Partners
The LMFRF was founded by Jesse and Linda King in 2002. Originally, it began to raise money for the ODWC to afford to do improvement projects in the LMFR Trout Fishery. With our funding, and matching Federal Sportfish Restoration funds, the LMFR has become a greater fishery. It has since branched out to also include helping the Park Rangers, improve the Park, help the Game Wardens, teach fly fishing to the Youth Forestry Camp, and support Reel Recovery and North Texas Patriot Anglers.
We are the only independent dealer of the fly-fishing industry’s most respected vendor names in the region. Tailwaters is a global top ten dealer for all the brands we carry. We also offer a Federation of Fly Fishers (FFF) certified fly-fishing instructional program as well as locally guided trips for both newcomers and experienced anglers. Collectively, our ownership, management, and staff have decades of experience in fly-fishing travel, retail, and instruction. Please allow us to share our passion and experiences with you on the water.
Fish Tales Winery and Bistro is located in beautiful southeastern Oklahoma north of Broken Bow in the thriving community of Hochatown. It is our great honor to support Patriot Anglers in their endeavors to provide a healing experience for America’s wounded and disabled veterans.
We are the only full-service fly shop in or around Beavers Bend State Park. Whether you want a half or full day, just you or a group, we’ve got you covered. Click below to learn more about our guided fly-fishing trips on the Lower Mountain Fork River. Our fly shop employs the best, most knowledgeable fly-fishing guides in the region. Meet our guides and book your guided fly-fishing trip for a memorable time on the river.
Privately owned by the Perkins family since 1965, Orvis is headquartered in beautiful Southwestern Vermont with major operations in Roanoke, Virginia, and the United Kingdom. Today Orvis is an international, multi-channel retailer with approximately 1,500 US employees. The Orvis blog (news.orvis.com) offers a wide variety of editorial and educational content to more than 2.5 million visitors per year, with extensive articles and videos about fly fishing, wingshooting, dogs, conservation, and more. Our Learning Center (howtoflyfish.orvis.com) provides the most comprehensive collection of online videos and resources devoted to teaching the world how to fly fish.
The Thomas P. Waters Foundation’s mission is to help those less fortunate. While that mission statement is very broad, it has allowed us to support a wide range of worthy organizations and groups across the country. We have been supporting Patriot Anglers since its inception. We see our partnership as a great collaboration to help those who have served our country so well.
Heroes Among Us is an IRS 501(c)(3) program (EIN 47-5596833) that provides funding for military veterans’ initiatives through different sponsored events. Other organizations we have helped: Over the years we have provided funding for many other veteran initiatives including NTX Patriot Anglers, 22 KILL, HOMH (Help Our Military Heroes), Texas Tech University School of Nursing Veteran Scholarship program, and the Adaptive Training Foundation in Dallas. In 2016 we teamed with Help Our Military Heroes to present a new specially adapted van to quadriplegic wounded warrior. Since inception we have raised over $300,000 for veteran programs.
American Made Coolers- Veteran Owned When you need a cooler for base camp, a day trip or a weeklong extreme mountain excursion, Taiga has what you need. Our lifetime warranty coolers are durable and offer you the only true custom cooler options in the market. Choose you own colors, size, and add your own images to make your cooler yours. The Terra line of coolers is the only cooler on the market using plant-based plastics for sustainability and environmental responsibility.
We currently have over 21.8 million Veterans in our beautiful country. In the current conflicts, we have lost more veterans to their own hand than we have in combat. There are not enough resources currently available for healthy, alternative methods of healing for these heroes who have sacrificed so much for us. We here at AWOL, are going to change that to the best of our ability. Through the gracious donations of our fellow countrymen, we provide our Veteran clients all expenses paid, professionally guided fly-fishing retreats to premier destinations here in New Mexico. It is an effort to share the peace and tranquility this sport tends to bring, and perhaps send these veterans back to their hometowns, armed with a new healthy pastime to chase.
At Taos Mountain Outfitters our goal is to get people outside to enjoy this beautiful area in which we live. We strive to equip our customers for any adventure they can imagine. Customer service is our priority and our team is ready to serve you, whether to answer your questions about gear or recommend a local hike, biking trails, hot springs or a local restaurant.
Hey, I’m Tyler. I created Good Hat Company. My passion for creating started at a young age and eventually brought me to art school where I realized I wanted to build my own brand of products for people like yourself to wear and enjoy. Everybody has a little country in them and I wanted to celebrate that culture through this brand. So browse the shop, try a couple things on (virtually, of course) and hopefully you’ll find yourself saying, “Man, that’s a damn good lookin’ hat.”
Dave has been working on his own motorcycles since his first one, a brand new 1974 Kawasaki S3 400. After studying electrical and mechanical engineering and a long career in the aviation industry, he recently turned his long-time motorcycle repair hobby into a full-time operation. These days he’s wrenching more than riding, but gets in lots of test runs on everything that comes through the doors, and enjoys his own bikes when running errands or Sunday rides. We treat your bike like it’s one of ours, and keep in close contact with you through your work scope with updates and photos. For more information contact: Dave@oldscoolmotorcycles.com or call 469-723-3119.
Taylor Streit cut his teeth fly fishing the mountain streams and rivers of New York before moving to Taos in the 1960’s. Already an accomplished angler, Taylor was amazed by the endless fishing opportunities of the southern rockies. He began guiding in the 70’s and started the Taos Fly Shop in 1980. Today, Taylor spends most of his time writing and exploring new waters. His son Nick now runs the operation and is Taos Fly Shop’s head guide. The Streit’s have a staff of experienced guides that are among some of the best in the Rocky Mountains.
Sweetwater Travel fly fishing guide school instructors are experienced, international fishing guides that have worked with Sweetwater in our international destinations and will teach you everything from rowing western rivers, running rapids in jet boats to helping you guide your clients into big fish.
The AirPower Foundation provides funding to local and nationwide programs dedicated to supporting active duty, reserve and National Guard families. AirPower also supports projects to assist wounded, ill or injured service members, children of our fallen military, veterans of previous wars and educational projects to make sure the next generation understands the honor and sacrifice of wearing the cloth of this country. The Foundation has proudly supported NTX Patriot Anglers since its inception.
