MICAH BATES

MICAH BATES is a proud West Virginian from Fayetteville. He grew up fishing in the mountains of West Virginia where he developed a love and passion for the outdoors, conservation, and wild native brook trout at a very young age. He is currently a senior at Concord University majoring in Environmental Geoscience with a minor in Geospatial Science. When he is not working or researching, Micah is fly fishing. Micah loves to educate others about West Virginia's native fish resources and what the state has to offer. He can be reached at Info@nativefishcoalition.org