Marine veteran promotes healing for people and the planet through fly fishing

Marine veteran promotes healing for people and the planet through fly fishing

By Stephen Camelio

Source: wearethemighty

4/15/2022

I wrote a screenplay called Mending The Line about a Marine who finds physical and emotional healing through fly fishing and nature. Last year, when the film was about to go into production, our director Joshua Caldwell told me about Steve Ramirez and his book Casting Forward. Where I had made up a story about the horrors of PTSD and the healing power of nature, Ramirez had lived it – finding his relief like the characters in the story by going fly fishing, which is why passages from his book made their way into the film.

Thanks to organizations like Project Healing Waters and Warriors and Quiet Waters, fly fishing, with its rhythmic motions, meditative qualities and immersion in nature, has become a part of the healing process for many veterans dealing with physical and emotional wounds. Having grown up fishing with a cane pole and bobber when Florida was still wild with gators and panthers, it was a long, strange trip for Ramirez to find his way back to the healing peace of the outdoors.

Continue...

News Id		Source	Stamp	country
1351	Loren Bahls: The ethics of catch and release	helenair	2023-10-28	US
1352	How a Tiny Team of Journalists Held the World’s Biggest Fishing Fleet to Account	time	2023-10-26	CN
1353	Canadian fishing boat rescues American fisherman from missing vessel based in Washington state	abcnews	2023-10-27	US
1354	Mystery over terrifying blood sucking fish that roamed the sea before the dinosaurs	express	2023-10-28	UK
1355	New aquatic creature invades Minnesota waters	echopress	2023-11-03	US
1356	Parks Canada says whirling disease could ‘decimate’ fish, urges B.C. closure respect	theglobeandmail	2023-10-27	CA
1357	Fish Farm Conglomerate Mowi Take Fisheries Ministers to Court Over Discovery Islands Shutdowns	West Coast Now	2023-11-04	CA
1358	The startup seeking to improve feed efficiency in Egypt’s tilapia sector	thefishsite	2023-11-03	EG
1359	U.S. Regulators Will Review Car-Tire Chemical That Kills Salmon	Associated Press	2023-11-04	US
1360	Рецепты из записной книжки повара Екатерины II	ohotniki	2023-10-28	RU
1361	New details on bluefin tuna found in Salish Sea	king5	2023-10-16	US
1362	Tiny Texas fish among 21 species removed from endangered species list due to extinction	gulflive	2023-10-17	US
1363	Cambodia’s Tonlé Sap Lake is running out of fish	geographical	2023-10-17	UK
1364	Alaska pollock trawlers are feeling pressure over salmon bycatch	alaskapublic	2023-10-19	US
1365	Flaming Gorge fishing heats up as temperatures cool	einnews	2023-11-04	US
1366	Salmon River Steelhead Fishing Outfitter River Adventures Expects Strong Close	einnews	2023-11-03	US
1367	DNR sets winter walleye regulations for Upper Red, Mille Lacs lakes	echopress	2023-11-04	US
1368	Nofirma trials results in lower frequency of early sexual maturation in farmed cod	thefishsite	2023-11-01	NO
1369	Wyoming fisherman reels in world record sucker catch	ktvq	2023-10-19	US
1370	Mysterious ‘monster’ fish washes up on beach	independent	2023-10-19	UK
1371	Body found after search for missing Queensland fisherman	9news	2023-11-01	AU
1372	Brookings Wildlife Federation to hear hunting, fishing stories	brookingsregister	2023-11-01	CA
1373	Рыбалка по низкой воде в Чебоксарах	ohotniki	2023-10-27	RU
1374	Milky white flesh in snapper can be eaten but raises concerns fish are starving	stuff	2023-10-21	NZ
1375	More than 50 Indigenous fish harvesters in the Maritimes face charges or on trial	CBC News	2023-10-15	CA