  We present the first results from the Web Epoch of Reionization
Lyman-$\alpha$ Survey (WERLS), a spectroscopic survey of Lyman-$\alpha$
emission using Keck I/MOSFIRE and LRIS. WERLS targets bright ($J<26$) galaxy
candidates with photometric redshifts of $5.5\lesssim z \lesssim 8$ selected
from pre-JWST imaging embedded in the Epoch of Reionization (EoR) within three
JWST deep fields: CEERS, PRIMER, and COSMOS-Web. Here, we report 11 $z\sim7-8$
Lyman-$\alpha$ emitters (LAEs; 3 secure and 8 tentative candidates) detected in
the first five nights of WERLS MOSFIRE data. We estimate our observed LAE yield
is $\sim13$%, broadly consistent with expectations assuming some loss from
redshift uncertainty, contamination from sky OH lines, and that the Universe is
approximately half-ionized at this epoch, whereby observable Lyman-$\alpha$
emission is unlikely for galaxies embedded in a neutral intergalactic medium.
Our targets are selected to be UV-bright, and span a range of absolute UV
magnitudes with $-23.1 < M_{\text{UV}} < -19.8$. With two LAEs detected at
$z=7.68$, we also consider the possibility of an ionized bubble at this
redshift. Future synergistic Keck+JWST efforts will provide a powerful tool for
pinpointing beacons of reionization and mapping the large scale distribution of
mass relative to the ionization state of the Universe.
