Jon Osborne grew up in Holland fishing with his father on Lake Macatawa. Fly Fishing has grown to be his passion and he has written 4 books about various aspects of Fly Fishing. He started writing 12 years ago. Jon has worked for Holland Public Safety for 26 years and now does recruiting and training for the department.

 

He started his talk by defining passion. Passion is something that keeps you awake and makes you get up early. It is typically different than what you do to make a living, but not always. People who can articulate their passions generally know themselves well.

 

Jon is fascinated with Trout and loves to observe them. He releases the fish that he catches. He says that fishing is communal and teaches patience. Off-season he ties flies from all-natural materials.