Ed Van Put has been an avid fly fisherman and fly tier for nearly sixty years. He has contributed fishing articles to several outdoor journals and magazines, such as The Conservationist, Trout, Fly Fisherman, Fly Rod & Reel, and the Anglers' Club Bulletin. He was a founding member of the Beamoc Chapter of Trout Unlimited, as well as a founding member of the Catskill Fly Tiers Guild. He learned to tie flies from Harry and Elsie Darbee, the noted Catskill tiers. He lives in Livingston Manor, New York.