About Fishing for Heroes

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Fishing for Heroes provides fully expensed fly fishing courses as part of a therapy package for veterans who are suffering from PTSD, combat fatigue or any other emotional or psychological problem relating to them having been involved in active service.

Any veteran from any of the three armed forces of either sex can apply for our help. Although the current campaigns are foremost in people’s minds, any veteran from any era or conflict is eligible to apply.

Currently many of these veterans are being missed by the mainline services and although they may have no physical or visible disability they are suffering! Some of them are quite severely incapacitated. At this present moment in time it takes on average 14 years for a veteran suffering from a mental or emotional problem to receive the necessary help they require. We want to rectify this! Every veteran who is sleeping on the streets, each suicide or any one of them suffering or alone is one too many, we want to help.

The way we can help is we teach fly fishing. This is a well known and accepted therapy for people suffering from PTSD and other emotional problems. In order to achieve this we will provide full support, accommodation, transport expenses, all tuition and fishing fees and tackle.

The course lasts for three days and we hope to provide a respite break for them, and their families, but more importantly we aim to give them a set of life skills which will enable the veterans to help themselves into the future. We intend to help show them that they are not alone and that their service for us was and is appreciated.

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“Give a man a fish and you feed him today teach him to fish and he can feed himself forever”.

In these times, along with several charities, we have far more veterans needing our help and support than we are able to help presently. We will never turn a veteran away but the waiting time for our courses can sometimes be a little while.

Fishing for Heroes are constantly looking for people and ideas to help raise funds. We are very proud to say that 100% of any funds donated will go directly to providing for “Veterans” and none will be taken up in administration or management costs.

All of the administration and management is carried out at the personal cost of the trustees; because of this If you feel that you can or would like to get involved please email: info@fishingforheroes.net.