Our Programs

 
 

kayak float trips

Our kayak float trips were the foundation upon which The Iron Freedom Foundation started. Our mission for these trips is simple, to outfit, teach, and bring combat veterans on kayak floats to provide them with the means and tools to aid in the recovery of emotional struggles through the outdoors.

devils river tx

guadalupe river tx

rio grande tx (future location)

pecos (future location)

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backcountry fly fishing

Our fly fishing programs are very different from our kayak float programs in the way of logistics, the environment, and the overall structure of our kayak floats. With our fly fishing programs, we are looking to have the combat veterans that attend these trips really connect to the outdoors on a deeper level, to find a hobby and passion that will forever be embedded in their soul. These programs require more time spent on teaching of the sport of fly fishing, conservation, and exploration. We feel these trip’s are best suited for those veterans who are seeking something more and have yet to find it.

sierra nevada ca

rio grande national forest co

tetons wy (future location)

the alaskan interior (future location)

montana (future location)

Couples fly fishing excursions

Our newest program that we just started is our couples fly fishing program. Like our fly fishing trip, the veterans will head off into the mountains for a weeks worth of fly fishing, hiking, and camping. However, this program allows for the spouses of the veteran to attend. These trips have the potential to be our most powerful trips, the bonding of brotherhood can be stronger than we experience on most trips, the spouses on the trip get to experience and see their veteran under an entirely different mental attitude.

rio grande national forest co

sierra nevada ca (future location)

“There’s power out here, healing. I’ve got to tell other veterans about it, but more than that I’ve got to show them it, more than that I’ve got to give them the tools so they can do it. That’s why I think it&rsquo
Five more days and it’s back to the Devils. Going to be three days of paddling in some of the most beautiful water the country has to offer with five new veterans. We can’t wait to see what they get into! #veteranshelpingveterans
Our new IFF website has launched! Be sure to head on over to www.ironfreedom.org and check out our newly updated website. We’ve completely revamped the website with a new look and feel that better matches our look and connection to the outdoor
Today marks one year since our very first fly fishing program in the high Sierras of California. One year later and we’ve had our best year yet, four full trips (as of next weekend). We are super excited for the future and all of next years p
One week from today and a new group of veterans will be heading to south Texas to participate in our 8th Devils River program. Everyone from the group should be arriving at Who Cares Bed & Breakfast mid afternoon where they will receive all of
On our most recent trip to Colorado we had the privilege of having retired Army Infantry veteran Matt Melancon join us. While on his second tour in the Middle East, Matt’s MRAP was hit by an Improvised Explosive Device. While there were no casu
What a special trip. Our first couples trip, our second fly fishing program, and our tenth overall program for The Iron Freedom Foundation. Ten programs, 42 veterans served and outfitted overall, two ongoing program types, and an insane amount of m
The Bow and Arrow Cast. This style of casting is usually reserved for tighter, smaller, and more overgrown fisheries. It’s typically one of the first things we teach the veterans after we give them the basic course of fly fishing. The majority