Lefty Kreh

MikeV

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Mar 14, 2018, 5:16:03 PM3/14/18

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Lefty has passed away.... We have all lost a beloved Uncle and mentor today.

Mike V

The Shad Hammer

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Mar 14, 2018, 5:19:08 PM3/14/18

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Dang, sad news.

He's casting in heaven now...

BruceC2C

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Mar 15, 2018, 12:04:13 AM3/15/18

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Without question....BVK is THE reel deal.
Slainte Lefty

The Shad Hammer

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Mar 15, 2018, 9:15:28 AM3/15/18

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http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/outdoors/bs-sp-obit-lefty-kreh-20171113-story.html

Kreh leaves behind a storied legacy. Inventive to a fault, he often thought outside the tackle box. He designed a fly, “Lefty’s Deceiver,” so revolutionary that it was celebrated on a first-class stamp by the U.S. Postal Service in 1991. Each March, for 18 years, Maryland has hosted the Lefty Kreh Tie Fest, a popular fly-fishing show. And, in 2012, the state christened the Lefty Kreh Fishing Trail, a 7-mile stretch along a pristine trout stream in Gunpowder Falls State Park.

MikeV

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Mar 15, 2018, 11:55:28 AM3/15/18

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I propose that Kreh decievers and other creations of his, fresh and salt, be the focus at the next beer tie to honor Lefty.

Dalton Terrell

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Mar 15, 2018, 1:23:07 PM3/15/18

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The focus of the next Beer Tie will actually be one of Lefty's passions, Project Healing Waters, where TPFR members will tie and donate flies to the Walter Reed chapter of PHW.

The Lefty's Deceiver should be a fine fly to tie and donate for our wounded veterans to use on various warmwater outings.

Dalton

MikeV

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Mar 16, 2018, 2:37:48 AM3/16/18

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Excellent....then I'll be tying some deceivers..

Mike V

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