Mirko Dalmonte Martelli is a certified E.U.F.F. and E.C.F.S. instructor, an E.U.F.F. and H2O fishing guide, founder of WildFly.it and a technical author. He is a leading figure in modern fly fishing in Italy. He combines teaching and ecological research with extensive field experience as a certified scuba diver, caving operator and survival expert in hostile environments (CSEN-CONI). This multidisciplinary approach ensures safety and a deep understanding of nature. Through WildFly.it and his courses at Lago BigFish in Bologna, he promotes ethical fly fishing based on Catch & Release and barbless hooks to protect freshwater biodiversity. He created the “Three-Step Method” (Observation, Identification, Imitation), which makes applied river entomology simple. He is the author of Technical Manual of Modern Nymph Fishing, River Insects and Technical Manual of Dry Fly Fishing. He has written for Fly Line, Confluenze and La Pesca a Mosca e Spinning, and starred in Passione Artificiale on Sky TV. Every year he runs beginner fly fishing and stream fishing courses in the province of Bologna, turning aquatic biology into a practical tool for every angler.