Six Salmon Rivers is not just for anglers. It is a classic of Canadian life--a luminous account of the author's lifelong love affair with the rivers of New Brunswick and their wilderness landscapes. It is a treasure trove of tales told by old-time guides and real-life stories about backwoods eccentrics, early explorers, and fellow sportsmen.

George Frederick Clarke was a man of broad and passionate interests--writer, archaeologist, environmentalist and lifelong angler. Six Salmon Rivers--and Another is full of thrilling stories of salmon caught and salmon lost on...