Sisters Becky Clarke (left) and Maurrie Sussman hold a rainbow trout caught while fly fishing. A fly fishing trip was the genesis for Sisters on the Fly.
Anita Hall of Lincoln named her trailer “Gracie Mae” and decorated and dedicated it to her grandmother.
Anita Hall of Lincoln demonstrates her independent spirit as a member of Sisters on the Fly.
Six years ago, Lincoln resident Anita Hall joined the largest women’s organization in the country devoted to outdoor activities.
“I had been aware of the group,” she says. “Then when I retired after 38 years as a University of Nebraska-Lincoln extension educator, joining offered me the chance to do things I have always wanted to experience, but never had the opportunity.”
Known as “Sisters on the Fly,” the organization began unexpectedly in 1998 when real life sisters Maurrie Sussman and Becky Clarke were simply having a good time learning how to fly fish in Montana.
Afterward, they laughed about the fun they had, planned more trips and invited more girlfriends, who in turn invited their girlfriends.
Soon they realized they had a network of “sisters” whom they bonded with while sharing outdoor experiences, and Sisters on the Fly was founded.
“We would rather be sitting around the campfire telling stories and sleeping under the stars than ordering room service in a five-star hotel,” Sussman says.
Today, the sisterhood has over 12,000 members with chapters in every state.
“No men, no kids and no dogs,” is the only rule, according to Sussman. “We do not want to take care of anyone or anything. We love our husbands, but we see them all the time anyway. We are self-sufficient thrill seekers helping each other to get outdoors and have fun.”
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