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Presenting The Fly: A Practical Guide to the Most Important Element of Fly Fishing | 
 enlarge | Author: Lefty Kreh
Creator: Rod Walinchus
Publisher: The Lyons Press
Category: Book
List Price: $40.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 955554
Media: Hardcover
Edition: First
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 364
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.8
Dimensions (in): 11.2 x 8.8 x 1.3
ISBN: 1558217886
Dewey Decimal Number: 799.124
EAN: 9781558217881
ASIN: 1558217886
Publication Date: February 1, 1999
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Condition: Excellent binding, NO torn or bent pages, NO writing/highlighting, grubby thumbs edge, light shelf wear to dust jacket, Next business day ship, USPS confirmation
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One of fishing's wisest of sages, the indomitable Lefty Kreh, has so authoritatively condensed his art down to science--without losing the art--that when he begins this expansive volume on how to get the fly to the fish with "Some Guidelines for Presentation" he doesn't bother rounding off his list to a falsely neat and packageable 50 guidelines. Kreh deems there to be just 47, so 47 there are. Some are obvious--"Always approach the fish as quietly as possible before you cast"; "If you can see your line in flight, you can make a more accurate cast"; "Never cast farther than is comfortable for you"--while others are quite specific: "Always approach a single fish, or school of fish, from upwind"; "After you dress a dry fly, be sure to remove any oil before you make your next cast"; "When you fish extremely clear waters, switch from bucktail and natural-hair streamer flies to those made from the more transparent synthetic wing materials." The rest of the book riffs on the guidelines in depth, the first half focusing on elements like casting, retrieving, tackle, and wading; the second on how to catch specific species, all with essential illustrations. This is an absolutely essential and practical guidebook, a how-to for every level of experience. Kreh's talent is his knack for thinking about fishing in a thorough, nuts-and-bolts way; he leaves the more poetic meditations to colleagues like John Gierach, Paul Schullery, and Nick Lyons. The beauty of angling literature, of course, is that there's enough room in the river for both camps, but if you sign up for Lefty's, you're guaranteed to catch more fish. --Jeff Silverman
Product Description
A fly-fishing master teaches the intricate art of properly presenting a fly, with over 100 photographs and line drawings.
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 2nd Printing? Alas! No color plates/pictures. April 26, 2003
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
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."
 Indispensable April 3, 2003
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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.
Everything you'll need to fish-except the rod and reel! January 19, 2001
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
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.
Should be in every fly fisher's library. November 3, 1999
25 out of 26 found this review helpful
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.
an excellent compilation of Kreh's observations. September 24, 1999
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
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.
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