Join us to hear Peter Hansen present “Northwest Alaska Helicopter Fly Fishing” at our next Monthly Meeting.

Peter Hansen Life Journeys in Adventure & Fishing

Born in Wisconsin on the Mississippi River town of La Crosse and grew up in

Iowa, Alabama, Kansas and Missouri. My educational major was biology and

graduated from University with focus on both Freshwater Fisheries and Marine

Biology.

Throughout my early years I ventured out on numerous wilderness trips with my

Brothers to Canada. We learned how to be skilled in a canoe, navigation with

compass, portaging with packs/canoe and sustaining ourselves in the wild. We

planned our trips using old topographical maps and hired bush pilots to fly us in.

And of course fishing and catching fish as our main source of protein.

Over the years my career took me all over the world, resulting in living in England

and Australia. While living in Australia, I met and married my Aussie wife and

soulmate, Nicole. We have enjoyed being together and lived in numerous states

from California to Florida. Around the turn of the century we bought a fishing

property on the Madison River, south of Three Forks, Montana. There by the

Madison I worked with aquatic engineers to restore both spring creeks on the

property, plus adding four wildlife wetland areas and a large pond for trout. The

spring creek restoration produced the return of Brown Trout to spawn.

Additionally while in Montana I worked with friends to start a brewery, resulting in

Bridger Brewing in Bozeman and more recently Bridger Brewing in Three Forks.

Today I live in Tryon, NC. and enjoy fly fishing for Steelhead and guiding outside

of Nome, Alaska, where I have guided for over a dozen years. I am always

amazed at the wonders of Alaska and truly enjoy being involved with other

people catching great wild fish.

Peter Hansen