The Hidden Benefits of Fly Fishing

It not only reduces stress but is also used to help veterans overcome PTSD.
The Hidden Benefits of Fly Fishing
Time in nature has been found to reduce stress and boost immunity. Biba Kayewich
Walker Larson
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“I come into the peace of wild things/ who do not tax their lives with forethought/ of grief. I come into the presence of still water/ And I feel above me the day-blind stars/ waiting with their light. For a time/ I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.”

These words from farmer and writer Wendell Berry encapsulate the peaceful experience of encountering nature. One way to achieve this peace is by fly fishing.
Walker Larson
Walker Larson
Author
Prior to becoming a freelance journalist and culture writer, Walker Larson taught literature and history at a private academy in Wisconsin, where he resides with his wife and daughter. He holds a master's in English literature and language, and his writing has appeared in The Hemingway Review, Intellectual Takeout, and his Substack, The Hazelnut. He is also the author of two novels, "Hologram" and "Song of Spheres."