Jeff Deitrich is the author of the foremost book for spinner fishing in streams, Spinner Fishing for Trout. He has two other books in print—Our Paradise, a collection of nostalgic short stories that relate the life lessons he discovered while learning how to fish with his father and friends, and The Penn State Experience, a guide for new Penn State students in their first year. He has authored more than a dozen trout fishing articles in Pennsylvania, New York and Michigan outdoor magazines.

Jeff is the founder of the premier non-fly fishing guide service for trout in Pennsylvania, Trout Guides of Central Pennsylvania. He is also the founder of an idea that he hopes to make a reality—Pa.T.C.H., the Pennsylvania Trout Conservancy and Hatcheries. Pa.T.C.H. is an idea to help Pennsylvania reclaim its polluted trout waters.

In 2004, he launched a new poster featuring photographs of the top 20 trout streams in Pennsylvania. The Trout Streams of Pennsylvania Photo Series was shot to look into the water of Pennsylvnia's streams to show their character and depth. The series was also designed to provide exceptional depth of field in the background with stop action on the water. You will find no misty waters or rivers of fog in Deitrich's work.

Jeff enjoys watching and moreso playing almost all sports/outdoor activities. He is an avid Penn State fan who has participated extensively in Penn State alumni groups since his graduation with a degree in Mass Communications in 1989. He hosts two annual parties at his home, Il Pescatore, one in January and an extended party for the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts in State College, Pa. in July. He is exceptionally generous and hospitable. Further, he enjoys philosophy and is working toward publishing his own novels and essays. His ultimate personal goal outside of fishing is to become a novelist.