A Female-Owned and -Operated Fly-Fishing Guide Service Brings More Women into the Sport

May 30, 2025 By: Phil Monahan

A cool report from News 5 Cleveland focuses on an Akron woman who’s blazing a new trail in Ohio. Although female-owned guide services aren’t a new concept—Lori-Ann Murphy and Christy Ball launched Reel Women Fly Fishing Adventures in 1992—Christa Clasgens of Silverhen Fly Co. is bringing the same expertise and energy to her local waters:

“We’re seeing all sorts of people from all walks of life do fly fishing now, and I think that’s great because there’s a lot of benefits. The therapeutic aspect of it, the camaraderie that we have with our friends and our family when we go out together and we fish.”

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