Scholarships for FishCamp™ are offered by several wonderful clubs, companies and organizations. We will be posting these scholarship applications as they are available. Please check back regularly for additions to this page.
The Shasta Trinity Fly Fishers, our local fly fishing club in Northern California, and their subsidiary, the Shasta Mayflies, are offering up to five (5) FishCamp™ Scholarships to interested youth from Shasta, Trinity, Tehama, and Siskiyou Counties.
Each $895.00 award covers the entire cost of the 5-day program put on by The Fly Shop® of Redding. The camp teaches fly fishing and other outdoor skills in a safe and friendly environment, and is held on a private ranch outside of Weed at the base of Mt. Shasta.
To apply for one of the five (5) scholarships, interested youth between the ages of 10 and 15 who reside in one of the counties named above must complete this APPLICATION form (214k .pdf doc) and attach two short essays answering the questions listed on the application form.
Participants may also be asked to attend a meeting of the sponsoring fishing club to give a short presentation on their experience at camp.
Applications must be postmarked on or before April 17, 2020. Up to five (5) fully paid scholarship recipients and two alternates will be selected by April 25, 2020. All decisions will be final.
Reservations for our excellent FishCamp™ are made exclusivey through The Fly Shop®. Call us toll-free at (800) 669-3474 or send an email for more information, dates, or reservations.
Golden West Women Flyfishers Foundation
The Golden West Women Flyfishers Jo Clark Youth Fund is pleased to sponsor youths once again to attend FISHCAMP™ in 2020.
Each scholarship covers the entire cost of attending FISHCAMP™, other than transportation.
Qualifications:
Each scholarship applicant shall be between 10 and 15 years of age and have an interest in learning to fly fish.
Selection:
FISHCAMP scholarship applicants shall submit the attached application form and short essay described in the application form to:
GWWF Youth Fund
Libby Wolfensperger
email to elwolfensperger@me.com
All submissions shall be postmarked no later than April 10, 2020.
Download the GWWF application form (PDF Document)
Reservations for our excellent FishCamp™ are made exclusivey through The Fly Shop®. Call us toll-free at (800) 669-3474 or send an email for more information, dates, or reservations.
Siskiyou Fly Fishers
Siskiyou Fly Fishers are offering two (2) FishCamp™ scholarship to interested youth in Siskiyou County.
Qualifications:
Interested youth ages 10 through 15 who reside in Siskiyou County must complete this application form and attach two short essays answering the questions listed below. Participants may also be asked to attend a meeting of the Siskiyou Flyfishers to give a short presentation on their experience at camp.
Selection:
FishCamp™ applications must be postmarked on or before April 20, 2020. Winners will be selected by May 1, 2020, along with two alternates.
Download the Siskiyou Scholarship FishCamp™ Application Form (PDF Document)
Reservations for our excellent FishCamp™ are made exclusively through The Fly Shop®. Call us toll-free at (800) 669-3474 or send an email for more information, dates, or reservations.
Diablo Valley Fly Fishermen is offering one (1) FishCamp™ scholarship (June 15-19, 2020) to interested youth in Contra Costa and Alameda Counties, the DVFF Frank Harris Youth Fly Fishing Scholarship.
Frank was passionate about the value of getting kids outdoors and having fun through learning the skills of fly fishing and appreciating nature. Frank has one of the founders of the Bay Area Youth Fly Fishers program and was instrumental in its success. This is a fitting way to honor his legacy and his contributions to our Bay Area communities.
Qualifications:
Interested youth ages 10 through 13 who reside in Contra Costa and Alameda Counties must complete this application form.
Selection:
FishCamp™ applications must be postmarked on or before April 30, 2020.
Download the Diablo Valley Fly Fishermen Scholarship FishCamp™ Application Form (PDF Document)
Reservations for our excellent FishCamp™ are made exclusively through The Fly Shop®. Call us toll-free at (800) 669-3474 or send an email for more information, dates, or reservations.