Lefty Kreh is widely acknowledged around the world as being the wisest and most widely read fly-fishing instructor. Over the past 50 years he has written nearly two dozen books, accounting for hundreds of thousands of copies in print, in order to address the many aspects of this exciting sport. Here, all of Lefty's many tips and techniques are available in a single volume. Culled from a lifetime of fishing and teaching in almost every conceivable place a fish can be caught, fly fishers will learn the master's thousands of subtle tricks and invaluable insights, such as: Selection of rod, line and leader for fresh and salt water; basic casting, casting in salt water, solving casting problems, advanced casting; approaching fish and presenting flies; techniques for trout, salmon, bass, panfish, stripers, bluefish, sharks, tarpon, bonefish and more; fly design and selection; and fishing in rivers and lakes, inshore and offshore, in mangrove backwaters, and on the open sea.