Jerry Hubka began fly fishing on the Frying Pan River in 1966. He attended Colorado State University and majored in Art Education and earned a master’s degree in Ceramic Chemistry from the University of Northern Colorado. His 32-year career as an Art Educator and Art Department Chairman at Poudre High School in Fort Collins, Colorado and his avocation as a studio potter only allowed for brief episodes of fly fishing on Colorado Rivers. When he met longtime friend and accomplished angler Rick Takahashi, Mountain West. Jerry lives in Fort Collins, Colorado with his wife Joyce where he continues to work in the visual arts as a logo designer and commercial artist through his enjoys playing golf, pickleball, driving Porsches and traveling to US National Parks and to Italy with his wife Joyce. Jerry has written his first book Modern Midges, Tying and Fishing the World’s Most Effective Pattern with his fly-fishing partner and co-author Rick Takahashi. Jerry’s goal when writing Modern Midges was to share his knowledge of midge fishing with other fly fishermen.