Admission Info

(Cash only at the gate)
Regardless of the weather, the show will go on!

Adult

One-Day Pass: $20
Two-Day Pass: $35
Three-Day Pass: $45

Children

5 & Under: Free
6-12: $5

MILITARY/SCOUTS

Scouts under 16 in uniform: free
Military with ID: $10

Edison Show Info

Dates: 
January 26, 27, & 28, 2024

Time
Friday: 9am – 6pm
Saturday: 8:30am – 6pm
Sunday: 9am – 4:30pm

Location: The New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center
97 Sunfield Ave.
Edison, NJ 08837

BACK AGAIN: The International Fly Fishing Film Festival. One night only, Friday, January 26, 2024. Doors open and pre-party at 6:00, films start at 6:30. $15; $10 in advance.

Learning Center

Fly Fishers International (FFI) is pleased to offer FREE fly fishing instruction at the Learning Center located on the main show floor.  Basic fly-casting, fly-tying, and knots, will be taught throughout the day-every day of the Fly Fishing Show.

Directions and Lodging

The New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center
97 Sunfield Ave
Edison, NJ 08837

Parking at the Show:  

At the Exposition Center:
Shuttle Service from parking lot at NJ Convention Center
*Map to park on Friday:  Click here
*Map to park on Saturday/Sunday:  Click here

Accommodations:

Official Fly Fishing Show information to book your hotel will be extended from info@flyfishingshow.com and/or posted on The Fly Fishing Show website, www.flyfishingshow.com when it becomes available. Please use only the phone numbers and website links the Show provides. Please be advised other “hotel booking scalpers” are misrepresenting themselves calling customers. Please do not book through these scalpers to avoid problems or overpayment. Thank you and look for additional information to follow soon.

Sheraton Edison Hotel Raritan Center
125 Raritan Center Parkway.
Edison, NJ 08837
Phone: (732) 225-8300

Request the special Show rate when calling or use the link HERE to reserve on-line with the special show rate of $145 per night. For special rates rooms must be booked by January 2, 2024,  or before the hotel sells out.

Reservations by Phone
Toll Free: (888) 236 2427
Hotel: (732) 225 8300, Option 1 for Reservations
Event: Fly Fishing Attendee
Hotel: Sheraton Edison (New Jersey)

Directions:

From Route 1 & 9 Southbound:
Exit at “Bonhamtown” onto Main Street, continue for 1/2 mile to the traffic light. Turn left at the traffic light onto Route 514 East (Woodbridge Avenue). Turn right at the Sheraton Hotel into Raritan Center. Follow signs, which are posted throughout the Industrial Park for the EXPO HALL.

From Route 1 Northbound:
After crossing the Raritan River Bridge, get into the right lane. After passing, “Open Road Honda”, take the 3rd right hand exit for Route 514/Woodbridge Avenue. Follow Woodbridge Avenue for 3-4 miles. Make a right at the Sheraton Hotel into Raritan Center and Follow signs, which are posted throughout the Industrial Park for the EXPO HALL.

From Route 287 South:
Follow 287 South to Route 514 West labeled “Raritan Center”. Follow jug handle on the right hand side to traffic light and then follow signs, which are posted throughout the Industrial Park for the EXPO HALL.

From the NJ Turnpike (NORTH AND SOUTH)
Follow the NJ Turnpike to Exit 10. Bear right after you go through the tollbooth, following Route 514 West to Raritan Center. Take the first exit marked Raritan Center and Follow signs, which are posted throughout the Industrial Park for the EXPO HALL.

From the Garden State Parkway Southbound:
Follow the Parkway to Exit 129. Take Route 287 North to Route 514 West. Follow Route 514 West to the first exit marked Raritan Center and Follow signs, which are posted throughout the Industrial Park for the EXPO HALL.

From the Garden State Parkway Northbound:
Follow the Parkway to Exit 127. Follow Highways 287N/440S to Route 514 West. Route 514 West is the first exit from this route. Follow Route 514 West to the first exit marked Raritan Center. Follow signs, which are posted throughout the Industrial Park for the EXPO HALL.

From Route 35 & Route 9 North:
Follow Routes 35 & 9 over the Driscoll Bridge, bear right at the end of the bridge. Take the second exit labeled “Raritan Center/ Riverview Drive”. Get into the far right lane and take the Raritan Center Exit. Follow this route all the way down to the second light. Make a right onto Parkway Place. At then, make a left onto Raritan Center Parkway. Follow signs from here which are posted throughout the Industrial Park for the EXPO HALL.

From Route 278 Westbound:
Take the Goethals Bridge onto the New Jersey Turnpike South. Follow the Turnpike to Exit 10. Bear right after you go through the tollbooth, following Route 514 West to Raritan Center. Take the first exit marked Raritan Center and Follow signs, which are posted throughout the Industrial Park for the EXPO HALL.

From Brooklyn & Staten Island Via Outerbridge:
Take the Staten Island Expressway (RTE 278) to Outerbridge Crossing into New Jersey. Three miles from the bridge are signs for Route 514, Raritan Center. Be in the right lane so you can exit at 514 West Bonhamtown. Follow signs to Raritan Center, exit there and follow jug handle to light. Follow signs for EXPO HALL located throughout the Industrial Park.

From Brooklyn & Staten Island Via Goethals Bridge:
Take the Staten Island Expressway (RTE 278) to the Goethals Bridge. This will bring you into New Jersey. Follow signs to the New Jersey Turnpike South to Exit 10. After Toll Plaza, Bear right and follow signs to 514 West/Raritan Center. Stay in two right lanes and follow jug handle to light. Follow signs posted throughout the Industrial Park for EXPO HALL.

Transportation:

Airports

The following airports serve the area of and within a 1.5 hour drive of the The New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center:
Newark Liberty International Airport: 25 miles
John F Kennedy International Airport: 43 miles
LaGuardia Airport: 49 miles

Ground transportation

State Shuttle:  Toll Free –  800-427-3207
ETS Airport Shuttle: Toll Free – 866-864-7433
All County Express:  Toll Free – 800-914-4223

Train

Metuchen Station is 4.5 miles from the exhibit center. Stations servicing this location include Penn Station, Newark Penn Station, and Trenton Transit Centers. Click here to make reservations through Amtrak. For additional ticket information, routes, schedules, and maps visit the NJ Transit WebsiteMetuchen Taxi: 732-549-7777

 

Celebrities and Authors

Celebrities & Authors:

Thomas E. Baltz: A New Mexico native, Tom Baltz has been a fly tier for over 46 years, the last 32 spent among the legendary tiers and anglers of the limestone valleys of south-central Pennsylvania, near Carlisle. Tom is the only four time Pennsylvania State Fly Tying Champion and his flies have appeared in Field & Stream, Fly Fisherman Magazine, Art of Angling Journal, Eastern Fly Fishing, and American Angler magazines, the Orvis catalog (I.C.S.I Midge, MuddBugger, Hatching Nymph and Beetlenat) and the recently published book “Guide Flies”. He is a regular contributor to the Mid-Atlantic Fly Fishing Guide and appears at fly-fishing shows around the country. Tom ties for several fly shops and discriminating anglers coast to coast. His trout and Salmon flies are in the collections of the Pennsylvania State Museum (Jack Eschenmann collection), the Pennsylvania Fly Fishing Museum, Vice-President Dick Cheney, and private collectors from Europe, across the U.S., to Asia. A full time fly-fishing professional since 1974 and one of Pennsylvania’s first licensed fishing guides, Tom is an Orvis Endorsed Fly Fishing Guide who was named North East Trout Guide of the Year (2001) by Orvis. Tom is a member of the Regal Engineering (Regal Vise) Pro Staff. He and his wife Eileen live outside Boiling Springs, PA, very near Mountain Creek, the Letort, and the lovely Yellow Breeches Creek.

Barry and Cathy Beck: The Becks need no introduction to the fly fishing industry. Barry and Cathy are often referred to as the “first couple of fly fishing”. They are on the pro staffs of such companies as Sage Rod Co., Redington, Rio Fly Lines, Tibor Reels, and Smith Optics. As trip hosts for Frontiers International, they travel to such destinations as New Zealand, Africa, Argentina, Alaska, Bahamas, Mexico, Belize, Venezuela, Russia, and the American West which gives them the opportunity to photograph in a wide range of countries and environments. As photographers, their work appears regularly in sporting calendars and magazines, including Fly Fisherman, Saltwater Fly Fishing, Fishing in Salt Waters, Field & Stream, Outdoor Life, Gray’s Sporting Journal, Big Sky Journal, Montana Outdoors, and others. Commercial clients include Patagonia, L.L. Bean, Columbia, Sage Rod Company, and 3M/Scientific Anglers. They have provided the photography for books by numerous authors and have written and photographed for their own books which include, Fly Waters Near & Far, Cathy Beck’s Fly Fishing Handbook, Seasons of the Bighorn, Outdoor Photographer’s Handbook, as well as several others. The Becks spend their lives in pursuit of fish and photographic opportunities. Cathy Beck has a fly fishing school in Benton, Pennsylvania, and has been teaching fly fishing for 25 years. Barry has spent his life in the fly fishing business and photographing. They regularly appear at sport shows and sporting events around the country giving casting demonstrations and presentations on photography and fishing.

Gary Borger:  Gary Borger is one of the world’s foremost fly fishing educators. He has taught classes and lectured internationally on all aspects of fly-fishing for trout and salmon since 1972. He is recognized as one of the world’s leaders in fly designing. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin Campus in Wausau. He has published widely in sporting magazines around the world and has written six best-selling books on fly fishing. Gary pioneered fly fishing video instruction with his release of “Nymphing” in 1982. Since then he has produced 27 instructional videos and has been featured in various television programs, including his own production “The Tzar’s Trout.” Gary was a consultant on Robert Redford’s movie “A River Runs Through It.” With his award-winning CD/cassette tape, “My Madison,” he pioneered fly fishing, nature-music audios. In addition, Gary has been design consultant to a number of manufacturers in the fly fishing industry. He is a member of the Board of Governors of the Federation of Fly Fisher’s fly casting instructor certification program, a member of many conservation organizations, and was a founding board member of the River Alliance of Wisconsin. He has received many awards for conservation, including the first Lew Jewett Memorial Life Membership in the Federation of Fly Fishers in 1979. Gary currently writes, lectures, produces videos, and teaches schools on all aspects of fly fishing and fly tying.

Mac Brown:  Mac Brown is the owner of Mac Brown Fly Fish and Fly Fishing Guide School in Western NC. Mac created the first full-time fly fishing guide service in Western North Carolina. The first Delayed Harvest on the Upper Nantahala River in early 1993 was also a result of his efforts. Check out the testimonials from others over the past three decades. He is the author of “Casting Angles” which is a fly casting handbook for those on the journey of understanding the mechanics of the cast. The ACA, FFI, and others have endorsed this text as a reference for instructors as well. Mac is a Master Casting Instructor through the Fly Fishers International.
Mac was inducted into the Southern Appalachia Fly Fishing Museum Hall of Fame under recreation on August 26, 2017.
Mac was “Angler of the Year” in Field and Stream in 1999. His articles have appeared in Fly Rod and Reel, Fly Fisherman, Angling Report, ESPN TV, Outdoor Life, Field and Stream, Fly Fishing America T.V., Fly Fishing the World, and many others.
Pro Staff Development of Fly Fishing Products
Mac is a pro staff member of Ross Reels, Simms, Maxima, and many other great companies since early 1990. He is an ambassador for the brands Patagonia, GLoomis rods, Regal Vise, Richardson Chest Boxes, and Scientific Anglers fishing lines. His most significant contributions have been the push to longer and lighter fly rods and fly line designs.

