Lefty Kreh

Lefty Kreh
Born
Bernard Victor Kreh

(1925-02-26)February 26, 1925
Frederick, Maryland
DiedMarch 14, 2018(2018-03-14) (aged 93)
Cockeysville, Maryland
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Fly angler, photographer and fly casting instructor
Notable workFly Fishing in Saltwater (1974)

Bernard "Lefty" Kreh (February 26, 1925 – March 14, 2018) was an American fly fisherman, photographer and fly casting instructor who resided most recently in Hunt Valley, Maryland.[1] Kreh is most known for being one of the pioneers of saltwater fly fishing[2][3] and his book, Fly Fishing in Salt Water, is considered the seminal volume on the subject.[4]

His wife, Evelyn Kreh,[1] died in November 2011. They had two children, Victoria and Larry, and several grandchildren, Larry's son Larry Jr, and Victoria's children, Matthew (soon to be married to Katherine), Hillary (married to Ronald) and Sammantha (married to Colin), as well as great-grandchildren from Hillary and Ronald, Alexandria, Allyssa, Ryan, Emily, and William.

  1. ^ a b Budryk, Peter. "So Just Who is Lefty Kreh?"http://fishwithkev.blogspot.com/2008/06/so-just-who-is-lefty-kreh.html Archived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Book & Video Reviews: My Life Was This Big by Lefty Kreh." http://www.thefisherman.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=feature.display&feature_ID=160&ParentCat=6 Archived 2012-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Michelle Basch (15 March 2018). "Maryland fly fishing legend Bernard 'Lefty' Kreh dies". WTOP. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  4. ^ Schullery, Paul (1996). American Fly Fishing-A History. Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press. p. 211.