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Roderick Haig-Brown played an important role in the lives of
many North American fly fishers. His influences on me in
particular and deep and far reaching and I consider him to be
the fishing father I never had. He said that for a common
property resource to flourish it required stewardship from a
dedicated body of anglers. I became involved in the early
1970s and nearly four decades later I continue volunteering my
time on behalf of fish and their habitat. He influenced me in
my choice of tackle, and of course he was the main influence
that directed me into pursuing steelhead and other BC game
fish with a fly. He awakened my interest in fly fishing
literature and my library reflects Haig-Brown’s influence in
so many ways, from my collection of Haig-Brown books, to many
others that he suggests in some of his writings. He too
awakened my appreciation fine press books and my library with
it select limited editions is a reflection of that
influence.
The first edition of Fly
Patterns of British Columbia contained about 50 references
to Roderick Haig-Brown and through those references, one can
see how important he is to BC’s fly-fishing history. Not only
does the book highlight Roderick Haig-Brown--the book contains
all his flies and the flies of his contemporary fly fishing
friends of the day such as the ardent angler artist, Tommy
Brayshaw; Haig-Brown’s steelhead fly fishing mentor, General
Noel Money; and the famous Kamloops trout fly fishermen, Bill
Nation.
Fly Patterns of British Columbia
Art Lingren - 2008
Frank Amato Publications
$29.95 US
Contact
art.lingren@telus.net to purchase a copy |
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British Columbia is a land rich in fly fishing opportunities
from those for the trout of its famed lakes on the Interior
plateau, the wild and large free-rising summer run steelhead
of the Dean and Skeena River systems and the Pacific salmon
that roam the coastal waters and many rivers. Even before
British Columbia became a Canadian province in 1871, for
nearly 150 years, fly fishers have sought out its game fish.
With this diversity of fly
fishing opportunities British Columbia has become a land
rich in fly tying talent as is evident from the flies by the
60 or so fly tiers who have contributed flies to this work.
This book is a testament to that fly tying talent. As well
as a detailed list of components, full-frame photographs
illustrate each fly and narratives follow each fly’s recipe.
Some narratives are concise while others relate the
contributor’s thought on the fly’s development and often
include hints about why the fly is an excellent fish
catcher, or maybe how to fish the fly effectively.
If you are a novice or
expert Interior stillwater trout, summer- or winter-run
steelhead, sea-run or Westslope cutthroat, or salmon fly
fisher, this book has something for you. Whether you are
searching for that hot wet and dry flies for trout or
steelhead or the bucktail or other smaller baitfish
imitation for cutthroat or Pacific salmon you will find it
in this book. As you roam through the colourful pages, you
will gleam hints on tying and fishing the fly properly.
However, the best part is attaching a new fly to your line
and experiencing the thrill of adventure as you cast it into
or onto stillwaters for the famous rainbow trout, a river
for the mighty summer-run steelhead or in coastal streams,
estuaries or along the saltwater beaches for sea-run
cutthroat or the scrappy coho, pink, chum, sockeye or the
mighty Chinook and feel or see the take, set the hook and
have fish on!
Contemporary Fly Patterns of British Columbia
Art Lingren - 2008
Frank Amato Publications
$25 US softcover, $35 US hardcover |