Frank Burr:  Frank learned Tenkara fishing in Japan in 1970 at the age of 6, followed by Fly Fishing and Fly tying the following year. A native of Southern California, Frank fly fishes throughout the United States, always looking for the elusive Heritage Trout. Although Trout is his favorite species, Frank will fly fish for any species just to get in a day of fishing, like Tilapia, Peacock Bass and native Goby in Hawaii. Frank has worked in the fly fishing industry for the past 11 years for Orvis and now for Snowbee USA, assisting in the design of Ultralight Fly Rods and other products in the Snowbee line. Frank is also a Traditional Fly Fishing and Tenkara instructor and Guide specializing in Golden Trout and other Heritage Trout species in California. Frank speaks and instructs at the Fly Fishing Show and other related events, clubs and shows in the USA on a variety of fly fishing related subjects and volunteers as many days as possible each year teaching youth fly fishing programs. He has been the Trout in the Classroom coordinator for the Pasadena Casting Club and currently the TIC Director for the Southwest Council of Fly Fishers International. You can find more information about Frank at: goldentroutdude.com, oasisflyshop.com and tenkaraguidecalifornia.com

Tim Cammisa:  Tim Cammisa has been addicted to fly fishing and tying for about as long as anyone can remember. From guiding on the Delaware River to fooling technical fish on the Missouri River, Tim has spent years chasing fish all around the world! He is one of the new generations of fly fishers who have taken to social media to promote and teach the sport,
starring in over 300 YouTube videos with 4 million video views. Tim’s goal is simple: Help others tie better flies and catch more fish. This includes giving presentations to clubs around the country, headlining fly fishing events, and teaching through his website: http://www.troutandfeather.com/ In 2021, Tim’s first fly tying book was released, Fly Tying for Everyone, another avenue to help others improve at the sport we all love.
The teaching comes naturally, as Tim is a 6th grade elementary school teacher. His family got hooked on fly fishing, too. Heather, his wife, loves to chase wild brown trout, plus their children join in on the fun. You will find Tim and his family exploring waters in central Pennsylvania when he’s not busy creating patterns behind the vise. Follow Tim Cammisa on all of the social media platforms, and improve your fly fishing through the tips at: www.troutandfeather.com

Alan Caolo:  Alan is the author of two books on saltwater fly fishing, including Sight-Fishing for Striped Bass, and has written numerous articles on many aspects of the sport. He’s fished extensively throughout the Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico for nearly every inshore and offshore gamefish species.

Marvin Cash:  Marvin is a passionate angler and conservationist and is the host, editor and producer of The Articulate Fly podcast (www.thearticulatefly.com). He is committed to building the fly fishing community and helping fellow anglers have more productive days on the water. The Articulate Fly recently celebrated its fourth anniversary and has released over 600 pieces of content. In addition to creating digital content, The Articulate Fly provides consulting and advisory services to the fly fishing industry.

Joe Cordeiro:  Fly Tying is not just a hobby for this man it is a passion. Joe Cordeiro has been tying flies for over 25 years. The past 10 years focusing on teaching, presenting at shows and marketing salt water flies. Joe has been fishing his entire life growing up near Cape Cod. Fly-fishing has been his main focus for many years His salt-water fly patterns have been tested in waters for their imitation to the bait they mimic. Many of his patterns are lifelike imitations. The materials used are natural and add to the authenticity of the product. Joe’s style and tying technique have caught the attention and admiration of many seasoned fly tiers and his passion for the art is evident.

Steve Culton:  Steve has been writing about fishing since the first grade when he composed an essay about an outing with his father. Since then, Steve’s work has appeared in Field & Stream, American Angler, Fly Fish Journal, The Drake, Flyfishing & Tying Journal, Eastern Fly Fishing, Fly Rod & Reel Online, and Mid Atlantic Fly Fishing Guide. Steve wears many hats: fly fishing instructor, guide, speaker, fly tyer, freelance writer, husband, father. His fly fishing interests include trout, stripers, steelhead, smallmouth bass, and small stream native brook trout. Whether he’s greased-line fishing 12” flatwings for stripers with a 5 weight rod and a 9 weight line or swinging old Yorkshire soft hackles for trout, one thing is certain: Steve likes to fish when, where, and how most other people don’t. You can see more of his work on his website, currentseams.com.

Jeff Currier: Jeff Currier resides in Hayward, WI with his wife Yvonne where he bases his globe-trotting career in fly fishing. He is on the professional advisory team for Winston Rods, Simms, Scientific Anglers, Yeti, Costa Sunglasses, Outcast Sporting Gear, Aire, Kate’s Bar, Fly Fishers International and Bauer Fly Reels and a travel ambassador for Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures. Jeff is a fly fishing lecturer and well known fish artist. He has taught the skills of fly fishing, guided fly fishers throughout Wyoming and Yellowstone National Park and escorted fly fishers on six continents. Jeff has fished in over 60 countries and caught over 450 species of fish on the fly!

Jeff’s articles, photographs and artwork have graced the pages of magazines, catalogs, brochures and books. He is the acclaimed author of Currier’s Quick and Easy Guide to Saltwater Fly Fishing and Currier’s Quick and Easy Guide to Warmwater Fly Fishing guide books. Jeff is also a well sought after expert for television, radio and numerous fly fishing films.

Jeff led Team USA to its first ever top-ten finish in the World Flyfishing Championships in Jaca, Spain. During the competition Jeff managed to fool fish on every venue and placed third in the individual standings, becoming the first American ever to take home a medal in the thirty year history of the Championships. Jeff has added four more medals in World competition including a Team Gold from Italy in 2022.

Jeff lectures throughout the United States and Canada on nearly every aspect of fly fishing. He demonstrates fly casting, teaches seminars on the basics to the advanced skills of fly fishing and presents many fly fishing destination programs ranging from his home waters to the most remote corners of the globe. Some of his shows take you to destinations you’ve never heard of and will leave you in awe that such creatures can be enticed to eat a fly!  Jeff brings a sense of humor, enthusiasm, approachability and more than forty years of fly fishing wherever he goes.  You can follow Jeff’s fly fishing adventures, exploits, tips, advice, photography and story-telling on his expanding blog and informative web site. www.Jeffcurrier.com

George Daniel:  George Daniel: George has been chasing anything that swims with his fly rod since age 6 and still has the same passion 37 years later. George has competed at a high level for Fly Fishing Team USA, earning individual back to back US National Fly Fishing Championship titles and ranked as high as 5th in the World. George has also served as captain for Fly Fishing Team USA and Coach for the US Youth Fly Fishing Team. He has competed and won other regional and national fly fishing competitions over the years. At age 30, George decided to give up competitive fly fishing and focus on what he enjoys most-teaching.  George Daniel considers himself a teacher first and a fly fisher second. He has authored three best selling fly fishing books and has authored dozens of articles for national fly fishing publications, including Fly Fisherman Magazine. He continues to travel the county conducting lessons and workshops for private groups, corporations, and conservation organizations.  He’s a brand ambassador for a number of fly fishing companies. He is currently the Director of the Joe Humphreys Fly Fishing Program at the Pennsylvania State University. George currently lives on an old farm homestead with his wife, two children, and boykin spaniel.

Pat Dorsey:  A native of Colorado, Pat Dorsey has been guiding for over 25 years. Pat Dorsey spends approximately two hundred days a year on the water, guiding clients of all abilities. Pat Dorsey is the head guide and co-owner of the Blue Quill Angler fly shop in Evergreen, Colorado. He oversees and trains more than 25 guides, setting the standard for integrity and professionalism in the Blue Quill Angler guide operation. Dorsey also, maintains an online stream report that monitors stream flows and conditions for the Blue, Colorado, South Platte (Cheesman, Deckers, Spinney Mountain Ranch, and Elevenmile Canyon), North Fork of the South Platte, and Williams Fork rivers. Pat Dorsey is a Simms Ambassador, a member of the Sage Fly Rods Advisory Team, Orvis Pro Team Member, Yeti Pro staff, and Scientific Anglers pro staff. Pat Dorsey is the Southwest Field Editor for Fly Fisherman Magazine. In 2005, Pat authored the book, A Fly Fishing Guide to the South Platte River, a complete how-to fly fishing manual for the entire South Platte River drainage. It encompasses a thorough look at each section of the river detailing the hatches and recommended fly patterns for each of the four seasons of the year. In 2009 Pat Dorsey authored Fly Fishing Tailwaters, a comprehensive book on how to fish tailwater fisheries. In 2010 a companion book to Fly Fishing Tailwaters hit the shelves, Tying and Fishing Tailwater Flies, which is jam-packed with how to tie Pat Dorsey’s favorite “guide flies”. This book includes 500 step-by-step tutorials, as well as, helpful tips and illustrations on how to rig and fish them. His latest book is Colorado Guide Flies, which was released in 2015. It features tips from the state’s best guides and includes approximately 600 proven guide flies with recipes. Pat Dorsey is an accomplished fly tier and has originated a number of very effective patterns such as the Mercury series, UV scud, Limeade, Cherry-Limeade, Paper Tiger, Top Secret Midge, Medallion Midge and the famed Black Beauty. Although Pat Dorsey no longer has the time to tie flies commercially, he once produced over 28,000 flies in a year. He is a fly designer for Umpqua Feather Merchants. His signature flies are available at the Blue Quill Angler and other specialty fly shop throughout the United States. Pat Dorsey is also a Pro Team Member for Whiting Farms. Many of his flies incorporate Whiting Farm products. Pat Dorsey is a nationally known speaker. He travels the United States sharing his passion for fly fishing at trade shows and private fishing clubs. He is a Celebrity Speaker for the International Sportsmen’s Exposition in Denver and is very active in Trout Unlimited and the conservation of cold-water fisheries. Pat Dorsey is the proud father of three wonderful boys, Forrest, Zach, and Hunter. He also has two step children, Nicole and Michael Richardson. They, like their dad, enjoy fly fishing. His wife, Kim, is an avid angler and often appears with Pat at trade shows and other speaking engagements. Kim and Pat Dorsey, also, host a yearly trip to Alaska Sportman’s Lodge each September with a group of his clients.

Ed Engle:  Ed Engle’s fly fishing articles have appeared regularly in newspapers and magazines for more than 30 years. In the 1970’s his articles on short line nymphing techniques were among the first to appear in national fly fishing magazines. Since that time he has taught thousands of fly fishers the subtle art of nymphing through his books and articles, on-the-water seminars, and at his popular nymphing class sponsored by the Fly Fishing Show. Ed’s newest book, Trout Lessons (2010), considers what to do when your usual fly fishing solutions don’t work. His interest in tying and fishing small flies led to the publication of Tying Small Flies (2004) and Fishing Small Flies (2005). The two-volume set is credited with helping create the current surge of interest in pursuing trout with small flies. Ed’s dedication to fishing bamboo fly rods resulted in the publication of Splitting Cane (2002) which chronicled the life and craftsmanship of sixteen working rod makers. His first book, Fly Fishing the Tailwaters (1991), was a groundbreaking explanation of how to fish the regulated rivers found below dams. Ed is a regular contributor to American Angler, The Boulder Daily Camera and Gray’s Journal. In addition, he has written for Fly Fisherman, Fly Rod & Reel, Flyfishing & Tying Journal, Trout, Fly Tyer, Sports Afield, and Saltwater Fly Fishing. Ed’s current projects include work on a new book, coming up with new small fly patterns (he’s a Signature Fly Tier for Idylwilde Flies) guiding on Colorado’s South Platte River, and teaching at fly fishing seminars throughout he country. For more information or to contact Ed go to www.EdEngleflyfishing.com

Tim Flagler: Tim Flagler is the owner of Tightline Productions, L.L.C., a video production company located in Califon, NJ. Although he produces video programs over a wide range of topics, his specialty is fly fishing. Tim is a well-known fly tying instructor. His YouTube videos are some of the best in the business and his YouTube channel, practicalpatterns.com currently has over 106,000 subscribers and 33 million views. Almost every week he produces a new fly tying or “how to” video which appear not only on his YouTube channel but on Midcurrent and the Orvis News fly fishing blog as well. They’re also featured on Trout Unlimited’s national website and in the Orvis Learning Center. In addition, he has a regular column “Beginner’s Masterclass with Tim Flagler” in Fly Tyer magazine, which selected Tim as their “Fly Tyer of the Year” in their Winter 2022 issue. Many of Tim’s tying videos take the viewer well beyond just the tying of the fly and show what it looks like underwater, what natural it represents and how it can be fished.

