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BY DON ANGLINSpecial to Western Outdoor News
SAN PABLO — Twenty-fiveWounded Warriors from five dif-ferent VA clinics from Palo Altoand Menlo Park made the trek toSan Pablo Reservoir on March 2to participate in a kayak fishingadventure put on by Heroes onthe Water (HOW). HOW is anall-volunteer, non-profit organi-zation helping wounded warriorsrelax, rehabilitate and reintegratethrough kayak fishing and theoutdoors.
The Wounded Warriors weremet with friendly greetings andfreshly-made breakfast burritos,which could have easily been thehighlight of the day courtesy ofex-Navy firefighter/Chef JackWhiting. Soon it was to the busi-ness at hand, as wounded vetswere paired up with volunteersfrom NorCal Kayak Anglers(www.ncka.com) and it was offto the tough bite on San Pablodue to a recent hard rain. Somestayed on shore and there was animmediate hookup, which goteveryone getting lines into thewater.
It was awesome to see thefaces of the vets as they arrivedwith a bit of, “Not sure I want todo this....” But as the day movedalong, those faces turned tosmiles and laughter, enjoying aday out on the water and hook-ing up with fiesty trout.
The day could not have beenmore perfect as the sun shonebrightly and the wind stayedcalm. There were hookups onthe kayaks, and many stories ofthe ones that got away.
One female vet had neverbeen kayaking or fishing. Shehooked up with nice trout thatgave her a battle and soonlearned that in kayak fishing, thewar is not over till the fish is onthe stringer. Sure enough, whilethe excitement of landing thebeast on the ‘yak was still fresh,the wily trout did it’s last tapdance and came unbuttoned andwent back to San Pablo Reservoir.She was still all smiles and couldnot say enough about how funthe whole experience was.
About a dozen fish werecaught, cleaned, iced and senthome with the vets. Next was ahuge lunch of hamburgers, chilidogs and potato salad. All
together with participants, vol-unteers and VA therapists, over60 people were there. All wereout on the water or fished fromshore, were fed breakfast andlunch and treated to wonderfultime free of charge.
A special thank you toEBMUD for making things veryeasy administration-wise andwaiving entry fees and doing allquagga muscle inspectionsthemselves, saving a consider-able amount of money from avery tight budget that operateson out-of-pocket expense andsmall donations. Both EBMUDand Rocky MountainConcessions could not havebeen more perfect hosts… Thankyou!
Heroes on the Water is a grass-roots movement started in Texasby military men who are alsokayak fishermen. They decided
in 2007 to try and get some oftheir buddies coming home,wounded from the recent wars,out on kayaks fishing. The resulthas been nothing short of amaz-ing.
Breakthroughs that monthsof therapy could not do hap-pened in just a few hours ofbeing out on the water in kayaks,and letting mother nature dowhat she does best in helpingthese brave men and womenrelax, rehabilitate and reinte-grate. HOW is spreading acrossthe nation in much the sameway it has taken hold in thegreater Bay Area: by volunteers
stepping up and giving back tohelp these brave men andwomen through a difficult time.
To contact Heroes on theWater about kayak fishing orwanting to volunteer, (we occa-sionally need power boat sup-port, cooking and shore help)contact author Don Anglin at(510) 374-9185; [email protected].
In the San Diego Area, contactCJ Slebler at [email protected]. To find out moreabout Heroes on the Water, or todonate, go to www.heroesonthe-water.org and indicate “NorCalHOW” or “SoCal HOW.”
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OVER 60 anglers and attendees attended the day at San Pablo Reservoir, giving Bay Area Wounded Warriors a fun day on the water,experiencing nature’s method of “therapy.”
HOSTS, HELPERS and Wounded Warriors get ready to board kayaks for a day of fishing, fun, food and entertainment at San PabloReservoir.
THIS LADY angler hooked and landed her first trout during the event, but before getting it on thestringer it did a “tap dance” and dove back into the water. She had a great time, nonetheless.
WOUNDED WARRIORS and volunteers spread out on shore andfrom kayaks to ply the waters of San Pablo Reservoir for a day ofoutdoor “therapy.”
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