Brad Cramer is a fish biologist working for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Lower Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office in Basom, NY. He works in the Aquatic Invasive Species program leading grass carp response efforts in eastern Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. Before joining the USFWS, he worked throughout the Pacific Northwest evaluating the impacts of fish-eating birds on juvenile salmon and steelhead. He grew up in Niagara County, and when not catching fish for work enjoys the diversity our regional fishery offers a longtime fly angler.