OUTCAST ANGLERS

 

If you never pictured yourself fishing, reconsider.

Outcast Anglers are those who don’t match the archetype, who want to find belonging in community, and deepen their ties to the water.

2024 Outcast Campout sign-ups now open for:

come fish with us!

  • Gabaccia (she/ella) and Liz (she/her) plan their next cast on a creek

  • 2022 Montana Outcast Campout final night festivities documented: river creature theme night on the creek brought many characters out as anglers dressed up creatively

  • a brown skin hand holds a white spoon with a mayfly nymph suspended in water. This was part of an entomology workshop where campers took creek samples and identified organisms

  • Zsakee (she/her) fishes in a dark Maine river wearing green waders and a blue bucket hat with mushrooms and "real bad man" embroidered.

  • Anglers dress up as teams to transform their team mascot into a fly pattern. Mike (he/him) laughs with eyes scrunched as campers Lori (she/her) and Tina (she/her) wrap blue tissue paper around him.

  • campers sit and kneel together on the lawn in setting sunlight reviewing pictures of fish from the day together

  • campers tie on a fake fly during a welcome activity, two working on the knots while others laugh and look on

  • A white skinned hand with thumb ring gently holds a rainbow trout and prepares to release

  • Anglers circle up at the campsite to talk and share stories

  • two healthy brook trout rest in a rubber net suspended in water

  • campers smile and laugh during opening night activities with tissue paper in hand to create a team mascot

  • Annella (she/her) instructs Christine (she/her) in a casting practice session on green lawn space

  • gabaccia (she/ella) casts smiling and ankle deep in a creek

  • fly tiers gather inside at a large table with tying materials scattered amongst books on bugs and flies. Another camper watches as others tie at the vise.

  • angler Courtney (she/her) stands knee deep in a river with a fish on the line. the sky is blue, partly cloudy as seen behind big ponderosa pines and greenery

  • campers Tina (she/her) and Tori (he/him) smile in the sunshine during a group activity

  • anglers fish by boat in a river, photo capturing them at a distance between boughs of trees on the riverbank

  • a camper smiles with googly eyes stuck behind glasses and pipe cleaner antenna stick up from the frames; they are channeling their inner fly as part of team building activities

  • Nome (she/her) instructs a reading water workshop with anglers Tony (they) and Cait (she) listening intently from lawn chairs

  • Cade (he/him) instructs camper Kirsten (she/her) as she ties one of her first flies during welcome activities

  • anglers Michelle (she/her) holds up the end of her tippet in the morning light

  • anglers prepare for a morning of fishing in Maine with sunny skies

get involved

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Experience

build relationships by spending time together on the water with flexible and dynamic program offerings

view current campouts schedule below

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Connect

connect on social media and sign up for virtual gatherings + workshops from wherever you are

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Disrupt

collective action and mutual determination of fly fishing culture requires all our participation

OUTCAST COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

Northeast Outcast Campout: Maine

returning to the foothills of western Maine to fish together in the woods and waters of native brook trout

June 20-23, 2024 — Register here!

 

Ennis Outcast Campout: Montana

Camp and fish in community along the banks of the Madison river by foot and by boat. This campout is especially accessible to anglers with mobility restrictions of any kind.

JULY 18-21, 2023 — Register here!

 

Darby Outcast Campout: Montana

Returning to the Bitterroot for group camping goodness and dry fly season

AUGUST 1-4, 2023 — Register here!

 

Midwest Outcast Campout

In 2023, we fished the Driftless region in Wisconsin. There is so much more water to experience in this part of the world!

Autumn 2024 — stay tuned for location and registration announcements!

 

More 2024 Outcast Campout locations coming soon!

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More 2024 Outcast Campout locations coming soon! ————

Want to bring campout experiences to your home water?

These community events are built by and for community, and we want you to be involved!

Reach out about Location Building Campouts taking place Autumn 2024:

Adaptive Fishing

connect with adaptive fishing support through collaborative programming, customized gear, and advocacy to ensure every body has access to the water

LEARN MORE ABOUT ADAPTIVE FISHING SUPPORT or sign up for the Ennis Outcast Campout to fish in community with support from Camp Bullwheel

Connect Virtually

join virtual gatherings with the Outcast Community for alumni and new anglers looking to find riverbank buddies

VIEW CALENDAR OF EVENTS

 

stay tuned for more:

with goals of accessibility, these choose-your-own-adventure events are expanding. stay in the know as the calendar fills up and don’t be a stranger