Jerry Darkes has been a fixture in the fly-fishing industry for nearly 30 years. From his home base in the middle of the Great Lakes, Darkes fishes an assortment of area waters and also travels extensively.He has over 5 decades of fly-fishing experience in both fresh and saltwater and has worked as a guide, instructor, and product representative. These days Darkes focuses on sharing his fly-fishing knowledge and experience.He has had dozens of magazine articles and two books published, with a third book on the way.