Rich Rousseau is an award-winning woodcarver who won first place at the World Champion Fish Carving Contest two years in a row. He has won numerous awards from Ducks Unlimited and Trout Unlimited for the amount of funds raised by the auction of his carvings for the organizations. The designs included in this book are original. In his own words, Rich says they were 'thrown in the water, bitten, used, abused and refined until they were perfected.” He resides in Northern Michigan, which is known for its lure making and fishing heritage.