Life stories about how fly fishing affects us

Fishing Retreat for Breast Cancer Survivors Offers Path to Recovery

We first reported the organization Casting for Recovery here.  Well since then, Starr Nolan, founder of the community, has been featured in the Citizen Times of Georgia.  It’s great again to see these volunteers contributing their time and effort for such a wonderful program for breast cancer survivors.  I think that most of the lessons in life can be learned fly fishing.

Reel Recovery Helps Men Recover From Cancer

There seems to be an ongoing trend that brings together fly fishing with cancer patients.  This time we observe the contributions of Reel Recovery.  Click here to learn how you can help.

Fly Fishing for Breast Cancer Patients

It’s great to see that the fly fishing community is finding ways to help cancer patients. The Casting for Recovery organization is,

a program that puts together breast cancer survivors with fly-fishing instructors for a weekend retreat on the water, combining physical therapy with spiritual and emotional recovery.

This a great opportunity for you to Donate or Volunteer to this cause.

Source: Outdoors - StatesmanJournal.com

Catching Trout Gives Cancer Patients Hope

Tucked aside Mount Hood, Oregon, a stocked trout pond provides an escape for young cancer patients.  Camp Angelos Conference and Retreat Center is a place where

kids and their families snuggle into the outdoor fabric of a scenic canyon so quiet even fate’s ashes don’t smolder.

The camp offers a variety of services including: soccer, crafts, and hayrides.  However, the owner, Kriara’s, pride and joy is the stocked trout pond with trophy trout brought from the Sauvie Island hatchery.  What an awesome retreat!  Heck, it’s even catch-and-release!

Source: Oregon Live