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Lefty Kreh
There is perhaps no name more recognizable in the sport of fly fishing than Lefty Kreh. Lefty is to fly fishing as Tiger Woods is to golf. Generations of fly fishing and fly casting enthusiasts have spent countless hours under his tutelage, whether it be via books, the internet, magazine articles, television and videos, or in person. Debates over form and technique have been ended flatly by saying “Well, Lefty says…” He has been given the prestigious "Lifetime Achievement Award" by the American Sportfishing Association, has been honored with the "Lifetime Contribution Award" by the North American Fly Tackle Trade Association and is also in the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame. In 1997 he was named "Angler of the Year" by Fly Rod and Reel Magazine. Lefty has served a number of years as Senior Advisor to Trout Unlimited, the Federation of Fly Fishers and in addition to serving on many other conservation boards has received a number of honorary awards from such organizations. Lefty has fished in all 50 of the United States, in every province of Canada, over much of South America, the South Pacific, Europe, Iceland, and many other countries. He is a consultant to Temple Fork Outfitters, Scientific Angler, World Wide Sportsman, and endorses Hobie Sunglasses, which he has used for more than a decade. He is the author of a number of books on fly fishing and photography, and has taught fly casting and fly fishing techniques since the early 50s. For ten years he taught advanced nature photography and fly casting for the National Wildlife Federation at the Outdoor Summit Conferences around the country. An active outdoor writer for more than 45 years, Lefty has written for almost every major outdoor magazine in the country, and many abroad. He is the retired outdoor editor of the The Baltimore Sunpapers and holds a staff position on several outdoor magazines.
Lefty is proud of the fact that he has been married for more than 50 years to his best friend, Evelyn, whom he says has made it possible for him to pursue his career in fishing. Steve Rajeff
We are pleased to have Steve as a demonstration caster at the Southeastern Council Conclave at Callaway Gardens. Steve Rajeff is a fly fishing living legend and one of the most impressive figures in angling. he has dominated the world of competitive casting for over two decades. He learned to cast at the Golden Gate Casting Club in San Francisco in the late 1960's. A precocious talent, he won his first fly casting tournament shortly thereafter and has gone on to win more than 36 National and World titles, 14 world championships, and multiple world records in distance and accuracy events. The contests span the universe of casting disciplines, from plug casting for distance and accuracy, to single and double-handed flycasting for distance as well as trout fly and bass bug casting for accuracy. In one North American competition, he won 11 of 12 events and set a new national record in Men's 2-Handed Revolving Spool Distance with a stunning 367-foot cast. He has placed first in eight of twelve Grand All Around events, capturing the Jon Tarantino Memorial Award for Fly Casting and the Myron Gregory Memorial Award for Plug Casting. Steve Rajeff is on the FFF Casting Board of Governors.
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