John Derek Leavitt at the tying bench, Madison River beyond
An illustrated portrait of John Derek Leavitt, painted against Madison River

John Derek Leavitt

@jderekleavitt

Classic featherwing salmon flies, tied the old way — Madison River

12 years at the vise, most of them within reach of Madison River. On the water, a sight-fisher who spends more of the day looking than casting.

Home water
Madison River
Region
Southwest Montana
At the vise
12 years
Waits all year for
Caddis

56 creations

At the vise

John Derek Leavitt’s journey

1 of 12 earned

  1. At the viseEarned
  2. On the water1 more remix of your work
  3. The workFollows “On the water”
  4. Paying it forwardRemix somebody else's work — not open yet0 of 1 already — Tracked already (counts.remixesMade), but no fourth scene has been designed and nothing paints one yet.
  5. KeptHave a creation saved into someone else's collection — not open yetSaves are counted per creation (counts.saves on the creation itself), never summed to the creator who made it — this rung needs a new counter before it needs any art.
  6. Your own shelfStart a collection of your own — not open yetCollections are stored per creator, but nothing sums how many any one creator has made — a query away, not built.
  7. Into the DerbyHave a creation enter a Derby — not open yetThe Derby counts entries against one day's board, not against a creator over time — reaching this rung needs a lifetime tally nothing keeps yet.
  8. On the podiumTake a podium spot in the Derby — not open yetSame gap as the rung below it, one rung deeper: a podium is recorded against one day's board and never rolled up to the creator who won it.
  9. Many handsUse three different AI tools — not open yetWhich feature made a creation is stored (Creation.source), but nothing counts how many DIFFERENT ones a creator has used.
  10. Jack of all tradesPublish across three different kinds — not open yetSame shape as the rung above it: the fact is on every creation, but nobody has ever summed it per creator.
  11. Noticed againHave three of your creations remixed — not open yet0 of 3 already — Tracked already (counts.remixesReceived) — a harder tier of On the water, waiting on the same population problem docs/PROFILE-STAGE.md names for that rung, plus a scene nothing has designed.
  12. A season's workPublish twenty-five creations — not open yet25 of 25 already — Tracked already (counts.creations) — the portfolio capstone, reserved for the same reason every rung past three is: no scene has been designed for it and nothing triggers one.
White Cream Ale — a river beer by John Derek Leavittmaterials
Frying Pan Hazy Pale Ale — a river beer by John Derek Leavittmaterials
Bighorn Czech Pilsner — a river beer by John Derek Leavittmaterials
Green Irish Red Ale — a river beer by John Derek Leavittmaterials
South Platte West Coast IPA — a river beer by John Derek Leavittmaterials
Henry's Fork Kölsch — a river beer by John Derek Leavittmaterials
Yellowstone Foam Salmonfly — a fly pattern by John Derek Leavittrecipe
White Elk Hair Caddis — a fly pattern by John Derek Leavittrecipe
Frying Pan Mysis Shrimp — a fly pattern by John Derek Leavittrecipe
West Branch Green Drake Dun — a fly pattern by John Derek Leavittrecipe
Bighorn Trico Spinner — a fly pattern by John Derek Leavittrecipe
South Platte Trico Spinner — a fly pattern by John Derek Leavittrecipe
Yellowstone cutthroat trout Trucker — a trucker hat by John Derek Leavitt
White Brown trout Trucker — a trucker hat by John Derek Leavitt
Deschutes rainbow trout Trucker — a trucker hat by John Derek Leavitt
Frying Pan Rainbow trout Trucker — a trucker hat by John Derek Leavitt
West Branch Brown trout Trucker — a trucker hat by John Derek Leavitt
Green Rainbow trout Trucker — a trucker hat by John Derek Leavitt
South Platte Rainbow trout Trucker — a trucker hat by John Derek Leavitt
Henry's Fork Rainbow trout Trucker — a trucker hat by John Derek Leavitt
Madison Rainbow trout Trucker — a trucker hat by John Derek Leavitt
Deschutes Elk Hair Caddis — a fly pattern by John Derek Leavittrecipe
Green Foam Cicada — a fly pattern by John Derek Leavittrecipe
Henry's Fork PMD Comparadun — a fly pattern by John Derek Leavittrecipe

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