How to Store Fly Fishing Gear in a Dorm Room on a Budget
Just because school’s starting doesn’t mean you need to leave fly fishing behind. Here’s how I bring my gear with me when moving back into the dorms—without breaking the bank. Packing Fly Fishing Gear Before College Move-in This will be my second year at Northern Michigan University, and after learning a lot from last year,…
The Yellow Dog Fly Fishing Workshop
A couple weeks ago I had the opportunity to photograph a fly fishing workshop hosted by Fred Waara Trout Unlimited Chapter and the Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve. Going into it, I had three goals: photography, videography, and short film. I wanted to show the story of how complete beginners got hooked on fly fishing. Learning…
Backpacking and Fly Fishing The Smoky Mountain National Park
A three-day, two-night, 30.96-mile backpacking trip in the Great Smoky Mountains was not on my agenda at the beginning of 2025, but that is where I found myself this past week. This is how I survived. On this trip, I had one main goal: catch a fish. Backstory Earlier this year, in May, I completed…
A Social World
We’ve all done it. Sitting on our phones, scrolling the hours away; double tapping,saving, and sending videos and pictures to friends and family. Procrastinating doing a chore or maybe an essay that’s due on Sunday. Then once you’re done with rotting your brain you regret not doing anything productive for the past couple hours. You’ll…
Great Lakes Native Trout Research Paper
In the Great Lakes region of the United States (but not limited to that region), native troutpopulations have been on the decline due to human stimulated environmental activities. These delicate fish require cold, oxygen full, clean water to survive and reproduce. However, with an increase in deforestation, mining operations, agriculture, and other climate changes, the…
Helping The Natives: A Great Lakes Trout Tale
In my freshman year of university, I took an introductory writing class that was mandatory for graduation. Throughout the course, we had to write three essays. All of which could be about any topic we wanted, but had to follow some specific guidelines and include some sort of writing skill we learned in class. All…
New Portfolio
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