Itinerary

Each day is centered on fishing adventures, concluding with social evenings.  We urge individuals to engage with each other in the NC Facebook Group or NC Angler Connect WhatsApp Group to form fishing friendships and coordinate weekend adventures. 

• Thursday 3/5/26 – Arrive and Social Evening
  • 6 pm – Social Time (Location to be Announced with food and beverage options for individual purchase)
• Friday 3/6/26 – DIY Fish, Workshop, and Women in Fly Fishing Dinner and Symposium
  • 8:30 am – Registration Pick-Up (Location at Headwaters Private Water, Address will be Sent the Week Before the Event)
  • 9am – 1 pm – Independent Angler Workshop Education Workshop
    • Registration HERE
  • 5:30 pm – Doors Open and Registration Pick-Up and Check-In at Deerwood Reserve
  • 6:00 pm – Women in Fly Fishing Dinner Begins
  • 6:15 pm – 7:15 pm – Guest Speakers
  • 7:30 pm – 8:00 – Women’s Roundtable
  • After – Bonfire & Connection
• Saturday 3/5/26 – DIY Fish and the Forks of the River Fly Fishing & Music Festival
  • 11 am – 4 pm – Registration Pick-Up at the iFishiBelong Booth at the Festival
  • 11 am – 5 pm Forks of the River Fly Fishing & Music Festival
  • 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm – Red Clay Revival
  • 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Pretty Little Goat
  • 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm – Woody Platt and the Bluegrass Gentleman
  • Evening – On Your Own (Make Plans with the Other Registrants)
• Sunday 3/8/26 – Social Fish and Depart 
  • 9am – 12pm – Social Fishing 
  • DIY Fishing on Own and Depart