When Bruce Duncan, a surgeon who is part of the greatest generation, returns home after WWII, he strives to hide his internal wounds by building a quiet life of running a small-town medical practice and fly-fishing in the area's treasured waters. But when the idyllic peace of this new existence is shattered, Bruce finds himself fighting again for his life and for a new purpose-a battle that requires him to confront his deepest fears and find a stream to follow.