About this episode

Jesse Alberi shares his journey of fly fishing and overcoming the challenges of disability.

In this episode we WadeOutThere with Jesse Alberi, from Dillon, Montana. Jesse grew up dunking grasshoppers for trout in his homewaters around Dillon, and on his family’s ranch in Red Lodge. After attending school in North Dakota, he took a job in Alaska, where he fell in love with fly fishing and his wife. They moved back to Jesse’s hometown of Dillon, to raise their young daughter amongst friends and family. In October of 2008, Jesse rolled his truck on an icy road, and s...

People in this episode

Host: Jason Shemchuk

Guest: Jesse Alberi

Topics covered

• fly fishing
• disability
• personal story
• family
• overcoming challenges

Keywords

• fly fishing
• disability
• personal journey
• family
• overcoming adversity

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Dillon, Montana, Red Lodge, North Dakota, Alaska

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