Darrel Martin is a retired professor of Old and Middle English as well as a devoted angler who has fished in over twenty countries across the globe. He has written several books on the subject, including The Fly-Fisher's Companion, The Fly Fisher's Illustrated Dictionary, Micropatterns, and Fly-Tying Methods, and has led educational programs on tying and casting all over the world. He resides in Tacoma, Washington.