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Yvon Chouinard is the founder and former owner of Patagonia. He is a world-recognized fly fishing expert. He is the author of several books, including Simple Fly Fishing: Techniques for Tenkara and Rod and Reel (Patagonia, 2016) and Let My People Go Surfing (Penguin Press, 2006, 2016, and 2025). His home waters are Jackson Hole, Wyoming and Ventura, California. Craig Mathews, with his wife, Jackie, is the owner and founder of Blue Ribbon Flies, a retail fly fishing outfitter base in West Yellowstone, Montana. Craig has authored five books on fly fishing in the western United States and Yellowstone National Park and is renowned as an expert fly fishing guide.
Mauro Mazzo is an FFF Certified Master and THCI Casting Instructor, and he writes and photographs on a regular basis for European fly fishing magazines. He has fished around the globe, from the Italian Alps to Himachal Pradesh, from Cuba to the Kola Peninsula. He lives in Milan, Italy. Samantha Aronson is an illustrator specializing in the art of fly fishing, including flies, fish, and techniques. Her work is displayed in the American Museum of Fly Fishing, and has been featured in numerous fly fishing publications. She lives in Northfield, Vermont. |