Tim’s a fixture at the Fly Fishing Shows – giving presentations, teaching classes and often as a Featured Tier. He enjoys guiding year round for Shannon’s Fly & Tackle in Califon, NJ. and hosts annual trips to Patagonia in the spring and to the Kootenai River in MT in the summer. He’ll be hosting trips to Iceland starting in the fall of 2023.

Capt. Jim Freda: Capt Jim Freda is a USCG licensed Captain and owner of Shore Catch Sportfishing out of Manasquan Inlet, NJ. He has been fishing the inshore and offshore waters of the Jersey Shore for over 40 years targeting striped bass, bluefish, false albacore, bluefin, yellowfin, and mahi. Jim is on the National Elite Pro Staff for St. Croix Rods, and Pro Staff for Nomad Design Tackle, Spro, Gamakatsu, Tony Maja Products, Chatterlures, Korkers, TAK Waterman, M. Fischer Plugs, and JP Lures. Jim is a highly respected charter captain, author, seminar speaker, and photographer. As a seminar speaker Jim has been featured as one of the celebrities on the Saltwater Sportsman National Seminar Series, one of the “Stars of the Show” at the Fly Fishing Show, the World Fishing and Outdoor Expo, the Saltwater Expo, and the Canyon Runner Offshore Seminar Series. His book, “Fishing the New Jersey Coast”, is a best seller on the market and has received the “New Jersey Center for the Book Award” as one of the most notable NJ books. He is also co-author of “Saltwater Fishing, A Tactical Approach”. Jim writes for Saltwater Sportsman Magazine, Big Game Journal, Fly Fisherman, Eastern Fly Fishing, The Fisherman Magazine, On the Water Magazine, and Game and Fish Magazine. Jim has weekly saltwater fishing columns that appear in The Coast Star and Ocean Star newspapers. Jim has also been a guest speaker at all the Trout Unlimited Clubs in NJ and Pa and a special guest speaker at the Bloomberg Network in NYC. He loves being on the water with his 21-year-old son Tommy who is his mate.

Rob Giannino:  Rob Giannino is the Founder of Fly Fishing Journeys, an online fly fishing magazine, podcasting, and curated travel company. He is a speaker, writer, photographer, and videographer. Rob lives in Greater Boston and serves as a guest speaker at fly fishing shows, Trout Unlimited chapters, and other outdoor events. Rob owns a digital media agency helping businesses around the world promote their services online. He combines his joy for helping businesses in the digital space with his passion for fly fishing and created FlyFishingJourneys.com. Bringing fly fisherman together and sharing the love for the sport, both on the water and online fulfills a lifelong dream.

Sheila M. Hassan:  Sheila M. Hassan is a Fly Fishers International Master Certified Casting Instructor. She is on the pro staff for TFO rods and Hatch Reels. Sheila is the director at the Wulff School of Fly Fishing since 2009. She is an IGFA world record holder for bonefish and bluefish. She has published two books on casting: Fly Casting: A Systematic Approach and Starting in the Salt.
Sheila offers saltwater fishing charters with her husband Capt. Bill in Buzzards Bay, Ma. She is also a Yoga Alliance certified yoga instructor.

Michael Heck:  Mike has been fly fishing the beloved Cumberland Valley, Pennsylvania streams since boyhood. He was blessed to have been able to learn the art of fly fishing on some of the hardest and most famous spring creeks in the country. He has been doing so for over thirty years.
Mike is a graduate of Penn State University where he acquired his degree in Forestry. This degree has allowed him to become more knowledgeable about the delicate balance between foliage, insect and stream interaction, which has in turn enabled him to become a superior fly fisherman and trout guide.
Mike is the author of, “Spring Creek Strategies”, Co-Author of “Tying Dry Flies” and “Keystone Fly Fishing”. He has also had articles published in Fly Fisherman, American Angler and Fish and Fly magazines. Mike has appeared in the TV show, “Road Trip USA”, a Discovery channel show that aired across Europe.
Mike is also an innovative fly tier with several patterns credited to his name. His signature fly patterns are famous and used worldwide by all types of fly fishermen. All of these fly patterns are available through his website www.fallingsprings.com. Mike offers guiding for the Falling Springs, Big Spring, Letort, Yellow Breeches and so many other great trout streams in South Central Pennsylvania. Mike is the head trout guide for Precision Fly in Tackle based in Mt. Holly & Lancaster, PA & Beaver Creek, MD.

Peter Kaminsky: PETER KAMINSKY is one of America’s leading angling journalists and authors. His Outdoors column appeared in the New York Times for thirty-five years. His new book, My Catch Of A Lifetime has been called “ ABook For The Ages.” A recipient of the C.F. Orvis Outdoor Writing Award, Kaminsky has been a contributing editor at Field & Stream, Sports Afield, and Outdoor Life and was managing editor of National Lampoon. His angling writing has also appeared in Fly Fisherman, Condé Nast Traveler, Smithsonian Magazine, GQ, The Field, and Anglers Journal. Among his books are The Moon Pulled Up an Acre of Bass, American Waters, The Flyfisherman’s Guide to the Meaning of Life, Fishing for Dummies, and Flyfishing for Dummies. As avid a cook as he is a fisherman, he’s written and cowritten eighteen cookbooks, including three with Francis Mallmann. His television credits include executive producer and creator of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor and the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Jonny King: Jonny King is a lifelong fly fisherman and fly-tyer from New York City. Beginning as an 11-year-old city kid, he taught himself to tie flies from books by Catskill masters like Poul Jorgenson and Caucci and Nastasi. As the years progressed, he discovered stripers and connected with his close friend, master tyer Bob Popovics, who taught him so much about imitating saltwater prey and shared patterns and ideas with him. Through the years, he has fished and tied for virtually everything that swims, from Montana trout and Mexican roosterfish to Florida tarpon and Northwestern steelhead. His favorite haunts are his beloved Delaware River system in the Catskills, where he tests dry and emerger patterns for picky trout, and the beaches and bays of the Northeast, where he’s constantly in search of the ultimate baitfish imitation. Jonny’s fresh and saltwater flies have been featured in many tying books and virtually every major fly fishing publication, including American Angler, Fly Tyer, Eastern Fly Fishing, Fly Fisherman and many Canadian, Japanese and European publications. He was a staff writer for Fly Fishing in Saltwaters for many years, and penned articles Fly Fisherman and a chapter in Bob Popovics’ Fleye Design. He frequently ties at shows and shops, demonstrating everything from #20 Blue Wing Olive patterns to giant bluewater flies. Jonny’s fresh and saltwater flies are available through RIO Products. Jonny is also a professional jazz pianist and composer, with four albums under his own name, and an intellectual property attorney in New York City.

Bob Lindquist: Bob has been fishing feathered frauds for nearly 40 years, starting as a 12 year old boy fishing Long Island’s lakes. From dabbling with stocked trout, Bob graduated to the Delaware River system and the salt waters surrounding Long Island. Bob has tied flies at national fly tying and fishing expositions for over thirty years and has been published in many fly fishing and fly tying periodicals. Having followed in the footsteps of legendary tyers like Bill Catherwood, Bob has worked extensively with deer hair designed saltwater patterns. Recent years have found him, due to a lack of time as his children were in college, pursuing simple but highly effective trout patterns. Most recently, the temptation of Spey fishing, steelhead and Atlantic Salmon have hooked Bob! Bob has recently added a love of photography to complement his fly fishing passions.

Doug Lyons:  Doug Lyons, author of the recently released Fly Fishing Guide to the Battenkill (Stackpole Books, September 2023), has been fishing the Battenkill since the fall of 1977. Doug is currently a board member of the Battenkill Watershed Alliance and is part of a team helping to guide the activities of the Battenkill Home Rivers Initiative, which he helped launch. He is also a past Vice President and President of the Southwestern Vermont Chapter of Trout Unlimited.
Doug was the Fishing writer for the Manchester Journal for two years (2019 and 2020) where he explored a number of issues and topics focused on the Battenkill and wild trout management in Vermont. His work has also appeared in the Orvis Flyfishing Blog and Upcountry Journal. He was also featured on the September 17, 2023 edition of Tom Rosenbauer’s popular podcast. Doug will be featured on the December 20th presentation of Flyfishing Radio (askaboutflyfishing.com) hosted by Roger Maeves.
Doug enjoys giving presentations to Trout Unlimited chapters and fishing clubs in the Northeast.
Doug splits his time between his home in Maynard, Ma and his camp in Shushan, New York; a mile from the popular Spring Hole.

Michael Mauri:  One of the world’s outstanding fly casters, Michael was born and raised in Germany. He caught his first fish at age six in a small stream in Bavaria and, six years later, began concentrating on every facet of the sport of fly fishing. That included education as a technical engineer of aquaculture.
Since 1998, Michael has participated in international shows and conducted single- and double-hand casting workshops around the globe. As a professional fly-fisher, he has guided throughout Europe and the United States. Welcoming new challenges, he continuously hones his skills while – at the same time – coming up with new designs for his own products just as he has long done for equipment offered by leading firms in the fly-fishing industry.
Michael is an innovator in all aspects of fly fishing and he created his own unique casting method, the Effective Fly Casting Technique or EFCT. The secret of EFCT fly-casting is natural movement, which makes it easy to learn – whether a beginner, novice, or seasoned casting veteran. Don’t miss an opportunity at shows or otherwise to join one of the most respected instructors in fly fishing and casting including all aspects of single-handed and double-handed spey casting and overhead casting.
Michael offers, year around, guided trips and fly-casting lessons in Stuart, Florida where he and his wife Emily live with their daughter Emma.

Landon Mayer:  Landon Mayer is owner an operator of Landon Mayer Fly Fishing. His angling success is fueled by an addiction to pursuing large trout with small flies and lightweight fly-fishing equipment. Mayer enthusiastically teaches and demonstrates his techniques and on-river knowledge to fellow anglers and has developed innovative strategies for sighting, hooking, and landing selective trout. He shares these tips and secrets in his books The Hunt for Giant Trout: 25 Top Locations in the US to Catch a Trophy (new for 2019), Trout Tips: A Guide’s Secrets, Tactics and Techniques, Colorado’s Best Fly Fishing, Sight Fishing for Trout, and How to Catch the Biggest Trout of Your Life, in addition to his new film with Headwater Media: Mastering the Short Game.
Landon’s passion for fly-fishing has allowed him to make several noteworthy contributions to the sport on and off the water. This has included travels to fly-fishing related organizations of the Mid-Atlantic, West, Pacific Northwest, Southwest, and Southern states, as well Landon will be sharing his teaching through fly-fishing classes, presentations, and demonstrations of his unique techniques at this year’s Marlborough, Denver, California, New Jersey, and Atlanta Fly Fishing Shows
Mayer has been guiding in Colorado full time on the South Platte River for the last 23 years, and one full season on the Nak Nek River in AK. He resides in Florissant, Colorado.

