New nonprofit casting hope on Flathead Valley youth through fly fishing
Ryan Johnston (right) with a teen at Rogers Lake. (Photo provided by Johnston)
Cast Hope, a nonprofit new to the Flathead Valley, aims to not only introduce kids to the sport of fly fishing through guided experiences, but to also hook them on the outdoors, and to offer a chance for meaningful mentorship for those who are closest to them.
“As an organization, we believe that people change kids,” said Ryan Johnston, Cast Hope founder, and now Montana regional director. “We’re just using fly fishing as a vehicle to create a mentoring space for that kid to feel safe and become more connected with nature and people.”
Johnston said that they ask that kids come with a family member, guardian, teacher or any mentor that’s already involved in their life so that they can facilitate relationships.
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