We would like to thank the Orvis Company, Leigh Perkins, Perk Perkins, and Tom Rosenbauer for allowing us to do this under the Orvis brand umbrella which we value highly. We would like to thank Scott McEnaney and Tom Evenson of the Orvis Sporting Traditions division for helping us contact and work with the lodges in this endeavor.
Our sincere thanks to Thomas Nelson Publishers for believing in this project and agreeing to take it on. Thanks to Band-F Ltd. for helping create the book and f-Stop Fitzgerald and Bruce Curtis for all their work photographing and assembling the book.
In particular, we would like to thank Mie Kingsley who coordinated all of our efforts and without whom this book would have never come together.
Finally we would most like to thank the lodges for their participation and for the wonderful services they provide to all of us who love and respect the great sporting traditions of this country.
We would like to thank the authors Jim Lepage and Paul Fersen for allowing us to collaborate on this project.
We wish to thank all the lodges for joining in our adventure, and their hospitality and cooperation while we asked thousands of questions trying to get the recipes right. While there are too many to thank individually, key individuals at several of the lodges include: Ben Turpin and Mike Ramos at Pocono Manor Lodge, Kay Maghan at Nemacolin, Damon Newpher and Charles Zeran at Glendorn, Carol Wightman at The Marquesa, Alexandra and Michelle Hanten at Morrisons, Lannie Johnson at Oasis Springs, Amanda Dunn at Triple Creek, and Cynthia Gose at Dos Angeles.
Thanks to Bill Pekala and Melissa DeBartolo of Nikon Professional Services, and Jon LaCorte of Nikon Sport Optics, for allowing us the use of lenses, 35mm and compact cameras, scopes, and binoculars.
Thanks to Visit Florida, the state tourism agency, especially Paul Kayemba and Cassie Henderson. For great help photographing fly fishing in Florida, thanks to Capt. Mark Ward of Everglades Angler, Capt. Bruce Hitchcock in Chokoloskee, FL, Capt. Dan Malzone, Capt. Ralph Allen, and Capt. Les Hill.
While shooting in Florida, generous accommodations were granted by Best Western Waterfront, Fishermen’s Village, Harbor Pointe Condominium Resort, and Palm Island Resort. Additional accommodations were provided by Rob DeCastro and Jane Watkins, of the Lemon Tree Inn, Naples; Sasha Hlozek at the famous Cheeca Lodge in Islamorada; the Spring Hill Suites in Tampa; the Innisbrook Resort & Golf Club in Palm Harbor; and Cathleen Casper at Key West’s magnificent Casa Marina Resort.
There are many local and state tourism agencies that were extremely helpful in creating this book: Bill AuCoin of AuCoin Associates Inc., in St. Petersburg / Clearwater; James Raulerson of St. Petersburg/Clearwater Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB); Lisa Humphrey, Public Relations (PR) Representative for the Tampa Bay CVB; Josie Gulliksen from Newman PR; Milt Adams from the Paul Smiths Adirondack Park Visitor Interpretive Center; Jonell Moodys, PR & Communications Manager of Naples, Marco Island, Everglades CVB; Everglades National Park; Big Cypress National Preserve.
Special thanks to Airtran for truly excellent airline transportation.
Thanks to Andy Flynn, Senior Public Information Specialist; and Lydia Wright, Adirondack Park Naturalist at the New York State Adirondack Park Agency Visitor Interpretive Center at Paul Smiths. And to Margaret Marchuk, Director of Media Relations, Lake Placid Essex County Visitors Bureau.
Special thanks to Judith,Weston, and Genni for watching the waters with us; David Perry, Teal Hutton, Jason Cring, and Robin Dana for their great work designing and producing this book.