Pete Erickson
Pete Erickson (Born March 22nd, 1968) is an American fly fisherman. Known mainly as a competition angler and a Rocky Mountain fishing guide, Erickson is an eight time member of the U.S. National Fly Fishing Team (Fly Fishing TEAMUSA). He has been featured in numerous national TV and radio programs on ESPN, The Outdoor Channel, ABC sports, OLN, and Versus Network. Erickson teamed up with (Rajeff Sports) to develop one of North America's first production European nymphing rods---(Echo Shadow PE series). He is also an author, and lecturer in the field of fly fishing.
Biography
Pete Erickson was Born and raised in Seattle, Washington, received his BA from University of Oregon and then a Masters from Boise State University. He currently works as a 9th Grade English teacher in Boise, Idaho.
Fishing
- Fly Fishing TEAMUSA and/or World Team member (2002-2010)
- 2002 ESPN Fly Fishing Challenge (Team Gold Medalist) -Bozeman, Montana
- 2002 ESPN Outdoor Games (Individual Gold Medalist) -Lake Placid, New York]]
- 2003 Fly-Fishing World Championships (Team 8th)(Individual 24th) -Jaca, Spain
- 2003 OLN Fly-Fishing Masters(Team 12th)(Casting Finals) -Golden Gate Angling & Casting Club, San Francisco
- 2004 Fly-Fishing World Championships (Team 9th)(Individual 12th)-Slovakia
- 2005 Fly-Fishing World Championships (Team 15th)(Individual 34th) -Lycksele, Sweden
- 2006 Fly-Fishing World Championships (Team 9th) -Coimbra, Portugal
- 2007 U.S. National Championships (Team Gold Medalist)(Individual 4th)-Colorado
- 2008 Canadian National Championships (Team Gold Medalist)(Individual 11th)-Quebec, Canada
- 2009 Fly-Fishing World Championships (Team 9th)(Individual 13th)-Drymen, Scotland
- 2009 U.S. National Championships (Team Silver Medalist)(Individual 10th)-State College, Pennsylvania