A Compendium of Canadian Fly Patterns

Fly tiers know that there are always things to be learned from other fly tiers. This book helps by providing photographs and recipes for more than 1600 flies created specifically for Canadian waters. Long-serving standards like the Carey Special are here, as are more recent patterns like the Bow River Bugger, and ultra-snazzy flies like Phil Milburn's Salmonfly Adult. Fly tiers are an inquisitive lot, always trying to peak over other tiers' shoulders to see what they're up to. A Compendium of Canadian Fly Patterns shows you what Canadian tiers have been up to for the last hundred years or so. Jim McLennan, Editor at Large - Fly Fisherman, author of Fly Fishing Western Trout Streams, Trout Streams of Alberta, and Blue Ribbon Bow. A Compendium of Canadian Fly Patterns is a must have pattern book for Canadian waters. Many patterns are simple enough for beginner tiers to master while others would challenge the more experienced. For the latter, an appendix offers detailed instructions. Laid out by target species, and provincially identified, the contents are accessible. It is the next best thing to having a local guide's fly box at your disposal. Elliott Deighton is an award winning tier and instructor whose passion lies in spinning deer hair bass bugs, using synthetics, and tying salt water flies. His fly-tying articles have appeared in several publications including Ontario Out of Doors and The Canadian Fly Fisher.