A General Survey of Fly Fishing Techniques & Tactics In Fresh and Saltwater (Lefty's Little Library of Fly Fishing)

Odysseus Editions, 1993. Like New/No Dustjacket as Issued. With chapters on preparing to fish, approaching the fish, fly line, leader, tippet, and fly selection, presentation and retrieving tactics, striking the fish, fighting the fish, landing and releasing, and more. Lefty's Little Library of Fly Fishing was issued by Odysseus Editions, Birmingham, Alabama, between 1991 and 1998. It comprised 25 volumes by Lefty Kreh and other angling authors on a variety of fishing related subjects. The books in the series follow a uniform design and are easily recognizable--Binding: 88 pt. sea gray buckram covered boards. Color illustrated title label on front board. Gilt title on spine. 5 1/4” x 7 3/4”. 80 pound stock, Smyth sewn. Bernard "Lefty" Kreh (February 26, 1925 March 14, 2018) was an American fly fisherman, photographer and fly casting instructor. Kreh is most known for being one of the pioneers of saltwater fly fishing and his book, Fly Fishing in Salt Water, is considered the seminal volume on the subject. Kreh received the prestigious "Lifetime Achievement Award" by the American Sportfishing Association, has been honored with the "Lifetime Contribution Award" by the North American Fly Tackle Trade Association, and is also in the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame. In 1997 he was named "Angler of the Year" by Fly Rod and Reel Magazine. In 2003 Kreh was inducted to the International Game Fish Association Hall of Fame. Kreh has served a number of years as Senior Advisor to Trout Unlimited, the Federation of Fly Fishers. Lefty was inducted with Mac Brown in the category of recreation into the Fly Fishing Museum of Southern Appalachia Hall of Fame in 2018.