Andy Mill:  Andy Mill’s plethoric career has had deep traction as an athlete, broadcaster, angler, and author. An elite alpine downhill ski racer, Mill was one of the best in the United States in that event from 1974-1981. For his 1976 Olympic heroics, where Mill placed 6th while skiing on a severely injured ankle, he was awarded the “Olympic Spirit Award”; in 1993, he was inducted into the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame. Mill enjoyed a 20 year broadcasting career, covering two Olympics and hundreds of network specials, including 81 fishing shows from around the world. Personally, Mill holds his fishing accomplishments close to his heart. His success is profound, winning more invitational fly tarpon tournaments than anyone, including 5 Gold Cups, and he is only one of two people to have won a tarpon, bonefish, and permit tournament on fly. In conduction with his award winning book, A Passion for Tarpon, and a trustee of the International Game Fish Association (IGFA), he has found himself as one of our sports’ leading authorities.

Josh Miller: Josh Miller is a member of Fly Fishing Team USA and has worked as an assistant coach, and instructor, with Team USA Youth in 2 World Championships. He is also a Pennsylvania Fishing Guide. Josh is an Orvis Signature Designer and currently has some patterns commissioned through them. He enjoys teaching fly tying and giving educational talks. Josh currently lives in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. His childhood consisted of blue-lining in north central Pa until he discovered the rich limestone streams of central Pa. His passion has now taken him fishing in 3 hemispheres.

Karin Miller:  Karin Miller is Owner and Founder of Zen Tenkara/Zen Fly Fishing Gear, the only 100% Women-Owned rod company in the world. Since 2012, Zen has been a leader in tenkara product design and manufacturing and the company has a reputation of being innovative, cutting edge and for pushing the boundaries of the tenkara method with high performance rods.
Karin fishes around the globe and travels extensively to test rods, target different species, and do presentation. Karin uses both tenkara and rod/reel setups in both fresh and saltwater. While she is passionate about big rainbows, permit and GT’s, currently her favorite fish are golden dorado.

Enrico Puglisi: Surrounded by the saltwater of the Mediterranean, Enrico learned about fishing in his native Sicily before he could walk while watching his father and uncles catching dinner. Gaudy chicken feathers that seemed to attract some of the largest fish especially intrigued him. But his passion for fishing remained latent while he was urged to pursue a career in the culinary arts. He worked as a chef in a Sicilian hotel where he eventually met his American wife, Karen. After arriving in the United States in 1980, he continued to work as a chef. Even though he was bound to the kitchen, he still found time to explore fishing opportunities here. With Karen’s help he learned about fly fishing at the Connetquot River State Park Preserve on Long Island, and other New York State streams. After hooking his first trout on a fly it instilled in him an insatiable thirst to understand why fish “eat” wisps of wool and feathers on a hook. Over the winter, Enrico taught himself to read English by subscribing to fishing magazines and reading books on flyfishing. He also discovered the Orvis catalogue and fly tying. Learning to tie flies for trout was a watershed experience for Enrico since these tiny imitations were quite different from the crude artificials he had constructed from his mother’s chicken feathers on snelled hooks. Since that year, Enrico expanded his knowledge of fish and what makes them strike an artificial fly. But something kept drawing him back to the sea. So he took the knowledge he had recently accumulated about fresh water fishing and added it to his earliest memories about catching saltwater species. He then took to fishing several local Long Island beaches. He opened The Practical Fly Shop in Little Neck, NY in 1992, where his customers encouraged him to create many of his innovative flies. But the rigors of fishing in saltwater and the toothy fish he pursued led him to experiment with more durable synthetic and natural materials to create flies. Those flies eventually became part of the catalog of offerings that are now marketed through Enrico Puglisi Ltd. as EP Flies and EP Fibers. Today, Enrico no longer maintains The Practical Fly Shop, but through Enrico Puglisi Ltd., his innovative products are making a major impact on the future direction of saltwater flyfishing. His unique hand-tied flies are recognized around the world, and he has been invited to demonstrate his meticulous tying techniques across the United States and Europe. All of his patterns are designed to match specific baitfish and to be eminently fishable. Enrico and his innovative style of flies were featured on The Reel Guys – an ESPN2 fly fishing show that aired in the spring of 2002. The show shows how effective Enrico’s flies are on East Coast striped bass. Recently, while appearing as a featured guest tier at a major fishing show, a youngster standing with his father pointed to one of Enrico’s creations and said, “Daddy, that looks like the fish in our fish tank.” “Yes, I know,” said the father. “That’s why it catches fish!” That was a proud moment for Enrico because that’s what he wants to create for his customers — flies that catch fish!

Jason Randall:  Jason’s credits much of his passion for fishing to his father. “Some of my earliest and happiest memories involve fishing,” he recalls. “I remember many trips to Canada or Minnesota for pike and small mouth.” As a young man, he learned fly fishing from other mentors.
The blessings we receive are meant to be passed on to others, so to share his passion and knowledge, in 2002, Jason began a career as an outdoor writer with feature articles appearing regularly in American Angler, as well as Fly Fisherman, Fly Tyer, Eastern Fly Fishing, Northwest Fly Fishing and many other outdoor magazines. His first book, ‘Moving Water: A Fly Fisher’s Guide to Currents’ was released in 2012 by Stackpole/Headwater books. It studies the effect of current on trout, their prey species and our angling presentation. His second book ‘Feeding Time: A Fly Fisher’s Guide to What, Where and When Trout Eat’, was released in August of 2013. It focuses on matching your fishing strategies to the trout’s feeding strategies, especially when targeting large trout. In 2014, the third book in the ‘Fly Fisher’s Guide’ trilogy was released- ‘Trout Sense; A Fly Fisher’s Guide to What Trout See, Hear and Smell’, which offers anglers an opportunity to know more about the quarry they seek. In April 2017, Jason’s forth book was released from Stackpole/ Headwaters Books. Titled ‘Nymph Masters; Fly Fishing Secrets from Expert Anglers’, this book explores the depths of nymph fishing and advanced nymph fishing techniques.  In 2017, Jason joined Luminaries Bob Clouser, Ed Jaworowski, the late Lefty Kreh and many others on the TFO National Advisory Team and was the lead advisor for designing the TFO Drift rod and the family of TFO Stealth nymphing rods. Jason appears and presents at shows, clubs and events throughout North America.

Philip Rowley:  Phil has been fly fishing for over 30 years. His love of fly fishing has taken him across North America pursuing trout, Atlantic and Pacific salmon, char, pike, walleye and numerous other species on the fly. But Phil is best known for his stillwater exploits. A former commercial fly tyer, Phil has written for almost every major fly fishing publication in North America. He has authored three books and numerous feature articles and two regular columns. Phil’s first book Fly Patterns for Stillwaters is a best seller. In addition to his writing, Phil has four instructional DVD’s. In 2007, Phil was a member of the gold medal winning team at the Canadian Fly Fishing championships. When he isn’t on the water Phil travels North America performing at outdoor shows, providing seminars, speaking to fly clubs and conducting fly-fishing schools. Phil also provides instructional stillwater guiding on the lakes located a short distance from his Edmonton area home. Phil has appeared on a number of T.V. shows including, BC Outdoors Sports Fishing, Sport Fishing B.C., Fishing Alberta and Fishing with Shelly and Courtney. Phil is presently one of the co-hosts of the New Fly Fisher, an educational fly fishing production. Make a point of visiting Phil on-line at, www.flycraftangling.com.

Christopher Rownes: Originally from England Christopher Rownes now lives in Switzerland where he works for Guideline Flyfishing and runs his own fly-fishing school.
Christopher has over 45 years of experience in Flyfishing and is a specialist in Spey casting techniques with the single-handed Rod.
He was privileged to study Fly casting under the guidance of the legendary Mel Krieger. It was a Mel who introduced him to Fly casting instruction. Mel and Christopher gave countless workshops together all over Europe.
Christopher has demonstrated at many of the major Flyfishing shows , and has taught worldwide to instructor level and has spent years studying the art science and techniques of fly casting and has acquired a reputation, not only as an outstanding Fly caster, but also one with a rare ability to teach others in a relaxing humorous way.
In 2008, he became a certified Master fly casting instructor of the FFI and in 2019 recipient of the Mel Krieger of Fly-casting award in recognition of significant contributions to the FFI Certified Casting Instructor Program, and dedication to fly casting instruction worldwide.

Jake Villwock:  Jake Villwock has been an industry professional for over 14 years. Growing up in a commercial fishing family on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, fishing has been part of his life from day one – so it should come as no surprise that he has chosen a career in the fishing industry.
After graduating from High Point University with a business degree, Jake worked as a deck hand and fly fishing guide in Sitka, Alaska. He spent the winters dog sledding in both Fairbanks, AK and Deep Creek, MD. Moving back to the east coast in 2009, Jake worked for TCO Fly Shop at the Reading, PA, and Bryn Mawr, PA locations. Jake has helped open and manage their newest location in Boiling Springs, PA. After 8 years as a full-time retail manager with TCO, Jake decided to start his own business. Relentless Fly Fishing, which will serve as a contract guide service for three of TCO Fly Shop’s locations.
Jake guides in PA and NY for trout, smallmouth, and steelhead. He has a true passion for warmwater, it is hard to find him anywhere but a smallmouth river from early spring to late fall. When he is not rowing a boat, he is most likely crawling around a local spring creek chasing picky wild fish.
In addition to guiding, Jake is the author of “Smallmouth Bass Flies Top to Bottom”, Fulling Mills Signature tier, blog-writer, contributor to Fly Fisherman magazine, and Eastern Fly Fishing magazine, and serves on various pro-staffs of leading industry companies such as Hatch Reels, Scientific Anglers, Simms Fishing, Clacka Craft Drift Boats, Scott Fly Rods, and Regal Vise. He lives in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

Mike Valla:  A native of Binghamton, NY, Mike has been fly-fishing and tying trout flies for over 50 years. Mike received his Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University where he studied fisheries biology. After a short stint in Graduate School, where he studied paleobotany, he returned to Cornell where he was employed as a Research Support Specialist in the Plant Pathology and Entomology departments. He then changed careers and studied for four years at Georgetown University where he obtained a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree.
Now retired from the Active Medical/Dental staff at Glens Falls Hospital in the Adirondacks of New York, where he practiced public health dentistry for indigent children. He has written numerous feature-length magazine articles for American Fly Fishing, Fly Fisherman, Fly Tyer and The American Fly Fisher. He has been an invited speaker locally, nationally and internationally. His presentations are focused on fly-fishing and fly-tying history. Mike is the 4th recipient of the prestigious Poul Jorgensen Golden Hook Award for his contributions to the art of fly tying.
Books:
Fly Fishing Guide to New York State NEW RELEASE (September 2023)
Favorite Flies for the Catskills (2020
Classic Streamer Fly Box. Stackpole Books (2020)
Tying and Fishing Bucktails and other Hairwings (2016)
Tying the Founding Flies (2015) S
The Founding Flies, 43 American Masters, Their Patterns and Influences (2013) The Classic Wet-Fly Box (2012).
The Classic Dry Fly Box (2010
Tying Catskill-Style Dry Flies (2009)

