Ernest G. Schwiebert, Jr. was a founding member of Trout Unlimited, the Federation of Flyfishers, and Theodore Gordon Flyfishers. He wrote and illustrated many influential  books about the sport of flyfishing, including Matching the Hatch (Macmillan, 1955), Trout (Dutton, 1978), Remembrance of Rivers Past (Macmillan, 1972), Death of a Riverkeeper (Dutton, 1980), and Nymphs Volumes I and II, Revised Edition (Lyons Press, 2007).

Schwiebert was a regular contributor to magazines and newspapers including Fly Fisherman, Field & Stream, Sports Afield, Esquire, and the New York Times. His work is featured in a poster, prints, and a revised edition of Matching the Hatch from Scott & Nix, Inc. He passed away at his home in Princeton, New Jersey in 2005. He was 74.