Pat O’Reilly is an angling and wildlife author and broadcaster with over 40 years of experience in fly-fishing instruction, during which time he has personally tutored more than 8,000 individuals and fished for wild trout in over a dozen countries. As an active conservationist, he has served as an advisor to both the UK and Welsh governments on fisheries and environmental issues, and in 2003 he was awarded an MBE for services to conservation and fisheries.