1. HOW OLD,  AND ON WHAT LAKE DID YOU START FISHING?
I started fishing when I was four or five, the first lake I fished on a boat was East and West Loon Lake in Antioch.

2. WHO WAS YOUR FIRST MENTOR IN THE FISHING WORLD?
I had a neighbor and close family friend Alan Gohlke, He was not only a riot to be around, but passed his love of fishing on to me.

3. HOW AND WHY DID YOU GET STARTED GUIDING?
I started guiding more full time in 2018, With a tournament background and a passion to show people what I know, I decided to take a step back from fulltime tournament fishing and started to pursue my dream of becoming a USCG captain.

4. WHAT IS YOUR GO-TO TACTIC ON THE WATER?
Rigging, Trolling and Casting

5. OUTSIDE OF GUIDING, WHAT DO YOU DO FOR YOUR 9-5 JOB?
I work for a large Insurance company and manage the day-to-day operations of Body shops along with managing the repairs to people’s vehicles that were involved in loss.

6. OUTSIDE OF FISHING, WHAT ARE YOUR HOBBIES?
I enjoy spending time with my family and friends. I also enjoy traveling and hunting.

7. HOW BIG WAS YOUR BEST WALLEYE AND WHERE DID YOU CATCH  IT?
My biggest Walleye is 32” on Green Bay.

8. IS THERE ANYONE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO THANK?
I want to thank my wife, Melissa, who puts up with my obsession with fishing! Thank you, Bill Vojak for showing me the ropes, and thank you to Alan Gohlke for teaching me what fishing was all about!

1. HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU STARTED FISHING? ON WHAT LAKE DID YOU GET STARTED FISHING?
I began fishing at a young age with my dad and uncles in farm ponds. 

2. HOW DID YOU GET STARTED GUIDING? AND WHAT MADE YOU JUMP IN?

With my background in education, I felt it was another way I could help people share in an activity that I enjoy.     

3. WHAT IS YOUR BREAD AND BUTTER, GO-TO TACTIC ON THE WATER?
Casting 

4. OUTSIDE OF Guiding, WHAT DO YOU DO FOR YOUR 9-5 JOB?
I work as a physical education teacher and coach.

5. OUTSIDE OF FISHING, WHAT ARE YOUR HOBBIES? WHAT DO YOU DO FOR FUN?
Any activity with my family and friends

6. HOW BIG WAS YOUR BEST WALLEYE AND WHAT LAKE DID YOU GET IT ON?
My biggest Walleye is 32” on The Chain of Lakes.

7. DO YOU HAVE ANY SPECIAL PEOPLE YOU WOULD LIKE TO THANK THAT SUPPORT YOUR FISHING?

My friends and family have all been very supportive.  I never would have gotten as far as I have without them.  Not just in the fishing world, but in every aspect of my life.