My Life Was This Big: And Other True Fishing Tales

by Lefty Kreh

Overview

Lefty Kreh takes his readers on an angling journey through the last half-century, when water was big and fishermen were bigger (maybe). But, despite all that's changed since the fifties, when Lefty began his career as a professional fly fisherman and writer, fishing is still just fishing. In My Life Was This Big, he relates tales of fishing expeditions with Fidel Castro and Ernest Hemingway, as well as solo battles with some of the scrappiest, most elusive fish in the world. Lefty also takes the reader through the development of his world-famous "Deceiver" fly style, and takes on the issue of conservation through catch-and-release.

This is a glimpse into the heart and soul of Lefty Kreh—a man who has written for nearly every outdoor magazine in the U.S.; a man who has fished some of the remotest parts of the globe; and a man whose books and articles have taught thousands of people his techniques for hooking and landing more fish. For fans both young and old, these are Lefty's stories.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781628732276
Publisher:	Skyhorse
Publication date:	11/01/2008
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	880 KB

About the Author

Lefty Kreh’s name is synonymous with world-class fly fishing. He is the winner of numerous awards, including the American Sportfishing Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award. In 1991, Lefty was honored by the US Postal Service with a postage stamp bearing the image of his famous “Deceiver” fly.

Table of Contents

Foreword ix

Introduction Nick Lyons xiii

Prologue: How Big Was It? xv

1 The Krehs of Frederick 1

2 A Boy's Life 11

3 The Fishmonger 17

4 The War 23

5 After the War 39

6 I Had Such Friends 47

7 Bugs Cross and the Incredible Shrinking Lure 63

8 The Writing Life 69

9 Lefty's Deceiver 83

10 The Best Cast I Ever Made 89

11 The MET 91

12 Cuba, Castro, Hemingway, and the Biggest Bass I Ever Saw 95

13 My Excellent Adventures with Ted 105

14 And Then God Created Florida 115

15 Heading North 129

16 Casting and the Four Principles of Fly-Fishing 147

17 Fish I Have Known 163

18 The Toughest Fish I Ever Faced 235

19 Selling Salt 245

20 Go Fish 253