Dusty Wissmath:  Dusty grew up in Missouri, started fly fishing when he was eight years old, and spent his formative years highly distracted by the sport. He began guiding and teaching fly fishing in the early seventies while working on a degree in Wildlife Biology at the University of Wyoming. Living in Jackson after dropping out of law school, he tied commercially for High Country Flies and guided the Snake, Green and New Fork Rivers and in Yellowstone National Park.  In 1996 he founded the Dusty Wissmath Fly Fishing School & Guide Service in the hills near Mercersburg, PA where it quickly earned a reputation as a professional, yet easygoing fly fishing school. As well as directing his own school, he is an instructor at the Wulff School of Fly Fishing and served as the lead instructor at L.L. Bean’s Fly Fishing School in Virginia. He guides in Pennsylvania, Virginia and Montana and hosts trips to fly fishing destinations worldwide. Dusty is a Simms Guide Ambassador and a Pro Staff member of Scott Fly Rods, Hatch Reels, Hyde Drift Boats, ARC Fishing and a royalty tier for Holly Flies. His writing and photography can been found in several fly fishing publications. For additional information about his services please visit his website at: www.dwflyfishing.com

 

Authors:

Beau Beasley:
Healing Waters: Veterans’ Stores of Recovery in Their Own Words
Fly Fishing Virginia
Fly Fishing the Mid-Atlantic

Gary Borger:
FLY GEAR
THE ANGLER AS PREDATOR
FISHING THE FILM
LONG FLIES
NATURALS
NYMPHING
READING WATERS

Mac Brown:
Casting Angles

Tim Cammisa:
FLY TYING FOR EVERYONE

Alan Caolo:
SIGHT-FISHING FOR STRIPED BASS

Joe Cordeiro:
COLORS IN THE CURRENT (new release)
TIPS AND TECHNIQUES

Rick Crecraft:
THE MONARCH OF TALL PINES POOL

Jeff Currier:
CURRIER’S QUICK AND EASY GUIDE TO SALT WATER FLY FISHING
CURRIER’S QUICK AND EASY GUIDE TO WARMWATER FLY FISHING

George Daniel:
FLY FISHING EVOLUTION: ADVANCED STRATEGIES FOR DRY FLY, NYMPH, AND STREAMER FISHING (new release)
NYMPH FISHING NEW ANGLES, TACTICS AND TECHNIQUES
DYNAMIC NYMPHING
STRIP-SET: FLY-FISHING TECHNIQUES, TACTICS, AND PATTERNS FOR STREAMERS

Pat Dorsey:
FLY FISHING GUIDE TO THE SOUTH PLATTE RIVER
COLORADO GUIDE FLIES: PATTERNS, RIGS, AND ADVICE FROM THE STATE’S BEST ANGLERS AND GUIDES
FLY FISHING TAILWATERS: TACTICS AND PATTERNS FOR YEAR-ROUND WATERS
TYING & FISHING TAILWATER FLIES

Ed Engle:
FISHING AND TYING SMALL FLIES
FISHING SMALL FLIES
TYING SMALL FLIES
SPLITTING CANE: CONVERSATIONS WITH BAMBOO RODMAKERS
TROUT LESSONS: FREEWHEELING TACTICS AND ALTERNATIVE TECHNIQUES FOR THE DIFFICULT DAYS
FLY FISHING THE TAILWATERS

Jim Freda:
SALTWATER FISHING: A TACTICAL APPROACH
FISHING THE NEW JERSEY COAST

Sheila Hassan:
FLY CASTING: A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH
STARTING IN THE SALT: SALTWATER FLY CASTING

Mike Heck:
SPRING CREEK STRATEGIES: HATCHES, PATTERNS, AND TECHNIQUES
TYING DRY FLIES: HOW TO TIE AND FISH MUST-HAVE TROUT PATTERNS

Peter Kaminsky:
THE CATCH OF A LIFETIME (new release)
FLY FISHING FOR DUMMIES 2ND
THE FLY FISHERMAN’S GUIDE TO THE MEANING OF LIFE: WHAT A LIFETIME ON THE WATER HAS TAUGHT ME ABOUT LOVE, WORK, FOOD, SEX, AND GETTING UP EARLY
AMERICAN WATERS: FLY-FISHING JOURNEYS OF A NATIVE SON
THE MOON PULLED UP AN ACRE OF BASS: A FLYRODDER’S ODYSSEY

Scott Lowe:
THE MEND

Doug Lyons:
FLY FISHING GUIDE TO THE BATTENKILL RIVER

Landon Mayer:
LANDON MAYER’S GUIDE FLIES (new release)
HUNT FOR GIANT TROUT
COLORADO’S BEST FLY FISHING: FLIES, ACCESS, AND GUIDES’ ADVICE FOR THE STATE’S PREMIER RIVERS
HOW TO CATCH THE BIGGEST TROUT OF YOUR LIFE
SIGHT FISHING FOR TROUT
101 TROUT TIPS: A GUIDE’S SECRETS, TACTICS, AND TECHNIQUES

Josh Miller:
EURO NYMPHING TACTICS AND RIGS

Peter Nilsen:
RHODY FLY FISHING BOOK
MAX’S MAGIC FLY
FISH FOOLISHNESS, TOO!

Jason Randall:
NYMPH MASTERS: FLY FISHING SECRETS FROM EXPERT ANGLERS
FEEDING TIME: A FLY FISHER’S GUIDE TO WHAT, WHERE, AND WHEN TROUT EAT
MOVING WATER: A FLY FISHER’S GUIDE TO CURRENTS NYMPH MASTERS: FLY FISHING SECRETS FROM EXPERT ANGLERS
TROUT SENSE: A FLY FISHER’S GUIDE TO WHAT TROUT SEE, HEAR, & SMELL

Philip Rowley:
THE ORVIS GUIDE TO STILLWATER TROUT FISHING (New Release)
FLY PATTERNS FOR STILLWATERS: A STUDY OF TROUT, ENTOMOLOGY & TYING
STILLWATER SELECTIONS
STILLWATER SOLUTIONS
CONQUERING CHIRONOMIDS VOLUME 1
CONQUERING CHIRONOMIDS VOLUME II ADVANCED TACTICS

Stephen Sautner:
A CAST IN THE WOODS
FISH ON, FISH OFF
UPRIVER AND DOWNSTREAM

Christian Shane:
SALMON SURVIVOR

Mike Valla:
FF GUIDE TO NEW YORK STATE (new release)
TYING CATSKILL-STYLE DRY FLIES
FAVORITE FLIES FOR THE CATSKILLS
THE FOUNDING FLIES: 43 AMERICAN MASTERS, THEIR PATTERNS, AND INFLUENCES
TYING THE FOUNDING FLIES
TYING AND FISHING BUCKTAILS
CLASSIC STREAMER FLY BOX
THE CLASSIC DRY FLY BOX
THE CLASSIC WET FLY BOX

Jake Villwock:
SMALLMOUTH BASS FLIES TOP TO BOTTOM

Steve Woit:
FLY FISHING TREASURES: THE WORLD OF FLY FISHERS AND COLLECTING

 

 

More TBA

Fly Tiers

Dave Allbaugh: Dave was born and raised in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. He is a professional, licensed Pennsylvania guide, wet fly tier, and owner of Wet Fly Waterguides. He has been fly fishing since the early 1970’s, and has concentrated his efforts at the famed waters of Central and North Central Pennsylvania, specifically streams like; Spring Creek, Penn’s Creek, Little Juniata, Kettle Creek, and Big Pine Creek. Dave specializes in the classic art of wet fly fishing. His mission is to educate new and seasoned fly fishermen about the largely forgotten art of wet fly fishing, and to show exactly how productive wet flies can be throughout the year. Over the past 30 years, Dave has spent countless hours on the stream and at the vice, perfecting and designing highly effective wet fly patterns and customized wet fly leaders. His unique guide service is one of a very few in the country that focuses on fishing with wet flies throughout the year. Dave takes great pride in teaching his clients that this lost art of fly fishing is as effective today as in the past. He has given numerous seminars and demonstrations on wet fly fishing to local TU chapters, FFF clubs, Boy Scout troops, H.S.fly fishing clubs, and fly fishing shows. You can reach Wet Fly Wateguides at www.wetflywaterguides.com or wetflywg@gmail.com

Kevin Arculeo: Kevin’s professional guiding experience spans more than 16 years along with personal fishing skills developed since his childhood. Kevin guides north of Atlanta on Lake Sidney Lanier for striped bass and spotted bass. He has also guided on the Chattahoochee River for trout and several trout streams in North Georgia. Before guiding, He worked both full- and part-time during a three-year period at The Fish Hawk in Atlanta, Ga. — the largest privately owned fly fishing shop east of the Mississippi River. As an accomplished fly caster and instructor, Kevin is often called upon to teach fly tying and casting for adults and children. He also conducts fly fishing presentations and seminars at trade shows and organizations. Several of his flies and instruction on how to tie them have been published — including a feature article in Saltwater Fly Fishing magazine. Kevin is Professional Fly Designer for Rainy’s Flies and Supplies; his flies are available at local fly shops. Most recently, he became a guide member of the YAMAHA Marine National Fishing Team. He is currently on fishing guide programs with Hog Island Boatworks, Sage Fly Rods, RiO Fly Lines, Simms, TFO, Tibor Fly Reels, Patagonia, Smith Optics, Redington, Minn Kota, Humminbird, and Sea Hunt Boats. To see more information about Kevin, his guide service and flies go to www.kevinarculeofishing.com.

Matt Bailey: I am an avid fly fisherman and fly tyer from the New Hampshire. As far back as I can remember, I have loved fishing and the outdoors. My grandfather got me into fishing at a young age and I’ve been obsessed ever since. I am lucky enough to live in New England where I have access to beautiful freshwater and saltwater fisheries. Recently, I have become completely addicted to fishing for Striped Bass in the salt, as well as tying flies for the occasion, with strong influence from Bob Popovics. I honestly feel like I enjoy tying as much as I enjoy fishing at this point, just in different ways.

 

 

Thomas E. Baltz: A New Mexico native, Tom Baltz has been a fly tier for over 46 years, the last 32 spent among the legendary tiers and anglers of the limestone valleys of south-central Pennsylvania, near Carlisle. Tom is the only four time Pennsylvania State Fly Tying Champion and his flies have appeared in Field & Stream, Fly Fisherman Magazine, Art of Angling Journal, Eastern Fly Fishing, and American Angler magazines, the Orvis catalog (I.C.S.I Midge, MuddBugger, Hatching Nymph and Beetlenat) and the recently published book “Guide Flies”. He is a regular contributor to the Mid-Atlantic Fly Fishing Guide and appears at fly-fishing shows around the country. Tom ties for several fly shops and discriminating anglers coast to coast. His trout and Salmon flies are in the collections of the Pennsylvania State Museum (Jack Eschenmann collection), the Pennsylvania Fly Fishing Museum, Vice-President Dick Cheney, and private collectors from Europe, across the U.S., to Asia. A full time fly-fishing professional since 1974 and one of Pennsylvania’s first licensed fishing guides, Tom is an Orvis Endorsed Fly Fishing Guide who was named North East Trout Guide of the Year (2001) by Orvis. Tom is a member of the Regal Engineering (Regal Vise) Pro Staff. He and his wife Eileen live outside Boiling Springs, PA, very near Mountain Creek, the Letort, and the lovely Yellow Breeches Creek

Tim “Shorty” Bartholomew: Shorty lives in Stroudsburg Pennsylvania and has been prowling historic Brodhead Creek for over 50 years, the last 25 with a fly rod in hand. It was not long after picking up the long rod that he began tying his own flies discovering, much to his surprise, that the activity was not a way of saving money. Undeterred, he pushed on and fell in love with the time spent at the vise. He ties primarily trout flies but also dabbles in bass and panfish flies when the spirit moves him. Shorty is a member of Brodhead TU Chapter 289 and is the lead instructor for their Winter Fly Tying class. He is also a member of the Catskill Fly Tier’s Guild and can be found demonstrating his craft at various events around the Northeast. Most recently he launched his YouTube channel, “Shorty On The Fly”, with which he has enjoyed great success in a relatively short period of time. The channel features not only tying instructions, but also a series of videos involving tips and tricks designed to make everyone’s fishing and tying experience more enjoyable. Shorty looks forward to continuing to share his love of tying both in person and on his channel for the foreseeable future.

