Angler of the Year: Bruce Richards

He's the most influential fly fisherman most anglers have never heard of

Bruce Richards is successful enough that, if he so desired, he could tool around his hometown of Midland, Michigan, in a $50,000, suped-up, eye-popping Powerstroke diesel. Instead, he makes do with a battered 1995 Toyota pickup truck that has 180,000 miles on the odometer and a slew of dents and scratches complementing its sidewalls. Of his cherished truck Richards says, "It's a little beat up on the outside, but mechanically it's sound. When you fish on the Upper Peninsula you are going to rub a truck when you need to push into a good spot. Read more – offline – from the current issue; subscribe to FRR.