The days begin to get shorter and shorter. Weeds begin to die off. Water temperatures begin to fall, and the sun is lower in the horizon. These are all contributing factors that trigger a muskie into its fall transition. If you keep . . .
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Podcast: Musky Time, with Kip Veith
This week, my interview is with Kip Veith, Orvis-endorsed guide and author of The Orvis Guide to Muskies on the Fly, which has just been released. Fresh from lots of research and in the middle of his season, Kip has some . . .
Read MoreTrout Bum of the Week LX: Bob White
Chasing muskies on the fly is Bob’s latest angling obsession.
Photo by Mike Dvorak
Bob White is one of the more respected sporting artists working today, producing both fine art and great illustrations (such as those in The Orvis Fly-Fishing Guide. But he is also a longtime. . .
Read MorePhoto of the Day: A Monster Muskie on His First Attempt
Written by: Kip Vieth, Wildwood Float Trips
Not bad for Ryan’s very first musky on a fly, huh?
Photo by Kip Vieth
What do you do you do for an encore? A local musician client of mine recently wanted to try his hand at chasing some muskies. Ryan is a great angler and is very good at chasing. . .
Read MoreVideo: Diaries Of A Musky Addict
If you’ve ever wondered why anglers obsess over muskies, this killer new video from Austin Green provides some answers. I mean, when you hear a woman compare landing her first musky to. . .
Read MoreEssay: Learning to Embrace the Journey. . .Which Sometimes Isn’t About Fly Fishing
Written by: Kip Vieth, Wildwood Float Trips
Jerry Hack shows off a 45-inch fish caught during the Orvis Muskie School.
All photos courtesy Kip Vieth
“It’s the journey, not the destination.”
Most of us have heard this saying more than a few times in our lives. Being the cynic that I am, it used to sound to me like something in one of those Successories posters you’d find . . .
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