Jen Ripple was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan and lives in Dover, Tennessee.  She is Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of the international fly fishing lifestyle magazine, DUN Magazine, growing to a […]

Donald Wayne Kirk grew up being taught basic fishing and camping skills by his father, Arnold Kirk. Most of his summers were spent camping in the mountains. His father and […]

Jimmy Jacobs was born in Atlanta, Georgia and lives in Marietta, Georgia. He is a member of the Georgia Outdoor Writers Association Hall of Fame and recipient of numerous state […]

Jim Dean (1940-2017) was born in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia and lived in Raleigh, North Carolina for much of his adult life. He began fly fishing with Lefty Kreh while stationed […]

Jim Casada is a son of the Smokies who was born in Sylva but grew up and cut his sporting teeth in Bryson City, NC. He lives in Rock Hill, […]

Joe Brooks (1901-1972 posthumous) from Port Deposit, Maryland is often called “the world’s best and greatest fly fisherman.” As a close friend to Joe, Lefty Kreh’s foreword to Joe Brooks […]