Pocket Guide to the Food Organisms of Trout & Their Imitation
The angling adventures of Ron Cordes have taken him literally around the world from the wilds of Alaska and Africa, to the jungles of Nepal, to Lapland in the far northern hemisphere, and to the rain forests of New Zealand in the southern hemisphere. He has been on the editorial staff of both Fly Fisherman Magazine and Fly Fishing Heritage magazine and has published and lectured worldwide. In addition to his magazine productivity, Ron conceptualized and co-authored what many have touted as the finest book written in the US on fly-fishing lakes called 'Lake Fishing With A Fly'. This book, co-authored with Randall Kaufmann, has been in print for over 20 years. Two other books authored by Ron include 'Fly Fishing For Backpackers' and 'Backpacking for Fly Fisherman'. When he first created the Pocket Guide concept, Ron asked his good friend Gary LaFontaine, now deceased, to work with him in developing a series of guides on fly fishing. Their efforts led not only to the current series of thirteen volumes on fly fishing, but to many others in areas that could also benefit from this unique idea. Ron’'s public service activities are also unusually broad. He’'s currently on the board of directors of the Teton Regional Land Trust in Driggs, Idaho, as well as on the board of directors of the national Trumpeter Swan Society. In the world of fly fishing he is one of the national vice presidents for the Federation of Fly Fishers. He is a life member of the Federation as well as Trout Unlimited. As one might by now expect, his professional activities are extraordinarily broad ranging as well. He has a PhD in chemical engineering and a JD in law, both from the University of California at Berkeley. He has worked in research and development for Exxon; as a lawyer, a project manager, a program manager, and an organizational manager for the US Department of Energy’'s Idaho National Engineering Laboratory; as a scientific advisor to the Government of Iran'’s Department of Environmental Conservation; as a trial attorney; and as an entrepreneur. Ron is currently focusing his efforts on the development of a revolutionary new way to make ultrafine metal and ceramic powders, including titanium powder. Ron and his wife, Betty, reside in southeast Idaho.