The 2014 Izaak Walton Award Honoring Ed Jaworowski

About the Honoree

Ed Jaworowski is an international fly-fishing authority whom Lefty Kreh has called “the best teacher of fly casting I have ever known.” He is currently writing his fifth book, has served as editorial consultant for another, and is working on a casting DVD in conjunction with Kreh. Ed’s books and hundreds of articles, appearing in more than 20 different periodicals, have been published in the US, England, Spain, Norway, Belgium, Germany, Hungary, Italy, and Japan. He is also a widely published photographer and has served as consultant to several large fly tackle manufacturers. He currently works as a consultant/advisor to Temple Fork Outfitters (Springbrook Trading Ltd.), testing and assisting with the design of rods and other products. In 2005, he retired from Villanova University where, as a Classical Studies professor and department chairman, he taught Latin and Greek literature and Roman history for more than 40 years.

Highlights of the Night

On November 13, the American Museum of Fly Fishing honored Ed Jaworowski with the inaugural Izaak Walton Award at the Merion Cricket Club in Haverford, Pennsylvania. The museum established the Izaak Walton Award in 2014 to honor and celebrate individuals who live by the Compleat Angler philosophy. Their passion for the sport of fly fishing and involvement in their angling community provides inspiration for others and promotes the legacy of leadership for future generations.

Jaworowski is an international fly-fishing authority whom Lefty Kreh has called “the best teacher of fly casting I have ever known.” He is writing his fifth book, has served as editorial consultant for another, and is working on a casting DVD in conjunction with Kreh. Jaworowski’s books and hundreds of articles, appearing in more than twenty different periodicals, have been published in the United States, England, Spain, Norway, Belgium, Germany, Hungary, Italy, and Japan. He is also a widely published photographer and has served as consultant to several large fly-tackle manufacturers. Jaworowski currently works as a consultant/advisor to Temple Fork Outfitters (Springbrook Trading Ltd.), testing and assisting with the design of rods and other products. In 2005, he retired from Villanova University, where, as a classical studies professor and department chair, he taught Latin and Greek literature and Roman history for more than forty years.

This award celebration would not have been possible without the support of event Chair Bob Moser and event committee members Chuck Cutshall, Darrell DeMoss, Bill Grim, Jamie Holt, Ted Leisenring, and Jeff Vincent.

We would like to thank Senior Vice President Sam Freeman from Freeman’s auction house for donating his services and making the auction a great success! Also appreciated are those who supported and donated items for the live and silent auction: Jack Pittard with Bone Ami, Dennis W. Menscer of Little River Rods, Susan Richards, Mark Susinno, Umpqua, Gordon Allen, Jim Heckman, Gloria Jordan, Beau Thebault of Vermont Paddleboard Outfitters, Pennsylvania Paragliding, Luther Hall, George Van Hook, John Swan, Pearl Street Slate, Temple Fork Outfitters, Darrell DeMoss, Chuck Cutshall, Bob Moser, Jamie Holt, Yards Brewing Company, Ron Lasko, Ted Simroe, Ed Jaworowski, Eleanore Hayes of LunaMoth Designs, and Kharlovka Company Limited.