Acclaim for Fly Patterns

“Randall Kaufmann has written more definitive books on fly tying technique than anyone else in the history of the sport, period. Instructions in Fly Patterns are as clear as a freestone river, with gorgeous photography that shows every hackle fiber and barbule.”

Jack Ohman, editorial cartoonist and author of several books,
including An Inconvenient Trout

“No one has done more than Randall Kaufmann to chronicle the traditions of American fly tying and fly tying materials and techniques. We all owe Randall a ‘thank you’ for this effort and for all the others he has so skillfully done.”

Lani Waller, author of A Steelheader's Way,
River of Dreams, and several DVDs

“Fly pattern books are like cook books—you can never have too many. Randall’s lifelong experience and detailed research makes this book the one to own. I am sure you will agree. Fly Patterns is the best collection of fly recipes ever assembled.”

Jack Dennis, author of several books and DVDs,
including Tying Flies With Jack Dennis and Friends
and Western Trout Fly Tying Manual

“This is the most complete book of patterns and recipes ever assembled. It is a must for any serious fly tyer.”

Mike Lawson, author of Spring Creeks and several DVDs

“Were Joe Brooks, Ray Bergman and A. J. McClane alive, they would be greatly amused by the fly bin contents in a modern fly shop. Historians and modernists alike acknowledge contemporary fly design as imaginative, creative and eminently entertaining. Don’t expect to find any Grizzly Kings or Parmachenee Belles. Fly Patterns serves as the Kaufmanns’ add-vise for the next 50 years."

Paul Bruun, Outdoors Columnist, Jackson Hole News & Guide

“Fly Patterns is a truly sick piece of work! Only a crazed mind would consider documenting nearly 4,000 fly patterns, but Randall and Mary waded into the river and collectively hit a grand slam.”

Ralph Cutter, author of several books and DVDs, including
Fish Food: A Guide to Bugs and Bait and Sierra Trout Guide

“Randall Kaufmann is the most qualified fly fishing author to write a comprehensive modern encyclopedia of fly patterns. This is his masterpiece, the culmination of his four decades fishing, tying, and researching the flies of both freshwater and saltwater fishing. If fly tying and fishing are your passions, this is the one source book that should be within your reach.”

John Randolph, Editor, Fly Fisherman Magazine