Practical Fishing Knots

Lefty Kreh, Mark Sosin

LYONS Press, Apr 22, 2016 - Sports & Recreation - 144 pages

"The longtime bible of knots and knot tying."--Field and Stream Magazine

"Everything you need to know about fishing knots. The only thing this book will not do is practice tying knots for you."--Sports Afield

"The definitive book on fishing knots." --The St. Paul Pioneer Press

Field & Stream Magazine called this essential book: 'The longtime bible of knots and knot tying.' It has now sold more than 150,000 copies. New lines and leaders, new knots, and new nomenclature required a completely new book, and this is the full-color successor, a book that all owners of the original Practical Fishing Knots will surely want. Graced with the exceptionally clear line illustrations by Rod Walinchus, this book is a must for all fishermen - fresh and saltwater, fly, bait, and spinning - who want the clearest possible instructions on how to tie all the essential knots that hold. (6 X 9, 144 pages, full-color illustrations)

About the author

Lefty Kreh was born Bernard Victor Kreh in Frederick, Maryland on February 26, 1925. During World War II, he served in an Army artillery unit in Europe and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. He worked as a shift foreman at the federal government's bioweapons laboratories at Camp Detrick until the mid-1960s. He wrote a freelance outdoor column for The Frederick News-Post in the early 1950s and went on to write for other newspapers and outdoor magazines before becoming the outdoor editor for The Baltimore Sun newspapers, where he remained for 18 years before retiring at the age of 65. He was a fly fisherman, casting instructor, and author. He wrote more than 30 books including Fly Fishing in Salt Water and Advanced Fly Fishing Techniques. He appeared on the fishing show Buccaneers and Bones. He designed a saltwater fly called Lefty's Deceiver, which appeared on an U. S. postage stamp in 1991. He died of congestive heart failure on March 14, 2018 at the age of 93. Mark Sosin is the author of many books and among the most respected fishermen-authors in America. He has written for every major outdoor magazine in the country.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Practical Fishing Knots; G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series
• Authors: Lefty Kreh, Mark Sosin
• Edition: 2, illustrated, revised
• Publisher: LYONS Press, 2016
• ISBN: 1493022628, 9781493022625
• Length: 144 pages
• Subjects: Sports & Recreation / Fishing