The Orvis Guide to Muskies on the Fly

by Kip Vieth, Tom Rosenbauer (Foreword by)

Overview

The essential Orvis primer on fly-fishing for Muskies, addressing every requirement of the sport and providing an excellent foundation for years of pleasurable fishing. It includes instructions for tackle selection; casting and presentation; flies; essential knots and how to tie them; successful techniques on rivers and lakes; and much more. Muskies are BIG and DANGEROUS fish, and the Orvis Guide shows you how to land these challenging monsters.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493040001
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	10/01/2020
Pages:	180
Sales rank:	654,022
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Kip Vieth is a writer and fly-fishing guide, winner of the 2017 Orvis Guide of the Year award. Based in Minnesota, he has fished most of the rivers and lakes in that state as well as in neighboring states such as Wisconsin. He has also fished in the south, in such states as Tennessee and Virginia. Hew lives in Monticello, Minnesota. Tom Rosenbauer has been a fly fisher for four decades, and was tying flies commercially at age fourteen. He is the author of numerous books, as well as countless articles for American Angler, Outdoor Life, Field & Stream, and other periodicals. He is a marketing manager with the Orvis Company in Manchester, Vermont, and lives in nearby Pawlet, Vermont.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii

Introduction ix

1 Muskie: The Freshwater Fish of Myth and Legend 1

2 Biology and Distribution 9

3 Equipment and Rigging: Fish It Till You Find It 19

4 The Business End: Rigging and Tools 35

5 Casting and Retrieving 57

6 Closing the Deal 83

7 The Seasons 101

8 Factors in the Hunt: The Triggers 117

9 Putting It All Together 135

10 A Different View 145

Index 167