Operation: Fishing Freedom: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Operation: Fishing Freedom was created as a result of over five years of taking US Military Veterans fishing through a non-profit organization, called Take a Vet Fishing, NFP – Jay Garstecki and Ben Olsen take US Military Veterans fishing as a means of healing the effects of PTS (Post Traumatic Stress) on returning soldiers. It's been proven that fishing, through mental relaxation, low-impact exercise and social camaraderie can alleviate the effects of PTS, and clinicians are taking notice. While meeting thousands of Veterans from across the country through this non-profit organization, countless stories of heroism was told. Stories which were too good and meaningful to go untold to the American population, so Operation: Fishing Freedom was born...

Series details

• Title: Operation: Fishing Freedom
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2017-01-06
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: Discovery
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 35300
• IMDb ID: tt6538446

Cast and credited roles

• Jay Garstecki — Host
• Ben Olsen — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2017-01-06; final listed air date 2017-03-03.

Source and licence

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