Devil's Lake, ND

Steve began guiding ice fisherman in 1995 and is one of the founding members of the Perch Patrol. He is the captain of this famous guide team and does most of the behind the scenes work with marketing, scheduling, and organizing the reservations. Zippy has been one of the familiar faces representing the Perch Patrol on numerous outdoor television shows such as Tony Dean, Midwest Outdoors, Kent Hrbek Outdoors, ESPN's Backroads with Ron Sherra, and North American Fisherman.

Zippy is also busy guiding customers for Mitchell's Guide Service during the summer months on Devils Lake.  From pitching and trolling crankbaits to slip bobbering the flooded timber, Zippy enjoys putting his customers on some world class walleye and northern pike fishing.

Zippy is one of the founding fathers of the famous "Perch Express", which has become the most popular ice fishing trip in the industry.  In 2006 this famous package was given the "Governor's Award" for North Dakato's Best Vacation Package.  His favorite species to fish is definitely jumbo perch but he also loves to target walleyes and northern pike. Zippy enjoys teaching and watching his clients catch fish and is a firm believer that a successful guided trip is about more than just catching fish; its about having a good time and becoming a better fisherman along the way.

Zippy is an expert fisherman in his field and region. He'd be happy to help if you have any questions about using Vexilar products within his area of expertise.