LEFTY KREH'S ULTIMATE GUIDE TO FLY FISHING. By Lefty Kreh.

2003 1st edition. Large 4to (220 x 286mm). Ppx,406. Colour plates, b/w photographs and illustrations by Rod Walinchus, Mark Susinno and Bill Bishop Jr. Fawn cloth, spine titled in blue.

"Everything anglers need to know by the world's foremost fly-fishing expert." "Lefty Kreh is generally acknowledged around the world as being the wisest and most widely read fly fishing instructor. Over the past fifty years, he has written nearly two dozen books, accounting for hundreds of thousands of copies in prints, in order to address the many aspects of this exciting sport. Now for the first time, all of Lefty's many tips and techniques are available in a single, comprehensive volume... Culled from a lifetime of fishing and teaching in almost every conceivable place a fish can be caught, fly fishers will learn the master's thousands of subtle tricks and invaluable insights..." Chapters include: Freshwater fish; Saltwater fish; Tackle; Saltwater flies; Freshwater flies; Knots and leaders; Reading the water and seeing the fish; Approach and presentation; Casting; Special casts; Hooking and fighting a fish; Handling fish and conservation practices.