Congratulations to our 2016 Albacore Festival Winners
1st Place Fly Division - Beau Beasley - 150pts
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Runner Up Fly Division - Danny Medlin - 150pts
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1st Place Lady Angler - Julie Keene - 70pts
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Runner Up (Tie) Lady Angler - Kelsey Dick - 50pts
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Runner Up (Tie) Lady Angler - Kim Smith - 50pts
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1st Place Youth Angler - Tucker Mauser
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1st Place Conventional Tackle - Robert Kittrell - 350pts
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Runner Up Conventional Tackle - Gillian Kittrell - 150pts
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Welcome to the home of the 2017 Cape Lookout Albacore Festival
Make plans to join us at this year’s Cape Lookout Albacore Festival, the Crystal Coast’s premiere fly fishing and light tackle tournament/event. The CLAF is a three day event scheduled for October 19-21st, 2017 aimed to raise money for Project Healing Waters. The first day is a private Healing Waters Day for Disabled Veterans followed by the Public Festival and Tournament on the second and third days. This year’s festival is full of prizes, auction items, music, food, and most importantly great fellowship. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to try your hand at some of the area’s finest fishing while helping to raise awareness and funds for an amazing cause.
Cape Lookout Albacore Festival
The original Cape Lookout Albacore Festival began in 2002 as the vision of past Director Charlie Utz. His two year old daughter was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2001 and had undergone treatments at Duke Children's Hospital. The Albacore Festival was organized as a charity event to raise money for children being treated for Cancer at the Hospital. The Tournament was an instant success and went on for several years raising money for it's charity.
Fast forward to the year 2014. It had been several years since the last Albacore Festival. A group of fishing friends and admitted "Albie Addicts" started throwing around the idea of resurrecting the Cape Lookout Albacore Festival. With the blessing of past Director Charlie Utz, the Cape Lookout Albacore Festival was reborn. Since North Carolina has such strong military ties, and because we are all grateful for those who serve to protect our freedom, it was decided to name Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing as the Festival's charity. Throughout 2014, the CLAF Board met, planned, made contacts, and laid out the blueprints for the 2014 Albacore Festival. The entire fly fishing community united to donate time, money and goods for the Festival, and thanks to all of them, the new Cape Lookout Albacore Festival was a great success. $10,000 was raised during the 2 day event and donated to Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing.
The Cape Lookout Albacore Festival is a 2 day event open to the public, along with a private "Healing Waters Day" for disabled military veterans. The Thursday "Healing Waters Day" is organized with PHWFF along with local boat captains, to give disabled veterans the opportunity to get out on the water and chase False Albacore on fly. The Friday of the Festival is a pre fishing day, with a Captains Party that evening at Anchorage Marina in Atlantic Beach. The Captains Party includes a BBQ dinner, art and fishing gear auctions, raffles, live music, etc. Saturday is the Fishing Tournament followed up by an Awards Banquet that evening. Prizes include top of the line fishing gear and the world famous Copper Albacore trophies. We are working hard to make the Cape Lookout Albacore Festival the premier fly fishing tournament/festival on the East Coast. We hope to see you this Fall!
Visit us at https://www.facebook.com/CapeLookoutAlbacoreFestival for the most up to date information.
Fast forward to the year 2014. It had been several years since the last Albacore Festival. A group of fishing friends and admitted "Albie Addicts" started throwing around the idea of resurrecting the Cape Lookout Albacore Festival. With the blessing of past Director Charlie Utz, the Cape Lookout Albacore Festival was reborn. Since North Carolina has such strong military ties, and because we are all grateful for those who serve to protect our freedom, it was decided to name Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing as the Festival's charity. Throughout 2014, the CLAF Board met, planned, made contacts, and laid out the blueprints for the 2014 Albacore Festival. The entire fly fishing community united to donate time, money and goods for the Festival, and thanks to all of them, the new Cape Lookout Albacore Festival was a great success. $10,000 was raised during the 2 day event and donated to Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing.
The Cape Lookout Albacore Festival is a 2 day event open to the public, along with a private "Healing Waters Day" for disabled military veterans. The Thursday "Healing Waters Day" is organized with PHWFF along with local boat captains, to give disabled veterans the opportunity to get out on the water and chase False Albacore on fly. The Friday of the Festival is a pre fishing day, with a Captains Party that evening at Anchorage Marina in Atlantic Beach. The Captains Party includes a BBQ dinner, art and fishing gear auctions, raffles, live music, etc. Saturday is the Fishing Tournament followed up by an Awards Banquet that evening. Prizes include top of the line fishing gear and the world famous Copper Albacore trophies. We are working hard to make the Cape Lookout Albacore Festival the premier fly fishing tournament/festival on the East Coast. We hope to see you this Fall!
Visit us at https://www.facebook.com/CapeLookoutAlbacoreFestival for the most up to date information.
Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing
Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing (PHWFF) began in 2005 serving wounded military service members at Walter Reed Army Medical Center returning from combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. Since then, PHWFF has expanded nationwide, establishing its highly successful program in Department of Defense hospitals, Warrior Transition Units, and Veterans Affairs Medical Centers and clinics.
The Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing program provides basic fly fishing, fly casting, fly tying and rod building classes, along with clinics participants ranging from beginners who have never fished before, to those with prior fly fishing and tying experience who are adapting their skills to their new abilities. All fly fishing and tying equipment is provided to the participants at no cost. Fishing trips, both one day and multi-day, are also provided free of charge to participants.
PHWFF is unique because their volunteers are teaching classes on an on-going, long term basis. It is much more than a one day fishing trip. For many participants, particularly disabled veterans, the socialization and camaraderie of the classes are just as important as the fishing outings, and provide them a new activity.
Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing relies on Federation of Fly Fishers, Trout Unlimited, and independent fly fishing clubs to conduct the program at the DOD and VA facilities across the nation. The volunteer staff and outings leaders include experienced fly fishers and guides, all of whom donate their time and knowledge to support PHWFF participants.
In order to have a viable program, three groups must co-exist: a fly fishing club willing to provide the volunteers and organize the program, a DOD or VA medical facility willing to host the program, and injured military members or disabled veterans willing to participate. Because each of these groups is unique, no two Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing programs will be exactly the same.
Visit www.projecthealingwaters.org to learn more.
The Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing program provides basic fly fishing, fly casting, fly tying and rod building classes, along with clinics participants ranging from beginners who have never fished before, to those with prior fly fishing and tying experience who are adapting their skills to their new abilities. All fly fishing and tying equipment is provided to the participants at no cost. Fishing trips, both one day and multi-day, are also provided free of charge to participants.
PHWFF is unique because their volunteers are teaching classes on an on-going, long term basis. It is much more than a one day fishing trip. For many participants, particularly disabled veterans, the socialization and camaraderie of the classes are just as important as the fishing outings, and provide them a new activity.
Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing relies on Federation of Fly Fishers, Trout Unlimited, and independent fly fishing clubs to conduct the program at the DOD and VA facilities across the nation. The volunteer staff and outings leaders include experienced fly fishers and guides, all of whom donate their time and knowledge to support PHWFF participants.
In order to have a viable program, three groups must co-exist: a fly fishing club willing to provide the volunteers and organize the program, a DOD or VA medical facility willing to host the program, and injured military members or disabled veterans willing to participate. Because each of these groups is unique, no two Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing programs will be exactly the same.
Visit www.projecthealingwaters.org to learn more.
