Frank Briggs Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 I just saw on Facebook that Lefty Kreh has passed away! Is this true if so very sad day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forrest Miller Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 I was just signing on to share this. What an icon in the fly fishing world. The TFO booth will not be the same without him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich mc Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 i have meet him twice. there was never a better ambassador for fly fishing than him. i am going to introduce 10 anglers to fly fishing this year as a tribute to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark K Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 What an awesome life to live. Such a nice guy to chat with too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannym Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 I watched his dvd's when I first started tying. RIP Lefty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike G Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike G Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 We owe a lot to Lefty. He is up there with all some great outdoor writers like Ray Bergman, AJ McClane, and Tom McNally, all of whom kept my interest in fly fishing alive over the years. Lefty did so much that it is hard to put it all in a nutshell. He put it in his Bug. Lefty’s Bug LeftyBugOrig by Michael Gerharz, on Flickr Here’s what it says. This is a bug you can make yourself with easily obtained materials. Lefty came up with it when he was a guide on the Potomac. He needed a bug that beginners could handle and cast all day. You do not need a Black Belt in One Handed Skagit Casting to catch bass on this one. Fly fishing is for e everyone. I forgot to mention that Lefty is also an internet star. A Google search will call up countless articles, blogs and videos. Recently I rediscovered the link to the classic video of Lefty tying his signature Deceiver, showing above. I think this song fits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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