Meet the 2024-2025 members
Our board is comprised of very dedicated Michigan Fishing members trying to make things happen. They are a diverse bunch of students studying anything from economics, to mechanical engineering, to the environment. Some like to catch bass, others prefer salmon or salwater species. Learn all about our unique cast of characters below!
Roster - Michigan Fishing Leadership
President - Connor ProkopConnor is a senior here at UofM studying Chemical Engineering. Connor is from Lansing, Michigan. His favorite species of fish to catch is smallmouth bass. His favorite combo to use is a baitcaster with a jig. Connor's most impressive catch is a 9.23 lb Largemouth. His favorite place to fish is Lake Michigan. Some of his other hobbies include working out, golfing, and bowling.
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Vice President- Josh TuckerJosh is a sophomore studying Business Administration at the Ross School of Business. He is from South Lyon, Michigan. Josh's favorite species to catch are Smallmouth Bass. His favorite combo is a medium heavy baitcaster with a whopper plopper. His most impressive catch is a 5lb 12oz Largemouth Bass in a river. He also paints his own hardbaits.
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Treasurer - clayton Kamps |
Social MEdia Chair - Brady bush |
Clayton is a senior here at UofM studying Mechanical Engineering. He is from Hudsonville, Michigan. Clayton's favorite type of fish to catch are King Salmon. His favorite combo is an 11' Shark Rig. Claytons most impressive catch is a 5 foot White Marlin. His favorite spot to fish is in Lake Michigan where he enjoys targeting King Salmon.
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Brady is a junior here at UofM studying Mechanical Engineering. Brady is from Portland, Michigan. His favorite species of fish are Smallmouth bass which he spends a lot of time targeting in Northern Michigan. His favorite combo is a spinning rod with a dropshot. Brady's most impressive catch is a 6.7 lb smallmouth out of Grand Traverse Bay. Some of his other hobbies include playing sports, working out, and hanging out with friends.
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Roster - Michigan Fishing Members
Member - STeven FOrtneySteven is a 1L here at UofM studying Law. He is from Clinton, Michigan. His favorite species of fish to catch is smallmouth bass. His favorite combo to use is a baitcaster with a flipping jig. Steven spends most of his time fishing in Michigan, where he caught his best catch, a 39.5 inch pike while ice fishing in Southeast Michigan. His favorite place to fish is Lake St Clair, often taking it on from a kayak. He was the former president of the club prior to grad school.
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member-Sam GrafSam is a sophomore here at Michigan studying Music with a minor in Math. She is from Allen Park, Michigan. Her favorite combo is a 7’1” spinning rod with a jerkbait. Her most impressive catch is a 17lb Carp, and she's been known to fish from a paddle board on lakes in Northern MI.
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member-Joe MurphyJoe is a dual-degree sophomore and Michigan native studying Electrical Engineering and French Horn Performance. He is from Rochester, an hour northeast of Ann Arbor. He taught himself how to fish and has landed an impressive 43 inch Northern Pike. His favorite combo is a moderate heavy baitcaster with a crankbait.
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member-Will TschetterWill is a senior studying ecological management and science. He hails from Stewartville, Minnesota. His favorite combo is a 4wt st criox with hopper dropper, and his most impressive catch is a 49 inch Northern Pike. He also recorded an episode with the producers of Meat Eater - look for it in late 2024.
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member-Spencer WhiteSpencer is an undecided freshman from the great city of Holland, Michigan. He's done all sorts of fishing; fly fishing, ice fishing, saltwater surf fishing, deep sea, and of course, freshwater fishing. His favorite rig is a 7' Medium Spinning Rod with Chug Bug, and his best catch was a 45 inch Greater Amberjack.
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member-Patrick WangPatrick is a junior with us in Ann Arbor studying Data Science. He comes from Dublin, Ohio, but we don't hold his home state against him since he's joined the wolverine family. His favorite catch is the pike pictured!
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member-Paul QuinnPaul is a Senior here in A2 studying civil engineering. He comes from Holland, Michigan, and his favorite catch was a 40 inch Northern pike. His go-to combo is a Medium heavy baitcaster with15 lb fluorocarbon and a jig rigged on it.
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member-Daryn CookDaryn is a grad student with us, studying Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering. Hailing from Indialantic, Florida, Daryn's go-to combo is a medium-light spinning combo with a jighead-ed gulp minnow, although we suspect the 40" striper above didn't come on a medium-light setup.
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member-Richard Thill |
member-Grant Vermeesch |
Richard is a grad student with us who is studying Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering. He's from Glen Cove, New York, and has been known to slay King Salmon. Despite having caught king salmon up to 27 pounds, he still prefers going for bass with a Heavy Baitcaster, 50lb braid, and a frog.
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Grant is a first-year mechanical engineering student who just joined us in Ann Arbor. From Emmett, MI, his go-to combo is a heavy action rod, a baitcaster, and a buzzbait to burn atop the water. His all-time favorite catch was a largemouth bass that was a tick over 5 pounds.
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