Why: I have a passion for the sport, which began when I was 6, living next to Santa Rosa Creek. Greatest accomplishment: Caught 50 fish in 50 states in 50 weeks. Gear you can't live without: Sage ...
On a crisp fall day, under a gunmetal sky, Leigh (Perk) Perkins Jr., chief executive of Orvis, navigates a weathered Mad River canoe up Vermont's Battenkill River. "This is my favorite time of year," ...