"For me, fly-fishing is more than a hobby; instead it is a way of life, and an escape. I fly fish for many different kinds of fish, from pan fish to smallmouth, steelhead and even carp. But if I hade my choice, I'd find myself a small stream in the north country, full of brook trout sipping bugs off the surface. The sounds and the smells of streams take me away from the trials and tribulations of everyday life.

As a child, I loved to draw. Growing up in the country, my drawings would take me on adventures far away. Now, with family and work obligations, I don't get to the river as often as I would like. But once again, through art, and can find myself in another adventure on the Au Sable or Madison or wherever I choose...even a small steam in the north country...full of hungry brook trout."

Andrew Kitson lives in Northern Indiana with his wife Krista and three sons.