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Thursday, March 22, 2018

Weekly Fishing Report

Photo of Lefty Kreh by John BildahlMost everyone in the fishing community has heard the news by now: an iconic figure has passed to what he referred to his “spirit spring.”

The world will not be the same without Lefty Kreh, the Maryland hometown boy who shook up the fly-fishing world like nobody else ever has or possibly ever will. Lefty was one of kindest guys you could ever meet, with a heart of gold and a country-boy sense of humor that never left him throughout his life.

Last Sunday as I sat at Tampa airport waiting for a flight back to Maryland, I could not help but reflect on my last private time with Lefty several years ago.

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2 comments:

  1. Starting in the 60's I couldn't wait to read articles written by Lefty Kreh and Joe Brooks in the fishing and outdoor magazines as well as the TV show 'American Sportsman'.
    They were avid conservationists who promoted catch and release.

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