Jim DuFresne

By Kevin Lipp / March 8, 2023 / Comments Off on Jim DuFresne

Jim DuFresne is the longtime author of some the best-known guidebooks in Michiganand the Midwest. In 1981, Jim spent a winter in New Zealand to research his first book,Tramping in…

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Eric Naguski

By Kevin Lipp / March 2, 2023 / Comments Off on Eric Naguski

Eric Naguski lives in Boiling Springs, PA with his wife and two children.  For over 40 years he’s fished the waters of Central PA. He started fly fishing at the…

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Ann Miller

By Kevin Lipp / February 22, 2023 / Comments Off on Ann Miller

Ann Miller, while teaching fly fishing schools, became frustrated with the lack of comprehensive Midwest information on insect hatches, taxonomy, behavior, and flies to match them. An aquatic biologist, she decided to…

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Al Ritt

By Kevin Lipp / February 10, 2023 / Comments Off on Al Ritt

Alan “Al” Ritt grew up in Michigan where his passion for fishing was born. In the early 80’s while living in Northern California, just after he started tying flies, he…

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Tim Jacobs

By Kevin Lipp / January 28, 2023 / Comments Off on Tim Jacobs

Tim Jacobs is a native of Michigan, is a fly fisherman and fly tyer from the Roaring Fork Valley.  He guided in the Steamboat Springs area and in Roaring Fork…

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Landon Mayer

By Kevin Lipp / January 28, 2023 / Comments Off on Landon Mayer

Landon Mayer’s angling success is fueled by an addiction to pursuing selective quality trout on the fly.  He enthusiastically teaches and demonstrates his techniques and on-river knowledge to fellow anglers…

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