Phil Rowley is the most highly respected authority on Stillwater trout fishing in North America. He does seminars, writes magazine articles, and gives presentations often throughout the year. He is also very active in Trout Unlimited Canada and is a regular host for The New Fly Fisher TV show (PBS, WFN, and soon to be on Amazon Prime). He lives in Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada.

Tom Rosenbauer has been a fly fisher for four decades, and was tying flies commercially at age fourteen. He is the author of numerous books, as well as countless articles for American Angler, Outdoor Life, Field & Stream, and other periodicals. He is a marketing manager with the Orvis Company in Manchester, Vermont, and lives in nearby Pawlet.