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Presenting The Fly: A Practical Guide to the Most Important Element of Fly Fishing

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As I looked through a friends copy of Lefty Kreh's PRESENTING THE FLY I said "gee, I don't need this book, I already know a lot of this stuff." You see I've been fly fishing for almost 30 years and 30 years of frustration, trial and error and lost fish taught me much of what I found in this book. I realized that all I need is another 30 years of frustration, trial and error and lost fish and I'll probably figure out the rest of it as well. Then I came to my senses and bought the book, you should too. If I only had one book on fly fishing this would be it. I wish I had it 30 years ago. I imagine a lot of fish are glad I didn't.

Whether you've been fly-fishing five minutes or fifty years, you can learn something from Lefty Kreh. And thank God, he's willing to teach. Primarily that's what this book is all about, teaching. Kreh sets out in clear, straight forward prose, the lessons he has learned from a lifetime on the water. Literally everything is in here. Questions as diverse as how to cast and what clothing to wear are covered. As is proper wading technique, knots and leaders, tackle selection, and more, all to introduce the concept of presnting the fly to the fish, because that's really what it's all about. What it boils down to is this, you buy this book and apply the lessons it contains and you will be a better fisherman. Period.

The book starts you off from the very basic of how to begin then takes you to the very advance. It is a great resource and a must to any fly fisherman that wishes to contiually improve.

Lefty has probably forgot more about the sport of flyfishing than his peers will ever know. The book is a masterful compilation of a life of on-the-water experience, and is a critically valuable source for the angler looking to improve.

As ever, Lefty Kreh's works are well worth adding to your fishing library. I first discovered this book in my local library, read it, and knew I had to have my own copy. Amazon showed it no longer available new, but soon to be reissued, so I ordered it and eagerly awaited the arrival. Ahhh - it arrived. The info was all there, the techniques the tips, the recipes - great! Unfortunately, no mention was made in the ad copy that this was to be an all black and white (inside) edition. Too bad - it detracts from the work, especially when Kreh refers in the text to pictures of flies for color suggestions for the tie.
While I am happy to finally have the book, and will keep it handy, I am disappointed the publisher went "on the cheap" to get the book back on the shelves. My hope is that Kreh wasn't informed of the change, rather than him giving it the "OK."

What more can be said about Lefty Kreh that hasn't already been written? Regardless of the number of years that you've been casting the long rod, be it in freshwater or in the salt, this book will open your eyes to many unspoken rules and ideas that can truly increase your success as a fly fisherman. It's by far the best [money] I've ever spent for a fly fishing book, and I have quite a library. It's been said countless times before, I'm sure, but this is one book that you should own, written by the man that is arguably the best source of fly fishing wisdom in the last 100 years.

Excellent book for fly fishing, from start to finish, for the beginner to the expert. Author spends time reviewing the art of skillfully catching fish with flies. Althought the subject is hugh, enough time is spent so the reader can understand and the pictures included are easy to understand.