{"id":22803,"date":"2025-09-17T20:10:44","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T02:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/?p=22803"},"modified":"2025-09-17T20:11:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T02:11:00","slug":"5b-anglers-connect-fly-fishing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/17\/5b-anglers-connect-fly-fishing\/","title":{"rendered":"5B Anglers Connect Fly-Fishing"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Mike McKenna<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"Fly fishing can be pretty intimidating at first.
\nThose long temperamental rods and tiny flies aren\u2019t very easy to deal with. Then there are the awkward-looking waders and vests to figure out. Plus, there are lots of old, serious-looking guys involved and it\u2019s not a cheap sport to start. Yes, fly fishing definitely isn\u2019t the easiest pastime to pick up.
\nBut once you actually get into it, you\u2019ll find that most members of the fly-fishing fraternity are actually quite kind and welcoming, especially the kind of folks involved in 5B Anglers.
\nThe local nonprofit was founded back in 2021 with a goal \u201cto create a space where anglers of all backgrounds can come together, learn from one another, and help sustain the fisheries we all love\u201d here in Blaine County.
\nIt\u2019s only fitting that two educators-turned-fishing-guides helped create 5B Anglers. Jill Clark taught locally for more than a quarter of century \u2014 beloved by countless students for both her life science classes and for running Wood River Middle School\u2019s Reel Fun Fishing Club. After retiring as a teacher, Jill turned to guiding, which is where she met Morgan Aguilar.
\nOriginally from New Jersey, Morgan and her husband Paul first enjoyed a sojourn to Sun Valley nearly a decade ago. They left for a spell, but the community here and our easy access to outdoor adventures soon called them back.
\n\u201cWe love everything about it here,\u201d Morgan said.
\nGrowing up fishing on the Atlantic Ocean, Morgan and Paul quickly got into fly fishing, tapping into the world-class waters that abound around Blaine County.
\n\u201cIn fly fishing, you\u2019re forever learning and that\u2019s something I really like about it,\u201d said Morgan, who was a teacher back East.
\nIt was while guiding when they first hooked into the idea of 5B Anglers. They began their efforts by asking folks in the angling world what they wanted and needed in the local fishing scene. The answers were as consistent as the spring spawning season for rainbow trout: help introducing more kids and women into fly fishing; basic education classes for all ages; social gathering to connect with and find fishing friends; ways to help protect our local fisheries.
\n5B Anglers has been doing a great job meeting these needs and fulfilling its mission. The membership-based nonprofit now offers regular Adult Fly Fishing 101 classes, regular \u201c5B Anglers Happy Hours\u201d at local restaurants, puts on camping events, organizes cleanup days and workshops on things like fly tying, provides informational tents at various local and regional events, and puts on the life-changing Kids Camps.
\nThe summer Kids Camps teach local 8-13-year-olds about every angle of fly fishing and are given all the gear they need, as well.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s a lot more than just a fishing camp,\u201d Morgan said, explaining that participants \u201cdon\u2019t just become more confident fishermen, but more confident people as well and they get a whole new perspective and appreciation for the river and the world around them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Find out more at 5BAnglers.org and support their efforts at the 2nd Annual Trout Bout Fishing Tournament and Dinner at the Cutthroat Club on Saturday, September 20th.<\/p>\n

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