Location
Alaskan Dream Ventures is based out of the quaint fishing community of Homer Alaska. The town of Homer, situated on the shore of Kachemak Bay in southern Alaska, is famous for its pristine setting and majestic views of glaciers and mountain ranges. Eagles flock there during the winter and congregate on the beach, while fishermen converge at the local watering hole. Early Years of Busines
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Max Hulse moved to Alaska, attracted by his love of hunting and fishing. In the summer of 1966, he hooked up an Airstream Travel Trailer to his International 4WD Travelall, tied on the canoe, then loaded up the family to leave the lower states behind. His wife, Esther, served as co-pilot on the Alaskan Highway, which in those days was 900 miles of dust, chipped windows, and the longest free roller coaster ride on the North American Continent. Max worked as a principal for the Anchorage School District and used his summers to pursue everything the Alaska wilderness had to offer. A decade later, he had put his hand to almost every outdoor job except commercial fishing. So with a 14’ skiff, he and his son Rob started fishing for halibut in lower Cook Inlet. Within a few years, they purchased their first boat, a 47’ Sun Fjord. Commercial Fishing
For more than three decades, they have seined and gillnetted for salmon, long lined for halibut, sought out dungeness, king, and tanner crab, and fished for shrimp and scallops. With their current 79’ fishing vessel, “Wayward Wind,” they harvest Pacific Weathervane Scallops. Research Expeditions
During the early 90’s, they outfitted a Research Vessel named “La Brisa” and added a commercial charters business venture. They engaged with companies like NOAA, Conoco/Phillips, National Forest Service, BP, NGA, University of Alaska, TerraSound, International Telecom, Western Geophysical, and others. During those years, the “La Brisa” cruised the Gulf of Alaska, the North Gulf Coast, Prince William Sound, Kodiak Island, the Aleutian Chain to Dutch Harbor, and the Bering Sea. Their work in the Beaufort Sea included jobs from the Mackenzie River Delta in Canadian Arctic waters all the way to the Arctic Ice Pack. Adventure Charters
Having remained a family business all of those years, the Hulse family enjoyed the marine research work and commercial fishing. But as the seasons passed, they wished to slow the pace and just enjoy lingering in the remote Alaskan areas where they worked. The result was Alaskan Dream Ventures. They still do research charters and have an active commercial fishing business, but now they are able to share the adventure by taking visitors to the places they love. This venture also enables the Hulse family to fulfill their own dream: just enjoying all that the Alaska marine environment has to offer. Visitors to the incredible state of Alaska can have the trip of their lifetime aboard our 85’ vessel, the “Dream Catcher.” Our years of commercial fishing and chartering have taken us to locations that few ever see and most can only dream about. Join us now on the “Dream Catcher” to explore beyond the horizon and catch your own dream.
