This week, on the Wet Fly Swing Podcast, host Dave Stewart talks to Perk Perkins, former CEO of Orvis and the second generation of the Perkins family to steer the company. (Perk’s dad, Leigh H. Perkins, bought . . .
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Classic Pro Tips: Smallmouths as a Gateway to Muskies, Part I
Written by: Kip Vieth, Wildwood Float Trips

Once you start chasing muskies, it can be difficult to stop.
Photo by Kip Vieth
Do you really want to fall into the downward spiral of a musky addiction? Many of my smallmouth clients ask me about musky fishing every year, and that is the response I usually give. . .
Read MorePro Tips: Smallmouths as a Gateway to Muskies, Part II
Written by: Kip Vieth, Wildwood Float Trips

The visual aspect of muskie fishing can be both exhilarating and frustrating.
Photo by Kip Vieth
The main reason I was drawn to smallmouth bass and the main reason they are still my favorite fly rod fish is that my clients and I get to see 90 percent of their eats. There is still nothing like. . .
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