Arve Evensen

Born in Norway, Lillestrom, close to Oslo. Grew up in a watchmaking family, with his grandfather
working as the Norwegian Kings Watchmaker. Arve took his Master degree in Watchmaking in 1978, and are the 4th generation watchmaker in the Evensen family.
Stian Fredrik Evensen – Norwegian champion in fly casting 3 years in a row.
Erik Evensen – Norwegian Junior champion in Fly Casting
Kjetil Evensen – Skilled Salmon fisher.
After education Arve started watchmaker stores in Norway under the Evensen brand, in all, 3 stores with 12 employees. Arve worked as the CEO and the stores was successfully driven until 1994, and then sold to the well-known Urmaker Bjercke in Oslo, who started a Norwegian chain of stores called “Evensen”.
While Arve was running the watchmaker stores he started several other companies; 

  • ScandAmerica AS, Export of healthy Salmon into the US. Based on a healthier angel with
    Doctors in the US. Sold out 1 year later, but company was exporting successfully for about 5
    years.
  • KS Abelsson & Evensen. Salmon Fishing tourism into Norway. Build-up 3 camps in different
    salmon rivers in Norway, sold out after 3 years. Arve was CEO for the company. Arve also
    built the famous Aunan Lodge in Orkla.
  • Had Gaulfossen and Bogen Reppe in Gaula from 1983 to 1986. 
  • The AA river. Together with the owners of the river Arve made the most famous and best
    Salmon camp in Norway. With an impressive program the river became Number one in
    Flyfishing for Atlantic Salmon in Norway, still ranging on the top. Arve took famous guest as
    The “Hemingway” family there every year. Sold out after 4 years with contract for the next 4
    years. Benchmark for Atlantic Salmon fishing in Norway. Year 1986-1990

Arve had hundreds of people in flyfishing classes throughout the years, and established as on of the best Salmon fishing guides and flyfishermen for Salmon in Norway. Has extensive skills in fly casting.
In 2006 Arve took out a patent on Zpey System AS, the bent handle flyrod, and created a nice niche for Zpey. He took the company worldwide and sold out after new owners different view and
philosophy in flyfishing and how to make rods.
Arve is currently running Todalshytta river Lodge (from 1901) and only do few customers and
flyfishing classes. The lodge has 3 river leases in stunning surrounding, remote, quiet and special.