William Edward Schaadt (April 3, 1923 – January 17, 1995)[1] was an American artist, sign painter, collector and fly fisherman.
In his late teens, Schaadt moved with his mother to the small vacation town of Monte Rio along California's Russian River.
During the post war years along the Russian River, Schaadt built a reputation as a skilled fly fisherman.
[3] Schaadt was featured in numerous books, including Trey Combs' Steelhead Fly Fishing and Russell Chatham's collection of short stories, The Angler's Coast.
A book about him, I Know Bill Schaadt: Portrait of a Fly Fishing Legend, by Ben Taylor, was released in January 2014.