Hello All

Myself and Bri (Greyduster) are helping Brookhall Trout Fishery raise funds for Casting for Recovery.

Fly casting is one of the best exercises in the recovery of breast cancer and myself and Bri were honoured to be asked to help out last year with the ladies. It was a very rewarding and humbling experience.

We are unable to help out at the actual retreat this year as it falls the same weekend in September that our baby is due :wink: .

We both wanted to help with the fund raising efforts and Bri has spent alot of time this lately tying up a boxful of flies and has bought a Wychwood vuefinder large - double sided flybox to put them in, there is 365 flies in the box in total. A fly for everyday of the year and hopefully a range of flies that most would find useful
All the flies are tied on top quality hooks - mostly Kamasan and some Hayabusa

There is a mix of buzzers, dries, lures, nymphs, blobs etc
We would like to raffle the flybox and try to raise as much as possible. The way I am going to raffle it is to sell raffle squares - each square is £2 each or 3 for £5

I have taken a few pictures of the flies although I am no photographer and the photos do not do the flies justice.






The flybox will be delivered to Brookhall Fishery and you will be able to view or buy tickets there also.

Casting for Recovery UK & Ireland is a non-profit, support and educational program for women who have or have had breast cancer.
For more information go to Casting for Recovery - Home

Brookhall Fishery is holding a retreat in September for the third year running. These retreats are an important and transforming experience with a focus on social support and group interactions, reducing the feeling of isolation many survivors might have.

Anyone wishing to buy squares for the raffle please pm me for details on payment, which can be by Cheque, Paypal or Postal Order. Tickets are also available at Brookhall Fishery and the winner of the raffle will be drawn by the ladies from Casting For Recovery at the retreat during the speeches.

Fingers crossed you can help

Linda

Super prize, super photos & excellent support for a great organisation.

Well done folks. PM sent for raffle details

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Dave Wiltshire

River Fly Box

Dear Linda
pm sent for raffle detals
Best regards
C

I know a bit about this dreadful disease. Happy to try and help..PM sent

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Roy

PM sent.
A great cause

ROb

Hi Everyone,

just posting to say that the raffle draw was done today after the meal at the Casting For Recovery retreat which was held at Brookhall Trout Fishery in Northern Ireland. One of the ladies attending todays retreat was asked to draw the name from a hat by 'the two Sue's', Sue Hunter and Sue Shaw the CFR co-ordinators. The name drawn from the hat was Tommy Wright from Hillsborough. Tommy was actually one of the guides at the retreat today and when he was presented the fly box he very generously donated it back to CFR to do whatever they can with it to raise more funds.

From the tickets sold for the raffle through the forums and at Brookhall fishery, together we raised 705 pounds

On a personal note i would just like to thank everyone that donated towards this very worthy cause, we raised far more than i ever expected and it makes those hours at the vice very worthwhile. Something like this just goes to show what a great community we have as anglers.

Brian.