Fly Fishing in Salt Water- 3rd Edition

Lefty Kreh’s Fly Fishing in Salt Water pioneered a new territory for fly fishers. Often regarded as THE reference on the subject, it is now available again in it’s 3rd edition with a new forward by our friend Blane Chocklett.

The original editio of Fly Fishing in Salt Water pioneered a new territory for fly fishers. With over thirty thousand copies sold and the content full updated, revised and expanded, this third edition is the saltwater fly fisher’s bible, based on firsthand experience by an acknowledged master. 

In clear, practical terms and with helpful photographs and line drawings, Lefty Kreh’s Fly Fishing in Saltwater treats the techniques needed to catch all the major saltwater species- bonefish, tarpon, striped bass, bluefish, salmon, permit, snook, sharks, cobia, tuna, billfish and more. The book shows how to fish from boats and how to wade the flats and fully explains all the tackle needed and how to use it for specific jobs- the rods, the lines and leaders, and the flies (shown in full color). Lefty provides superb advice about how to make the long casts necessary for fishing the fly in salt water, how to “tease” sailfish and other large fish to within fly-casting range, how to chum, and how to tie necessary knots for saltwater fishing  Chapter topics include knots and leaders, flies, tackle, inshore fishing and boats.

Lefty Kreh as an internationally known and respected master in the field of fly fishing. He taught fly casting and fly fishing techniques since the 1950s, and he fished in all fifty states, every province in Canada, and in Iceland and much of Europe, South America and the South Pacific. Lefty was the author of Presnting the Fly, Saltwater Fly Patterns, Practical Fishing Knots, Solving Casting Problems, and 101 Fly Fishing Tips. He lived in Maryland until he passed in 2018.

Fly Fishing in Salt Water- Lefty Kreh- Paperback- 321 pages