by Tele | Mar 12, 2012 | Commercial Fishing, Hooked Favorites
I woke up this morning with a particular post in mind. I wanted to tell you about the changes afoot here at Hooked Central. Winter is abruptly over. Cap’n J, Bear the Boat Cat and I are packing up and heading back to Sitka next week, where...
by Tele | Mar 7, 2012 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Culture, Reading & Writing, Women in Fishing
I told you about my first scheduled performance at Fisher Poets Gathering 2012, but I didn’t tell you what happened next. During the break, a tall, kind-eyed man introduced himself. Ifanyi Bell, digital producer with Oregon Public...
by Tele | Mar 4, 2012 | Alaska, Environment, Salmon Trolling, Sitka, Sustainability, Wildlife
Today begins an important week for the trees. Trout Unlimited and Sitka Conservation Society are sending a team of commercial and sports fishermen to Washington D.C., where they’ll lobby for increased funding for habitat conservation/restoration...
by Tele | Mar 2, 2012 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Culture, F/V Nerka, Reading & Writing, Salmon Trolling, Women in Fishing
I know, sweeties, I know… Hooked is sitting awfully low in the water with all these Fisher Poets posts. Apologies if you’re a wee bit weary of my shiny eyes and dazzled reports; I’m newly in love with this crowd, and am not ready to let go quite yet....
by Tele | Feb 29, 2012 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Culture, F/V Nerka, Reading & Writing, Women in Fishing
After my Saturday performance at the Fort George Showroom, Cap’n J, Ashley and I braced ourselves against the biting cold and hustled over to the Astoria Events Center. The 2012 Onsite Poem Contest would kick off at 10:30. Emceed by two of my lit star...
