Morgan Lyle is the author of Simple Flies: 52 Easy-to-Tie Patterns That Catch Fish. He has written dozens of articles for American Angler, Fly Tyer, The Drake, Trout and other magazines, and his writing has appeared in The New York Times and Newsday. Morgan has written the On The Fly column for the New York Outdoor News since the paper's inception in 2004 and serves as the master of ceremonies for the Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Morgan does most of his fishing in fresh and saltwater in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.