Fly tiers know there are always things to be learned from other tiers. This
book helps by providing photographs and recipes for more than 1,600 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 peek over other tiers'
shoulders to see what they're up to. It 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.
www.mclennanflyfishing.com

A must-have pattern book for Canadian waters. Many patterns are simple
enough for beginners 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 who writes for
several publications.

This will certainly generate excitement with all fly fishers and tiers,
whether beginners or seasoned veterans. Jones and Marriner have done an
incredible job in assembling well over a thousand fly patterns that were
originally designed for fishing Canadian waters. Patterns for almost every
fish species sought in fresh or saltwater, from the Pacific to Atlantic
coasts, are presented in full colour and with accompanying recipes. Patterns
using more specialized techniques are covered in detail within a special
appendix. The vast diversity of patterns will also provide innovative tiers
unlimited ideas for improving their own creations. This is a must-have book!

-- Brian Chan, a columnist for Fly Fishing & Tying Journal and The Canadian Fly
Fisher, has produced numerous videos and authored or co-authored several
books.

Rounding up alley cats with a leaf blower would have been much easier than
putting this book together, yet the authors did one heck of a job... on the
book, not the cats. I have absolutely no hesitation, doubts or qualms about
recommending this book as it's spot-on. Every fly fisher should own a copy
because it's simply that good, plus the flies are productive.

-- Ian Colin James is a professional fly tier, guide, and author of Fumbling
with a Flyrod.

In angling, experience is everything. It can neither be contrived nor
rushed. Indeed, it can only be gathered by an investment of thousands of
hours astream and at the fly-tying vise. To invest time away from the stream
in order to proffer the benefits of such experience to complete strangers
has become the stock in trade of Marriner and Jones. It is a most generous
gesture. Featuring 1,600+ patterns from 300+ tiers, this national effort is
unique in the literature of fly fishing and deserves a place in every fly
fisher's home.

-- Jim Gourlay is the publisher and editor of Eastern Woods & Waters and
Saltscapes magazines.

Many patterns covered are unique, designed for Canadian waters, but tested
and found effective throughout the world. These recipes should be part of
the library of every fly tier, no matter where they live. Their greatest
value is revealed when the revenues generated from book sales are used to
further fly fishing prospects for youth and conservation issues throughout
the country.

-- Bob Sheedy, author of Bob Sheedy's Top Fifty Stillwater Fly Patterns and Bob
Sheedy's Lake Fly Fishing Strategies.