David Benoit: My father introduced me to fly-fishing at a very young age. I spent most of my youth fishing for brook trout in a stream near where I grew up in Upton, MA, with trips to Rangeley, Maine each year on family vacation. Military service and the Vietnam War interrupted my fly-fishing and it wasn’t till I moved to Southern New Hampshire in 1979 that I got reacquainted with the sport. I have fished numerous rivers, lakes and ponds in the 5 New England states, the New York Catskill rivers and the Canadian Maritimes, have been an FFF now FFI Master Certified Casting Instructor since 2002.I completed Sweetwater Travel’s Montana Guide School in 2004. Participated for many years as a New Hampshire “Let’s Go Fishing and Becoming an Outdoors Woman” Programs volunteer instructor.
In 2012, retired and spend the summer months, May to Mid October in West Yellowstone, Montana working part time in Bob Jacklin’s Fly Shop, fishing the rivers lakes and ponds in Yellowstone National Park and surrounding areas.

David “Uptown Dave” Buduen: My name is David Buduén and I live in NYC. I’ve been flyfishing and flytying for over 35 years. I love flytying because you can take new and old materials put them together to create a pattern. I’m a father of 2 kids which I love teaching them how to fly ty. In my free time if I’m not flyfishing I’m flytying. I have the best of both worlds in fishing freshwater or saltwater. Tight Lines David Buduen.

Brad Buzzi: Brad has been tying flies commercially since 2004 and is the owner of BuzFly and the current President of The Atlantic Saltwater Flyrodders. He specializes in saltwater flies for the Northeast and East Central Coast of Florida targeting primarily Stripped Bass, Bluefish, Weakfish/Sea Trout, Albacore, Snook, Redfish, Cobia and Jack Crevalle to name a few. He grew up fishing the Jersey Shore from Sandy Hook to Island Beach State park cutting his teeth on Snappers and Fluke when he was a very young boy leaning how to fish. As he grew older, he started to fish for Stripped Bass, Bluefish, Weakfish and Albacore. In the mid 80’s his fishing expanded to fishing the East Coast of Florida, especially around Melbourne and Stuart. It was during this time he discovered Snook and never looked back. This year Brad will be Air Brushing and tying Popper along with tying flies with Light Cured Acrylics and Articulated Flies. Come check out his world class Bucktails that he processes and dies.

Joe Calcavecchia: Joe is a production tier, a saltwater master fly tier, and the creator of many splendid fly patterns such as the Striper Dragon and the Bonita Bear. He has been tying commercially for the past twenty-five years for fly shops in the New England region. He is also a fly designer for Spirit River. He is a master teacher in fly tying and instructs students with a jovial manner that is always infectious to everyone in attendance. Joe has taken part in many fishing Expos where he has been presented as a premier fly tier.

Bruce Corwin: I was born and lived in Brooklyn, New York, but was fortunate enough as a youngster to spend summers in the Catskills. That is where I learned to fish and appreciate being outdoors. Those summer days were filled with discovery and education while I explored the treasures of a nearby small creek. One day during a hot July in the early 60’s, a kindly farmer offered to allow myself and a friend the chance to fish his little, stream-fed pond. He asked, “if we had ever caught a trout before?”, and instructed us to “throw back” anything we caught. He handed each of us a mysterious looking contraption that he called a “fly” to put on the end of our lines along with a small, clear bubble float. And then, leaning in and covering his mouth, the secret… “don’t bother fishing until almost dark”. Needless to say, the only thing hooked that day was yours truly! I love all types of fishing but have spent most of my adult life with a fly rod in hand. Owning a Graphic Design/Marketing and Printing Company that produces collateral and promotional materials for businesses, I found fly tying to be a natural extension of my creative side. It allowed me to stay close to fishing through the winter months. I’ve been involved in multiple fly fishing/tying groups including: The Hudson Valley Fly Fishers, Ray Bergman and East Jersey Chapters of TU, and Joan Wulff Fly Fishers. I’m a New York State Licensed Guide, and have been honored to have my flies featured in several books, as well as being profiled in the Spring 2016 issue of FlyTyer Magazine. I have demonstrated and taught fly tying at numerous fly tying events including: The Mayfly Club, Arts of the Angler Show, Fly Tier’s Rendezvous, The International Fly Tying Symposium and the Fly Fishing Show at Somerset, NJ, Lancaster, PA, Raleigh and Winston-Salem, NC. Most recently, I have demonstrated Solarez UV products as a member of their Pro Team at the 2016 ICast show in Orlando, FL. I am also a member of the Dr. Slick Pro team

Louis DiGena: Lou is on the Regal Pro-Staff fly tier and the Solarez and Ewing teams with 35-plus years of experience fly tying. Lou committed to designing patterns with the K.I.S.S. rule (Keep It Simple Stupid). He primarily targets trout, smallmouth, bluegill, and toothy predators throughout the United States.
His home waters are in the northeast, where he prefers fishing for Trout, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, and Pickerel. He enjoys tying traditional patterns and creating new flies like C.E. Crayfish (Close Enough), Tiger Baetis, and Lou’s stonefly creeper, deadly on trout and smallmouth.

Tim Flagler: Tim is the owner of Tightline Productions, L.L.C., a video production company located in Califon, NJ. Although he produces video programs over a wide range of topics, his specialty is fly fishing. Tim is a well-known fly tying instructor. His YouTube videos are some of the best in the business and his YouTube channel, practicalpatterns.com currently has over 106,000 subscribers and 33 million views. Almost every week he produces a new fly tying or “how to” video which appear not only on his YouTube channel but on Midcurrent and the Orvis News fly fishing blog as well. They’re also featured on Trout Unlimited’s national website and in the Orvis Learning Center. In addition, he has a regular column “Beginner’s Masterclass with Tim Flagler” in Fly Tyer magazine, which selected Tim as their “Fly Tyer of the Year” in their Winter 2022 issue. Many of Tim’s tying videos take the viewer well beyond just the tying of the fly and show what it looks like underwater, what natural it represents and how it can be fished.
Tim’s a fixture at the Fly Fishing Shows – giving presentations, teaching classes and often as a Featured Tier. He enjoys guiding year round for Shannon’s Fly & Tackle in Califon, NJ. and hosts annual trips to Patagonia in the spring and to the Kootenai River in MT in the summer. He’ll be hosting trips to Iceland starting in the fall of 2023.

Stan Fudala: I tied my first fly at 15 years old and have never stopped since. Started fly fishing with my dad a couple of years before and then I started tying and realized that the challenge was as fun as it was different. I kept with it ever since the beginning and over the years, I learned from anyone that would share their time with me. After becoming active with several local fishing and conservation groups I started to share my skills in fly tying with others, became a certified casting instructor and have taught fishing, casting and fly tying for close to 30 years for several groups as well as NH Fish and Game. After 50 years of tying fishing and teaching my goal is to still just keep it real and honest, after all it’s still just fishing.

Mike Heck: Mike has been fly fishing the beloved Cumberland Valley, Pennsylvania streams since boyhood. He was blessed to have been able to learn the art of fly fishing on some of the hardest and most famous spring creeks in the country. He has been doing so for over thirty years.
Mike is a graduate of Penn State University where he acquired his degree in Forestry. This degree has allowed him to become more knowledgeable about the delicate balance between foliage, insect and stream interaction, which has in turn enabled him to become a superior fly fisherman and trout guide.
Mike is the author of, “Spring Creek Strategies”, Co-Author of “Tying Dry Flies” and “Keystone Fly Fishing”. He has also had articles published in Fly Fisherman, American Angler and Fish and Fly magazines. Mike has appeared in the TV show, “Road Trip USA”, a Discovery channel show that aired across Europe.
Mike is also an innovative fly tier with several patterns credited to his name. His signature fly patterns are famous and used worldwide by all types of fly fishermen. All of these fly patterns are available through his website www.fallingsprings.com. Mike offers guiding for the Falling Springs, Big Spring, Letort, Yellow Breeches and so many other great trout streams in South Central Pennsylvania. Mike is the head trout guide for Precision Fly in Tackle based in Mt. Holly & Lancaster, PA & Beaver Creek, MD.

Shawn Holsinger: Shawn is owner and operator of Holsinger’s Guide Service has been fly fishing the streams of Western Central Pennsylvania for over 30 years.  Being blessed to be raised in the limestone rich mountains of the area, has offered many fishing opportunities in some incredibly trout-rich waters.  His home is centrally located between the famed Little Juniata and very popular Yellow Creek of Bedford County.  This area is also home to some incredible Class A wild trout water as well, which is where Shawn’s true passion is when it comes to fly fishing.
Shawn is also on the Pro Staff of his father’s business, www.holsingersflyshop.com  located in East Freedom, Pennsylvania on the banks of the Frankstown Branch of the Juniata.  Part of his work in the fly shop includes his very popular YouTube channel, Holsinger’s Fly Shop.  Between the fly shop and his YouTube channel, he has had many opportunities to fly fish in some great locations, such as, Colorado for large cutthroats, Alaska for salmon, West Virginia and Maryland for trout, and Lake Erie and Ontario for lake run steelhead, browns and salmon.

Adam Hortenberry: My Name is Adam Hortenberry, I started Fly tying 2 and a half years ago. A lot of the flies I do are mostly for warm water species but I love all aspects of tying for both Fresh & salt.
My inspirations for tying include Names like Dave Whitlock, Kelly Galloup, Blane Chocklette, Bob Popovics, Charley Craven and many more. Fly Fishing and Fishing in general have been my interests for as long as I can remember. catching bluegill on the fly on farm ponds with my grandpa is still one of my favorite memories. My purpose nowadays is to tie quality Flys for folks and get our younger generations involved in the sport and teaching folks my favorite patterns and ways to catch warm water species such as my favorite being the smallmouth Bass. I love seeing my videos inspire young folks and people who have been around alike, fishing & Fly fishing aren’t just a hobby for me it’s my life and my passion.

Joe Jackson: Joe is a professional fly tyer most known for his artistic patterns spun with deer hair, creating real masterpieces like Baby Yoda, Hummingbirds, and T-rex’s. Joe is a veteran and a retired Sergeant in the U.S. Army. Joe spends most of his time tying flies, and volunteering as an ambassador for Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing. Joe has devoted his life to his passions on the water, chasing fish and sharing his passion with those around him.

 

Ben John: Ben was introduced to fly fishing and fly tying at very young age. The sport quickly became a passion of his as he experienced the rush from bending his fly rod with a Panfish or trout. You could always find him spending time sharpening his skills while chasing after wild rainbows and native brook trout in some of the best steams in south central Pennsylvania. Shortly after college, Ben was able to volunteer with Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing. This is where he found that he enjoyed teaching the art of fly fishing and sharing his passion with others. Since then, he has grown as a fly-fishing guide and loves to provide trips that will give memories for a lifetime. Ben Is still active in working with Veteran programs and is always willing to give back to people who gave so much for this great nation. Ben offers trips for trout, smallmouth, and steelhead.

