"Give me trout, give me trout water, and I inherit the most beautiful country on earth." ~ Rich Osthoff, author of Fly Fishing the Rocky Mountain Backcountry

Rich Osthoff is a professional fly tier and angling writer who has fished and hiked in the Rocky Mountain backcountry 20-some years.

"Rich is not a casual hiker who has simply compiled an anthology of backcountry information from other sources. He's the genuine article who has tramped the miles and who writes from an in-depth understanding of how the system works and why. If you ever plan to get more than a few hunderd yards beyond the well-trampled byways of the Rockies, buy this book and memorize it!" ~ Gary Borger, author of Nymphing and Naturals