Jonas grew up in the town of Scio, within walking distance of the trout waters of
the Genesee River, which is where he could often be found a wetting a line!

He graduated with honorsfrom Fingerlakes Community College and SUNY Cobleskill, where he received an Associate’s Degree in Environmental Conservation and a Bachelors Degree in Fisheries & Aquaculture. After graduation, his sense of adventure took him and his livelihood north to Alaska. He l...