The Chesapeake Women Anglers (CWA) is a women’s fly fishing club with members residing in and around the greater Washington D.C. metropolitan area including MD, VA, DC and beyond.
We share skills by teaching each other while on the water and in the classroom and by writing articles for our quarterly newsletter. We meet monthly to fish on local waters in the mid-Atlantic/Chesapeake Bay area and by way of our destination trips explore more distant waters together (see CWA Calendar).
We partner with environmental groups to improve our waters, take part in community events, and socialize at our annual events.
Become a member so you can learn about the great places we fish, share the camaraderie and create your own stories. Membership is open to adult persons age 18 and over. We hope to see you on the water!
Upcoming Events
Harpers Ferry Brewery sits on a hill overlooking Harpers Ferry and the Potomac River. The address is 37412 Adventure Center Lane, Purcellville, Virginia. Don’t let the address fool you. Cross the Potomac at Sandy Hook Bridge on Rt 340 toward Harpers Ferry and take the first left turn after the bridge on Adventure Center Lane. Go up the hill until you find a big blue building and park. Seating is limited to 20 people so please RSVP by 1 February to pres@chesapeakewomenanglers.org 
CWA Members – bring your fly tying equipment and a good appetite and join us at the Harpers Ferry Brewery to stock up your fly box for spring. We have some fly tying equipment to borrow if you don’t have any.
CWA News
Reminder: It’s Time to Renew Your CWA Membership for 2020!
Dear Friends, 2020 is here already so please take a minute to renew your CWA membership. We’ve made it easy for you to pay your renewal fees by credit card on our new web site. Or, you can pay by check.
8 February Beer and Bugs Party, Harpers Ferry Brewery, VA
CWA Members - bring your fly tying equipment and a good appetite and join us at the Harpers Ferry Brewery to stock up your fly box for spring. We have some fly tying equipment to borrow if you don't have any.
CWA 2019 Fall Fling Party
October 5th gave us perfect weather for our 2019 Fall Fling party as well as great conditions for fishing on the Monocacy River. Most of the members who attended [...]
CWA Spring Creek and Penns Creek Fishing Trip 28-29 September 2019
Brenda Foster and Chris Bracken-Piper, two of our CWA members from Pennsylvania, hosted a week-end destination fly fishing trip to Spring Creek and Penns Creek, two world-class trout streams. [...]
Don and Norma Haynes receive Trout Unlimited Award
Congratulations to Don and Norma Haynes for receiving the 2019 Trout Unlimited Distinguished Award for Leadership, an honor they richly deserve! They have been the heart and soul of [...]