Fly Fisherman Magazine: Fly Fishing Hits Mainstream (Again): Mending the Line Skyrockets to Number 1 on Netflix

After some promotion on Friday by Fly Fisherman and others, Mending the Line skyrocketed to #6 on the Netflix most-watched list for the U.S. over the weekend, and by Monday morning it was officially #1. It debuted on Netflix on Saturday, March 23.

"Hitting the #1 spot on the Netflix Top Ten over the weekend was truly unexpected and immensely gratifying," director Joshua Caldwell said. "It's clear that a movie touching on the subject of mental health, trauma, and veterans has struck a chord and is resonating deeply with audiences—perhaps audiences that are typically underserved by Hollywood."

The fictional story is based on an aggregation of real events and real people and tells the story of a Marine named Colter (Sinqua Walls) who is physically and mentally wounded from combat in Afghanistan and is ordered by a physician at a VA hospital in Livingston, Montana, to learn how to fly fish.

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