Saluting a Local Hook

At my local for a cup of darkness and a bagel, I see a promo for a documentary on local Frederick, Maryland native and fly fisherman extraordinaire Bernard “Lefty” Kreh.

Two years ago, Lefy was monumentalized with a statue in the city’s Culler Lake. The statue is about twice lifesize, and is perfectly sited in the water, with waders on and fly line gathered in a fetch at his side.

Lefty Kreh is famous for his books and for his “Lefty’s Deceiver” streamer fly first tied by Kreh for fly fishing for Striped Bass in the Chesapeak Bay. The Deceiver is the best known saltwater fly pattern in the world, and in 1991 the US Postal Service honored it with a postage stamp.

Lefty Kreh was inducted into both the Freshwater Fishing and International Game Fish Association halls of fame, and Fly Fisherman magazine has hailed him as “fly fishing’s greatest ambassador. into both the Freshwater Fishing and International Game Fish Association halls of fame, and Fly Fisherman magazine has hailed him as “fly fishing’s greatest ambassador.