Lefty Kreh, one of the pre-eminent sport fishermen of his time, died on Wednesday at his home in Cockeysville, Md., north of Baltimore. He was 93. His granddaughter Sammantha Aus said the cause was congestive heart failure. For a half century, Mr. Kreh, a globe-trotting fisherman, journalist and author, was a colorful and highly […]
The 92-year-old gear innovator, guide, and teacher has fished with everyone from Ernest Hemingway to Tom Brokaw to Yvon Chouinard to Fidel Castro. The sport of American fly-fishing has two hours of screen time to thank for its resurgence at the turn of the 21st century: the film A River Runs Through It. The 1992 […]
Protecting your home waters starts with you. A Flymen short film featuring Lefty Kreh and Walt Cary chronicling the rise and fall of a legendary fishery in Coastal Virginia. Back Bay premiered at an official showing at the Virginia Fly Fishing & Wine Festival (VFFWF) and is now available for viewing online. Flymen Fishing Company […]
Back Bay, featuring Lefty Kreh and Walt Cary, is a Flymen short film recounting the tragic loss of a legendary fishery in Virginia and its stunning comeback. Back Bay will premiere January 13, 2018 at an official showing at the Virginia Fly Fishing & Wine Festival (VFFWF) After-Party and will be released online. About […]
2018 Lefty Kreh’s Tie Fest ‘bigger, better’. The 2018 version of Lefty Kreh’s Tie Fest, scheduled for Feb. 24-25 in Annapolis, is expanding both in length and content with a number of workshop sessions in addition to tying and casting demonstrations. “With these changes Lefty Kreh’s Tie Fest, now in its 18th year, is establishing […]
Atlanta is the heart of the south, home of the Braves, the Falcons, the Hawks, and fly-fishing in the southeast quadrant of the United States… fly-fishing? In Georgia? Forget what you knew – or thought you knew – about Georgia and the sport of fly-fishing and consider that Atlanta and nearby communities support four competing […]
Fly fishing legend Left Kreh introduces the proper technique of a cast, before going into his four principles of fly casting.