In 1998, Alberto Rey and Mike Conley attended Sportfishing and Aquatic Resource Educational Programming through the Cornell Cooperative. The seminars provided training for teachers and future instructors who would provide educational conservation experiences to children. Shortly afterwards, S.A.R.E.P. Youth Fly Fishing Program was founded after a grant was received from Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency.  The program has continued to grow over the years as enrollment has steadily increased and as the program has provided new services to the community.

S.A.R.E.P. Youth Flyfishing Program is an educational program that provides children with information and experiences related to aquatic resources, conservation, ethics, and fly fishing. Fly fishing has a long history of integrating these elements into the core of the sport. The ethics of the program promotes “catch and release” as well as respect for fellow fisherman and the land on which one fishes. It is our goal to protect the species and the land for future generations. Our program closely ties together the importance of understanding nature with the rewarding act of fly fishing.

S.A.R.E.P. Youth Fly fishing Program is a not-for-profit volunteer organization that relies on the generosity of the fly fishing industry and of public and private donors. It provides programming to the Boys and Girls Club of Northern Chautauqua County and to middle and high schools in the area. S.A.R.E.P. Youth Fly fishing Program provides workshops to an average of 350 children a year.  If you would like more information on the program please contact Alberto Rey at 716.679.7002 or here.

Weekly Fly Tying and Rod Building
Monthly Fly Fishing Field Trips
Canadaway Creek Conservation Project
Trout in the Classroom
Conservation Days Workshops
History of Canadaway Creek