Charles Meck

Charlie, an author, innovator, and fly designer of national importance was born and raised in Schuylkill Haven, a small town in rural eastern Pennsylvania where his fervor for fly fishing commenced upon catching a nine-inch brookie.

 After honorably serving his country in the Korean conflict, he received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology from Penn State, then his Master of Administration from the University of Scranton.  Charlie taught at Penn State in Continuing Education for over 25 years taking early retirement after completing his first book “Meeting and Fishing the Hatches”.  

 He was a kind, humble, unpretentious, and generous person teaching and inspiring thousands of anglers through his many books, articles, videos, macro aquatic insect photography, and classes.  His “Pennsylvania Trout Streams and their Hatches” became the ultimate guidebook for his home state, selling over 100,000 copies.  

After reading a fisheries biologist’s report about trout being attracted to the color blue, he experimented soon creating his most well-known fly, The Patriot. This extremely effective red, white, and blue dry fly has become one of the best-selling attractor patterns across the nation.

He was a member of the Outdoor Writers Association and PA Outdoor Writers Associations when inducted into the Pennsylvania Fly Fishing Hall of Fame, joining many of luminaries such as George Harvey, Joe Humphries and Charlie Fox.

Charlie was an elite practitioner, promotor, writer, teacher, and amateur entomologist.