David Kolesar: David began tying flies for the trout in northeastern Pennsylvania as a kid and now ties flies for the trout and striped bass swimming the waters of New Hampshire. A member of the United Fly Tyers since the mid ‘90s David is now the current president of UFT as well as one of the club’s tying instructors. He is also a member of the New England Saltwater Fly Rodders and the Catskill Fly Tyers Guild. David has been a demonstration fly tyer at the International Fly Tying Symposium, and The Fly Fishing Show for several years and for the International Federation of Fly Fishers festivals. An IFFF certified casting instructor and David teaches fly casting and fly fishing for L. L. Bean’s Outdoor Discovery Schools and volunteers to teach fishing and fly tying for New Hampshire Fish and Game. David will be joining the New Hampshire River Guides in the coming year guiding freshwater anglers in New Hampshire.

Bob Lindquist: Bob has been fishing feathered frauds for nearly 40 years, starting as a 12 year old boy fishing Long Island’s lakes. From dabbling with stocked trout, Bob graduated to the Delaware River system and the salt waters surrounding Long Island. Bob has tied flies at national fly tying and fishing expositions for over thirty years and has been published in many fly fishing and fly tying periodicals. Having followed in the footsteps of legendary tyers like Bill Catherwood, Bob has worked extensively with deer hair designed saltwater patterns. Recent years have found him, due to a lack of time as his children were in college, pursuing simple but highly effective trout patterns. Most recently, the temptation of Spey fishing, steelhead and Atlantic Salmon have hooked Bob! Bob has recently added a love of photography to complement his fly fishing passions.

Bart Lombardo: Bart has been fly fishing and fly tying for over forty years. Although he travels the country to fish for trout and salmon and chases fish in the salt, his real passion is warm water fly fishing for bass, panfish, and other warm water species. As an endorsed fly tier for REGAL VISE, he enjoys teaching others about the art of fly tying. He regularly conducts fly tying classes for organizations like Orvis, LL Bean, and Trout Unlimited. Due to the popularity of his website Panfish On The Fly and his interest in warm water fly fishing he has been featured guest on a number of podcasts including The Warm Water Fly Fishing Podcast, Tenkara USA’s Tenkara Cast, and The Orvis Fly Fishing Podcast with Tom Rosenbauer. Bart’s primary interest in fly tying is developing new patterns to target panfish, bass, and other warm water species. He is a member of a few pro-staffs in the fly tying industry including Solarez and Ewing Hackle. His website where he shares information about warm water fly fishing is www.panfishonthefly.com, and he can be contacted via email at info@panfishonthefly.com.

Andrea and Glen Lyn Van Benschoten: Glenn and Andrea of Reel Simple Fly Fishing focus on educating people in the sport of fly fishing while having FUN! The Vans have been freshwater fly fishing northern New Jersey and the Catskill region of New York as husband and wife for almost three decades. With a professional background in education, the couple has focused much of their time instructing newbies through magazine articles, demonstrations, and lectures throughout the northeast on a sport that can seem overwhelming to a new angler. The Vans have also authored a book “Ten Flies, Simple Ties,” which gives the newbie ten basic flies that can be used on a variety of species while utilizing and reinforcing a few fundamental techniques to tie them. Glenn is a certified New Jersey educator and Andrea has served as a casting instructor and retreat leader with Casting for Recovery. Both have worked with the Hooked on Fishing, Not on Drugs program and Kids on the Fly in New Jersey.

Steve Maldonado: I am a Airline Mechanic for SOUTHWEST AIRLINES. I’m a Colorado Native and grew up fishing and hunting with my father. Went into the MARINES after High school and was Stationed in North Carolina where my Best Friends father was a Professional Bass Fisherman. My friend introduced me to Bass Fishing and it was something I excelled at and really loved to do. I incorporated it into my flyfishing. Working fot the Airline in Dallas I lived in East TX near World Famous LakeFork where I fished and competed on the BudLight and Bass Champs Trail for many years knocking on Angler of The Year several times with such brutal competition. I’ve fly fished in Alaska, Argentina, Chile, Belize, Canada, Mexico and all over the US. With Saltwater/RedFish being my favorite next to BIG BASS AND BIG TROUT on Giant Streamers. Been tying for a few years always learning and willing to share patterns and techniques with others.

Preston McQueen: I grew up fishing on the Tennessee river on our farm with my brothers every chance we got.  Mom would have to ring a big bell to get us to come eat.  I’ve been Fly fishing and tying flies for about 20 years, mostly large flies for Largemouth bass.  In addition, I really like the saltwater species we have in the local NC coast: Trout, Redfish, Cobia and traveling for LA Bull Reds, and FL/CubaTarpon.  My flies range from Clouser minnows to large EP type flies tied with material and brushes plus poppers too.  I’ve tyed at my local club and others in NC and TN.  In addition to tying and fly fishing, I designed and hand-build my line of FlyHub tying accessories.  Be sure to stop by my table to say high, talk tying and fly fishing.

Rahjeir Miles-Eubanks: This is Rahjeir who fell in love with the sport and lifestyle of Fly fishing, while attending Lock Haven University in Pa. It came as a challenge from a professor By the Name of Dr. Walsh. Who watched him catch fish from the bank of the local river the day prior. “I seen you can catch Fish but, real Men fly fish.” – Dr. Walsh stated. In response, He laughed and said,” listen ima fly fish, get sponsored to do it and be better than you.” This joking moment shifted his life forever. He continued through college earning acknowledgment/awards for Track&field and Football. Which lead him to competing professionally. At the end of his first professional season he decided to stay close to home. He wanted to be close to his daughter who was 2 years old at the time and pursue a life on the Fly. In years coming he would be offered to help pioneer an outdoor inclusion initiative to get inner-city kids of the street and into the outdoors. Alongside the living legend Joe Humphreys. Covid put a stop to this but it didn’t stop his desire to help the youth. So what does he do now? you may ask. Well when he is not on the water, he is at work or spending time with his Family. He works for a local middle School assisting kids with different learning abilities. While working there God presented an
opportunity for outdoor educational programs. He and his co founder, took a shot and pitch the program idea. Fast forward to now, where he is Blessed to share the program just concluded its inaugural term. In addition, the Fly fishing and outdoor educational program for the middle school and high school is the first of its kind in all the surrounding school districts.

Capt. Bill Murphy: Capt. Bill Murphy: * 1993-1999 Fly Tying instructor for Narragansett Chapter Trout Unlimited. * 1994 – 1999 Served on the Board of Directors Narragansett Charter Trout Unlimited * 1995 Winner of Fly Rod & Reel magazine’s Fly Tying contest. * 2001 – Present, Owner Murphy’s Fly Box / E-Z Body Products * 2003 Joined Rainy’s Fly’s Designer staff. * 2005 Fly Fishing Magazine “Tips” columnist * 2005 Featured angler in Salt Water Fly Fishing magazine for “Notable Catches”. * Featured Fly Tying instructor for The Salt Water Edge series of fly tying videos. * Director/Producer of Little Rhody Charters Fishing Videos on YouTube. * “Celebrity Fly Tyer” at “The Fly Fishing Show”. * Bill has fished in 5 countries including Mexico, Belize, Haiti and Aruba. He has caught over 31 species caught on fly to date. BILL IS ON THE FOLLOWING GUIDE PROGRAMS: * Far Banks Pro * Rainy’s Fly’s * Fishing Solutions / I FLY * Brine Fly Innovations * Regal Engineering * Nautilus Reels * Korkers * Temple Fork Outfitters * Long Cast Products / Albie Snax Captain Bill Murphy has been fishing the salt for over 20 years and has fished from Maine to North Carolina. He has also caught everything from Stripers to Bluefin Tuna on both spinning gear and fly rod. Bill is a USCG licensed 25 ton Master with Towing Endorsement. Currently, Bill is running a Sailfish 218 equipped with a 5 piece helm enclosure, Garmin 2010 GPS/Sonar, Garmin 741xs GPS/Dual frequency Chirp Sonar/Radar, Marine Radio, Baitwell, Fresh & Saltwater washdowns, Multimedia Stereo system, Front Casting Deck and plenty of rod & gear storage. This rig is a serious fishing machine! Bill is also on the Rainy’s Fly Designer staff and currently has over 15 patterns in production. Bill is regularly invited to the International Fly Tying Symposium and The Fly Fishing Show to demonstrate his tying techniques and fly patterns. Bill is also the owner of Murphy’s Fly Box / E-Z Body Products, www.e-zbody.com and Little Rhody Charters www.littlerhodycharters.com. Bill is also a regular supporter of “Kids on the Fly” youth fly tying program.

Safet Nikocevic: Self taught, hand fly tier, Safet was introduced to the wonders of fly fishing and fly tying at very young age. This began at the age of ten when he and his buddies chased roosters in the yard and hoped to get a perfect feather for a fly. He felt nothing is more fun than seeing seven inch brownies flipping and kicking. Born and raised in Montenegro (former Yugoslavia) near the finest rivers with no fishing store anywhere to be found and where hooks were real treasure. He spends his free time tying by hand and using simple materials such as grandmothers treads sheep’s wool or a chicken’s feather. He immigrated to New York City in 1993 and here he brought his fist vise Dyne-King Aristocrat #627 in a fishing store that he never saw before, Urban Angler NY, and started commercially tying for them. Safet spends free time on the finest river, East Branch in Upstate New York. Safet’s flies are very durable and productive and he is involved with fly tying demonstrations at fly fishing shows and various fly shops all over New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut. Safet continues his fly tying pursuits through participation in some of the industry’s biggest shows, such as the International Fly Tying Symposium. Safet is a very proud full time employee of the piano company Steinway and Sons where he makes flies during his lunch breaks and everybody that knows him calls him a fly maker. He is also very active and very respectful Karate Instructor in Astoria’s Dojo. Using only the highest quality materials.

Rick Nyles: Rick has been fly fishing for over 40 years and has turned his passion into a business. Rick stated a fly fishing guide service in Pennsylvania in 1999 called Sky Blue Outfitters. Sky Blue Outfitters has established itself as one of the most comprehensive guide services in Pennsylvania. Rick is also an accomplished fly tyer and is known for his simple approach of fly tying and using CDC feathers in his patterns. In 2014 Rick introduced his own wing material called UP DN TROUT. This materials follows his simple approach to fly tying and will also speed up your tying time. Rick recently placed 3rd in the 2015 Orvis Fly Tying Contest using CDC and the UP DN TROUT wing material to show off one of his “guide” flies, the Green Drake.

Michael Perechinsky: I reside in Pennsylvania and was brought up loving the outdoors. Hunting and fishing were my sports throughout my school years. I started tying and fly-fishing in 1999. In 2000 and 2001, I placed in several tying competitions in Harrisburg and Philadelphia. My passion is tarpon on the fly. I am the owner of Pflies, a small saltwater fly-tying shop that specializes in saltwater patterns for tarpon, snook, permit, bonefish. I also tie fresh water patterns for trout and bass. There is no better feeling than having someone catch on your flies you tied!

Glen Populorum: Glen is a self-employed automotive mechanic in Illinois, who grew up canoeing and fishing many different places in both Illinois and Wisconsin. His Uncle introduced him to fly fishing at an early age, and Glen has never looked back. He decided to try his hand at tying in the early 1980’s and liked it, as it allowed him the flexibility to tie different flies depending upon their use. Glen inherited his love of travel from his Grandmother and has used it well – fishing and even guiding in the Seychelles for bonefish, Mexico for tuna and sailfish, and to Columbia and Brazil for peacock bass and payara. He is always developing new patterns for his next fishing adventure.

