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DVFF Frank Harris Youth Scholarship
The annual DVFF Frank Harris Youth Fly Fishing Scholarship was established during 2019 in memory of member Frank Harris, who was passionate about the value of getting kids outdoors. Especially by having fun and gaining an appreciation of nature through learning fly fishing skills. Frank was 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 youth fly fishing.
Each year the DVFF board evaluates opportunities to fulfill Frank's vision and awards a scholarship or grant in his name to a worthy recipient.
Frank Harris Memorial Youth Scholarship Application (2024)
The Fly Shop’s FishCamp™
Our scholarship regularly supports a week at The Fly Shop’s FishCamp™, located in the shadows of Mount Shasta near the town of Weed, Calif., on the shop’s Antelope Creek Ranch.
At FishCamp™, boys and girls 10 to 15 years of age, learn the basic skills that could lead to a life-long enjoyment of fly fishing. A few short days, “FishCampers” can catch fish on a fly, met new friends, and experience the adventure of the outdoors. Three meals a day are plentiful and healthy.
Each day includes plenty of time for fishing, workshops on a variety of different aspects of fly fishing, fly tying in the evenings after dinner, and stories and S’Mores around the campfire each night. Lessons include:
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Fly Casting (Roll Cast, Overhead Fly Cast, False Casting, Shooting Line)
- Fly Tying (Many kids even catch fish on their own hand-tied flies!)
- Knot Tying (Improved Clinch, Double Surgeon’s, Perfection Loop)
- Basic Entomology and What Fish Eat
- Reading the Water
- Safe Wading Techniques
- Catch & Release of Rainbow & Brown Trout in the Ranch Stream and Lakes
- The Leave-No-Trace Philosophy
The 440-acre Antelope Creek Ranch is surrounded by tens of thousands of acres of pristine Klamath National Forest. The ranch is at an elevation of 5,000 feet, so even midsummer the days remain comfortable and the nights cool. Campers are housed in state-of-the-art walled tents with comfortable bunks. The ranch includes separate bathroom and shower facilities for boys and girls and a shaded outdoor grill and eating area.
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