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About John Field


John showing a striped bass he caught in the L.I Sound with Captain Michael Platt

John teaches fly casting, writes fly fishing books, articles for print and the web, gives presentations and casting demos for clubs and shows, and hosts fly-fishing travel. He has decades of experience flats fishing the Florida Keys and striped bass fishing in the Northeast. John has fished for trout extensively in the northeast, Canada, Europe, and the Rockies. John will be hosting trips in Alaska, South America, and Canada starting in 2025. See Details about upcoming hosted trips!

He is past-president of the New York City Chapter of Trout Unlimited and past president of the American Casting Association. John is an FFI (Fly Fishers International) Certified Master Casting Instructor and in 2019 received the FFI Jay Gammel Award. This award recognizes individuals who have developed instructional materials that have advanced fly casting instruction. John is also the author of two casting books.

His first casting book is titled, Fly-Casting Finesse- A Complete Guide to Improving All Aspects of Your Casting, Skyhorse Publishing, 2015. In 2018 he wrote his second book; a beginner's casting book authorized by the American Casting Association as a prequel to his advanced casting book. It is titled, ACA's Beginner's Guide to Fly Casting- Featuring the Twelve Casts You Need to Know, Skyhorse Publishing, 2018. John's latest book is titled, Fly Fishing for Trophy Striped Bass, Stackpole Books, was released in 2024. John’s feature articles have been published in Fly Fisherman Magazine, Tail Fly Fishing, Midcurrent, and several others. He has spent extensive time exploring the waters of the Northwest Territories in Canada with Canadian Sportfishing Magazine and the Amazonas in Venezuela and elsewhere, while working for Larry Dahlberg Productions. John filmed and co-produced Hunt for Big Fish, which aired on ESPN and other cable networks. John currently resides in Weston, Connecticut. Press and Book Reviews

Instruction & Presentations

John provides group and private fly-casting lessons. He also gives casting demonstrations and Powerpoint presentations to clubs and shows. Contact John for casting lessons or club programs.

John's Schedule:


2025 Presentations, Casting Demos, & Signings:

  • Nutmeg Chapter of Trout Unlimited- Feb. 18th.
  • Metropolitan Fly Fishing Club- at Urban Angler Fly Shop- Mar. 6th.
  • Long Island Fly Fishing Expo- March 8th.
  • Bayshore Saltwater Flyrodders- March 12th
  • Eldredge Bros. Fly Fishing Expo- Cape Neddick, ME March 29th
  • Long Island Flyrodders- June 3rd. Details TBA!
  • ASWF-Details TBA!
  • Atlanta Fly Fishing Club TBA!!

The Fly Fishing Show 2025

  • Pleasanton: 2/28-3/2nd TBA
  • Lancaster: 3/15-16th TBA
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Consider Supporting These Organizations:


AMERICAN SALTWATER GUIDES ASSOCIATION

The American Saltwater Guides Association was created to activate and unite guides, small business owners and like-minded anglers, and to represent them and their voice at the federal, regional and state level.

STRIPERS FOREVER

Stripers Forever, a non-profit conservation organization, seeks game fish status for wild striped bass on the Atlantic Coast in order to significantly reduce striper mortality, to provide optimum and sustainable public fishing opportunities for anglers from Maine to North Carolina, and to secure the greatest socio-economic value possible from the fishery.

BONEFISH TARPON TRUST

Mission: To conserve and restore bonefish, tarpon and permit fisheries and habitats through research, stewardship, education and advocacy.

THE HENRY'S FORK FOUNDATION

The Henry's Fork Foundation is the only organization whose sole purpose is to conserve, protect, and restore the unique fisheries, wildlife, and aesthetic qualities of the Henry's Fork and its watershed.

TROUT UNLIMITED

Trout Unlimited's mission is to conserve, protect and restore North America’s coldwater fisheries and their watersheds.

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