In late 2019, Outdoor Life struck up a partnership with GoPro, to capture an adventure fishing film to support GoPro’s fishing vertical and to give Outdoor Life a killer story. The original plan was to head to the Boundary Waters in Northern Minnesota to catch musky and smallmouth bass, with the wilderness and stunning fall colors around us. Permitting challenges and unusually high rains put a damper on that.
With time running out and winter approaching, we decided to head to Hayward, Wisconsin. Where monster musky roam and try our hand at landing a big fish. Writer Ben Romans, a seasoned fly fisherman was to be the subject. Despite years of fly fishing, Ben had never caught a musky. The timing and the fact that Ben had never fished in Wisconsin made it a risky proposition. But we headed out and the result was exactly what we set out to do - create a killer story and catch a giant fish.
Mission accomplished.
Scroll below to see a few photos that did not make the cut for the story.
Role: Writer / Producer / Photographer
Partner: Vrtu Media
Special Thanks: Jason Stewart / Brad Bohen
