Malcolm Greenhalgh studied freshwater ecology and received his PhD in estuary ecology. As a freelance researcher and writer, he has appeared on television and the radio and has taught groups of naturalists and fly-fishers throughout northern Europe how to identify aquatic plants and animals; he has also published various papers, articles and books on the subject.
Malcolm lives in the North of England and regularly fishes the rivers Hodder and Ribble.
Malcolm Greenhalgh is a fly-fisher, fly-tyer, conservationist and writer. He has fly-fished in rivers, lakes and the sea throughout Europe and North America, sought bonefish, permit and tarpon on many a tropical 'flat' and searched for toothy predators in remote Amazonian tributaries. He is author of about fifteen books on fish and fly-fishing. He has demonstrated fly-tying at many fairs, shows and conclaves and on many videos/DVDs.
Jason Smalley has been a professional photographer for over 20 years, specialising on wildlife, countryside and gardens. His photographs appear in a wide range of magazines and journals, including The Field, Country Life, BBC Wildlife and Reader's Digest. He also photographs all the flies appearing in the magazine Fly-Fishing & Fly-Tying.
