Explore the Outdoors
At Remain Hooked Outdoors, we believe the great outdoors is for everyone. Whether you’re learning to cast a fishing line for the first time or rediscovering a childhood love for nature, you’ve found a place where you belong. We are a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering women, youth, seniors, and veterans through fishing, outdoor education, and meaningful connection.
Here, we don’t just fish we build confidence, foster community, and reconnect with the world around us. So take a breath. Cast your line. And join a growing family that’s committed to healing, adventure, and purpose one outdoor experience at a time.
Our Programs
Remain Hooked Outdoors is more than an organization—it’s a movement. A movement to reclaim our space in nature, build intergenerational bonds, and cast lines of hope into communities that deserve more visibility, access, and opportunity.
Black Girls Fish 2
A powerful initiative, inspiring, educating and uplifting Black Women and girls of all ages by introducing them to the joy, confidence, and healing found through fishing and outdoor exploration.
Hooked In The South
Hooked in the South is a social outdoor club that brings together individuals across the Southern states to enjoy fishing, fellowship, and fun while building lasting connections through shared outdoor adventures.
Black Women Fly Fish 2
Black Women Fly Fish 2 is a groundbreaking movement dedicated to introducing, educating, and celebrating Black women in the sport of fly fishing while creating a supportive and inclusive space on and off the water.
About Our Founder
Yolanda J. Edwards is the visionary founder of Remain Hooked Outdoors, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to reconnecting Black women, youth, seniors, and veterans to the healing power of the outdoors through fishing, education, and community engagement.
A proud Army veteran with 25 years of honorable service (1983–2007), Yolanda brings discipline, heart, and a deep sense of purpose to every endeavor she leads. Raised in Cleveland,
Ohio by a single mother who taught her to fish at the age of five, Yolanda’s outdoor journey began as a family tradition and evolved into a mission rooted in healing, empowerment, and
legacy.