RISE: A Fly Fishing Festival - Year 2
About this Event
RISE TOGETHER
When: Saturday, September 26th, 11am – 5pm
Free + Open to the Public!
What: A party for our fish family - vendor village, fly fishing shops, casting comps, fly tying, BBQ, raffle, bluegrass, and tattoo artists inking fish tatts!
Who: RISE is the WNC fishing community. Everyone who’s picked up a rod - the old guard, the first timers, the fixed liners, the young fries and the fly tiers! All are welcome (even if you don’t fish)
Benefitting @river.link
Where: @wrongwaycampground (9 Midnight Drive) on the French Broad River Greenway, between RAD and WAVL
Shuttle: RAD Shuttle by @ashevillejeeptours - Park anywhere in the RAD, and then catch the shuttle on the half hour. The shuttle will leave from @foundation parking lot (Foundy Street, RAD
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RISE is a one-day fly fishing festival celebrating the resiliency of the French Broad River community and its stewards: outdoor guides, outfitters, and conservation advocates. A portion of proceeds from the one-day event will benefit RiverLink, a local nonprofit this year celebrating 40 years promoting the environmental and economic vitality of the French Broad River and its watershed.
The festival was born last year — gathering 300 attendees and raising $7,000 — to celebrate the resiliency of this community one year after Hurricane Helene, and in Year Two organizers are planning around the theme of “RISE Together,” adding to the greater awareness, advocacy, and connection that were catalyzed by this disaster.
Wrong Way Campground (9 Midnight Drive, on Amboy Road), an outdoor A-frame hotel in the river corridor, will host RISE from 11am–5pm and it will be free and open to the public. The fest will include activities for the novice and expert like casting and fly-tying competitions, kid-friendly programming, raffles, an artist market, and gear pop-ups by outdoor brands and outfitter partners Davidson River Outfitters, Hunter Banks, and Headwaters Outfitters.
Attendees will enjoy an eclectic mix of live music in the Wrong Way Meadow and food and drinks from the Chop Shop Butchery, and featured local breweries. The festival’s signature is the Fish Flash Tattoo Studio set up in Wrong Way’s River Lodge.
Multiple local tattoo artists will offer river-centric flash designs, in varying artistic styles, for attendees to choose from.
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