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.

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.

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.