Juraj “George” Sabol: My name is Juraj Sabol born and raised in Czechoslovakia. Came to the USA as a teenager fell in love with fishing since the language was hard to learn. At 20 enlisted in the US Navy, to help with ptsd after 4 year enlistment went to PHWFF event . On the first cast fell in love with fly fishing, later that day I started tying. I have been tying for 11 years now, specializing in streamer patterns. Living near the Jersey shore love to fly fish for striped bass however brown trout are my favorite species to fish for.

Peter Simonson: Peter has been fly tying for over 25 years, initially just creating flies needed for fishing. He enjoys tying historic streamers from the Rangeley region of Maine. Of special interest are the unnamed and other lesser-known streamer patterns of Carrie Stevens. Peter has tied at the International Fly Tying Symposium and The Fly Fishing Show for many years, as well as at smaller shows and museum events. His work was featured in Fly Tyer magazine (Autumn 2022), in We Are Fly Fishing on-line magazine (Christmas 2022), and appears at www.petersimonsonflydresser.com. Peter studied streamer tying under Mike Martinek, and credits several old-school social media sites with providing him a rich interactive learning environment for tying streamers and classic Atlantic Salmon flies. Peter is a retired signal processing systems engineer, and when he’s not tying, he enjoys fly-fishing, kayaking, and hiking. A favorite is fishing for brook trout and big land-locked salmon from pocket water and deep pools in the upper Connecticut River of New Hampshire and from the Rangeley region of Maine. Peter has two grown sons, and lives with his wife Lynne in New Hampshire, where they have been pouring money into a small farmhouse for 40 years.

Rob Spaight: Rob has lived in Lincolnshire, United Kingdom for the last 30 years and has tied at some of the largest fly-tying shows in the UK and the USA. Passionate about tying Robin is a member of the Semperfli Pro team, the founder of Fly-tying for Autism and can often be found teaching young and old the pleasure of fly-tying.
Robin was a founder member of the Lincolnshire Featherbender’s and is the current Secretary of the Lincolnshire Fly Dressers Guild Branch. Robin is co-author of Hebridean Hackled Flies for Loch Style Fishing and is currently preparing a publication on Tying flies for Autism.
Rob will be demonstrating the art of tying at several shows in 2024 including the Living Heritage shows, Lincolnshire show, Sandringham show, and Cheshire show in the UK and at the International Fly-Tying Symposium in the USA.

Mike Stewart: Mike is a custom fly tyer and instructor. He started fishing in 1959 on the Canadian border in Vermont. He is a freshwater and saltwater fly tyer / fisherman who has had the opportunity to fish in many of the most beautiful places in and outside the US. Most of his fishing has been in New England, the Atlantic states, the Gulf Coast, and West Virginia with outings to the Rocky Mountain states, Bahamas, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Alaska, and Chile. Mike has been tying since 1982 when he taught himself to tie. Through the opportunities made available by the Connecticut Fly Fishermen’s Association, he further refined his techniques such that he was confident to be a demonstration tyer, sell his flies, and ultimately teach fly tying. His bit to pass on the art to the next generation. Mike teaches fly tying out of his home in North Granby, CT and throughout New England and New York.
He is also very active with the Fly Fishers International (Life Member) where he is a past member of the FFI Board of Directors, the Fly Tying Board of Governors (currently the Secretary and Life Member), past President of the FFI Foundation Trustees and past president of the FFI North Eastern Council. Other organizations that Mike is a member include the CFFA (life member), United Fly Tyers, Catskill Fly Tyers Guild, and Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum.
Mike is on a Pro Teams such as Ewing Feather Birds, Solarez Fly Tying, Peak Fishing, and Flymen Fishing Company. He is an active demonstration fly tyer and can be found at The Fly Fishing Shows, International Fly Tying Symposium, and many other regional fly fishing shows and venues.
While he ties all types of flies, he especially enjoys classic wet flies. Not only are they a joy to behold, they harken back to our mutual fly fishing heritage, and, “Boy! do they catch fish.”

Julie Szur: I was born and raised in Bradford, Pa, a small, valley town nestled in the heart of the Allegheny National Forest. I started fishing the local trout streams with my dad at the age of five using worms, minnows, and occasionally, artificial flies. As I grew older, my love for fishing continued to grow.
During the summer months, I have been employed at the Slate Run Tackle shop in Slate Run, Pa, where I have worked as a guide on the area trout streams with Brookie, my Golden Retriever fishing partner. At the Lord Nelson Gallery in Gettysburg Pa our original print of Brookie and I are fishing on the stream is on the wall by Artist John Weiss.
It was at the tackle shop where I first met Lefty Kreh when I was eighteen. His passion for fly fishing inspired me to learn more about the sport. I immediately began reading, studying, and getting hands on casting instruction from Lefty, Ed Jaworski, Bobby Clouser, and Wanda Taylor. They have all been great mentors in my life. From them, I also began learning about entomology.
I am involved with the Brown Trout Club in Slate Run, and help with the stocking of German Brown Trout into Pine Creek’s catch and release section. I am also a past president of the Slate Run Sportsman’s Club. In that capacity, I worked with the club members doing stream cleanup in the spring, helping scouts earn their fishing badges, and conducting fly -fishing and fly -tying classes. I am with Trout Unlimited Clubs of America.
I started a women’s program teaching fly fishing to cancer survivors. I have also taught fly- fishing classes at Orchard Park High School, Boces Vo-tech School, Chautauqua Institution, and corporate groups at Holiday Valley Ski Resort, Ellicottville Women’s Weekend. I live in Ellicottville NY. I teach at home and fish in other states.
Additionally, I am working with Amidea Daniel of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission hosting and promoting adult and family programs on fly fishing, stream entomology, and fly tying. I continue to guide and teach Fly Fishing on native trout streams for trout and steelhead, carp and bass, musky. I do walk wade trips and float trips on streams and rivers, and teach casting on pounds.
My goal is to introduce Fly Fishing to others and what this amazing sport has to offer. It’s a lifetime of passion for generations to come.

Dan Thomas: I was born and raised in a small town called Carbondale located in Northeastern Pennsylvania, along the Lackawanna River and began fishing with my father at the age of three, at the various rivers, lakes, ponds, and streams that surround our area. Some of which include the Lackawaxen, Lackawanna, Susquehanna and Delaware rivers. It wasn’t until the summer of 2008 that I discovered what is now, my sheer addiction to say the least; fly fishing. It all began one afternoon, while fishing a local damn. I was rummaging through my gear when I came across a plastic container full of miscellaneous hooks, sinkers, lures, and other tackle which my father had given to me. Among these was a small cardboard box containing about 5 or 6 old dry flies. I carefully studied and admired each one in amazement. I was intrigued at the fact that someone had created these things by hand. I was reluctant at first to feed such works of art to a fish, but I had to try one out. I rigged my spinning rod with a float bubble and cast my first fly. It wasn’t but a minute later, I caught my first fish on this beautifully tied Adams. The very next day I purchased my first fly rod. For the first month or so, I purchased flies from my local Orvis dealer, as I believed I didn’t possess the patience needed to tie flies myself. It wasn’t until my father had given me an old unopened fly tying kit that he had found in his basement that I actually attempted fly tying for the first time. Now, armed with a crude rusty wing nut style vise, the obsession had begun. My current employment with the Rail Road has me traveling throughout parts of Pennsylvania, Vermont, and New York, to the Canadian border. Each year I am afforded the opportunity to fish the many great rivers along the way including, the Delaware, Hudson, Susquehanna, Battenkill, Ausable, Saranac, and Chazy, as well as Lakes George, and Champlain to name a few. I enjoy the challenge of coming up with flies for these wonderful waters and enjoy even more getting to try them out.

Kino Torres: While my fly tying hobby began 5 years ago, I have found that I love tying flies! I love using materials to perfect my own style of tying.  I try to tie as often as possible and I am constantly working to become a better Tyer. I am Prostaff to many great companies. I also love the community of fly tyers that I have met on social media, on the water and at shows. In addition to tying in my spare time I enjoy fly fishing, offshore fishing, hunting, and spending time with my girls.  

 

 

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Steven Wascher: Steven is a third generation fly tyer who has tied flies and fly fished for over 50 years. Steve was taught the craft at an early age by his father, who in turned learned from his mother. Steve learned early on that perfection to detail, proportion, and the utilization of quality materials was of utmost importance in the production of every pattern to fool the browns and wild brook trout of the Pine Creek Valley in Pennsylvania. He has taught a variety of tying classes for over twenty years and also guides. His classes varied in depth from basic trout flies to spinning deer hair bass bugs as well as Steelhead flies and Tube Flies. Over the past 10 years, Steve’s flies have be published in many books national and regional magazines. Professionally, Steve was a special education teacher and also taught summers at the New York State Department of Corrections, as well as a college level course entitled – Introduction to Fly Fishing at Jamestown Community College. Prior to obtaining a Bachelors and Master’s Degree, Steve served in the United States Army for three years as an Artillery Surveyor in West Germany. Steve works as a manufacturers sales representative in the fly fishing industry offering product lines including Abel and Ross fly reels, Scott fly rods, Korkers wading boots.

Eric Washofer: My name is Eric Washofer and I grew up fishing freshwater as well as saltwater. I lived my whole life in NJ but didn’t fish it much. The majority of my fishing was at my families vacation house on Candlewood lake in CT where I grew up catching small and largemouth bass every chance I got. Then as I got older I would travel down to my families vacation house to fish the gulf coast of Florida which I have been doing for quite a while and love. I started fly tying as what I initially thought to be a winter hobby, but it quickly turned into an addiction. I find fly tying to be a very relaxing and creative hobby where you can constantly be learning new patterns and always put your own twist on it with material selection etc.

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Note from the Director

A Note from the Director:  

I am excited to invite you to the Edison Fly Fishing Show.  This is our sixth event in Edison and we are happy to be back.  We have gained more new exhibitors over the past two years and most of our regulars are returning.  They are all excited to bring the Edison Fly Fishing Show back to the largest event in the world for fly anglers.  Some of the highlights are:

  • Convenient free parking with shuttle service.
  • New 2024 products from manufacturers.
  • Test product and vote in The Fly Fishing Show Consumer Choice Awards.
  • Lodges, resorts, exotic vacation destinations offering money-saving show specials.
  • Special programs and learning opportunities for youngsters, women, families and Scouts.
  • Casting demos and instruction with Gary Borger, Mac Brown, Cathy Beck, George Daniel, Jeff Currier, Capt. Michael Mauri and more!
  • Fly tying with Pat Dorsey, Tim Cammisa, Ed Engle, Tom Baltz, Tim Flagler, Landon Mayer, Phil Rowley, Jonny King and more!
  • Live fish art tattoos.
  • Classes with the Experts where you can get one-on-one time with the Pros
  • The International Fly Fishing Film Festival on Fri. at 6:30 featuring a stunning two+ hour program of award-winning fly-fishing films.
  • New rods, reels, lines, accessories, clothing, waders, boots, books, DVDs and anything else you may want to purchase, plus our exclusive author’s booth.
  • Conservation organizations and opportunities to volunteer for the sport you cherish.

The Edison Fly Fishing Show has been the biggest event in fly fishing for decades.  We can’t be more excited and proud to continue this legacy.  If you are a seasoned expert or new to the sport there is always something to see.  Plan on the weekend, bring your friends, and join our show family for the world’s largest fly fishing event.  The fun and educational opportunities are endless! 

– See you there. Ben Furimsky and The Fly Fishing Show Family

 

 

Tickets

Fly Fishing Show Tickets: 

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Programs, Seminars and Classes

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Featured Classes

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Seminars

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Featured Fly Tiers

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Casting Demos

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Theaters

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Author's Booth

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Special Events

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Women's Showcase Schedule

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