Press Release
Uptown Angler, LLC 601 Julia Street New Orleans, LA 70130 Phone: 504-529-3597

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 11, 2007
CONTACTS: Alec Griffin
(504) 529-3597

Uptown Angler presents the Healing Waters Rod Program and 4th of July Celebration on June 30th ? a fun and meaningful way to show support for wounded U.S. Veterans?..and take home a beautiful new fly rod in the process!!!

New Orleans, LA. ? Uptown Angler is proud to now support the Healing Waters Fly-Fishing Program, which is being conducted at military and Veterans Affairs hospitals across the nation. The Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing program teaches fly fishing and fly tying skills as therapy to the service men and women wounded in Afghanistan and Iraq and disable veterans from World War II and the Korean, Vietnam, and other conflicts. Click here for the entire article located in the ?General Discussion? Forum.

Uptown Angler will be donating, upon request, $25 from every fly rod sold in the month of July to the Healing Waters program. To kick this off, Uptown Angler will hold a 4th of July celebration on Saturday, June 30th from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m., showcasing the Temple Fork Outfitters Healing Waters rods as well as limited edition Capt. Rich Waldner ?Patriot Spoon Flies? from which sales proceeds will go to support the Healing Waters Fly Fishing Program. Casting demonstration and instruction will be offered to all attendees.

Uptown Angler is the premier fly fishing store in New Orleans. The store provides its customers with classic outdoor gear and apparel for sport and travel. Uptown Angler carries Orvis, Patagonia, Tilley, Ex-Officio, Sage, Winston, Scott, Abel, Lamson and many others. Uptown Angler boasts the most extensive saltwater fly collection in the world. The store promotes guided fly-fishing trips in the coastal marshes of the Gulf of Mexico, as well as travel to angling destinations worldwide.

Uptown Angler, 601 Julia Street, is open Monday through Friday, 10 am to 6 pm, and Saturdays 10 am to 2 pm. Contact the Uptown Angler at 504-529-3597 or agriffin@uptownangler.com