, hope, and a renewed appreciation for the gift we all have been given in sobriety. We walked away from this amazing day with new friendships, and I have no doubt in my mind of the impact this experience had on those who participated. I know it greatly affected me, and I’m so grateful for the opportunity to be a part of something so big. We do recover, we do have fun, and we do thrive. This day proved all of that. The fishing was great, but the recovery was even better.

A gigantic shout out to all of the guides and thank you to FlyFish Colorado for giving us access to the water for the retreat and believeing in our cause.”

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06/04/2025

Many thanks to and Tammy Harris for donating the day to Reeling In Serenity on Sunday, June 1st! RiS’ Executive Director Sylvia Huron and Board Member Jason Causey guided two wonderful supporters of Reeling in Serenity. Alex Wallis and his wife Kelly joined us for a day on the river and it was perfect! We’re so thankful for our supporters - we couldn’t do it without you! Becca’s presence was felt by all and made sure everyone got on some beautiful fish! 💜

It’s not too early to start thinking about our annual online auction that will take place the first two weeks of September! Maybe we’ll even offer more Reeling in Serenity led fishing trips 🤗

Because life is so much better on this side of the river!

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4480-H South Cobb Drive #729
Smyrna, GA
30080

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