by Tele | May 16, 2020 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Environment, Hooked Favorites, Salmon Trolling
For Southeast Alaska’s salmon trollers, the longest day of the year falls on July 1: opening day of Chinook salmon season. Every July 1 finds us – two humans and our boat, the 43-foot Nerka – forty miles offshore in the Gulf of Alaska. We’ll be...
by Tele | Aug 13, 2015 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Environment, Sustainability
Joel and I went to a movie the other night. We finally saw The Breach, an award-winning film I’ve been anxious to see since its 2014 release. Described as a love story for wild salmon, it’s a love story in all the truest ways – risk,...
by Tele | Nov 8, 2013 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Family, Reading & Writing, Women in Fishing
For the most part, I’ve been relying on my Facebook page to promote the books I’m currently loving, the writers who inspire me, the paragraphs so fist-to-my-mouth moving that I want to pass them along to you like the gifts they are. An easy, immediate...
by Tele | Jun 8, 2013 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Longlining, Women in Fishing
Since launching Hooked two years ago, I’ve joked that the boats I work on may institute a confidentiality clause in my crew contracts. Some captains, upon seeing themselves in print, discover they’d prefer to keep their business private,...
by Tele | Feb 16, 2013 | Alaska, Sitka, Women in Fishing
Last week was a good time, sweeties. I spent five days up in Sitka, which – for me – guarantees a good time. I wouldn’t usually get to be there in February, and owe the Sitka Maritime Heritage Society a big thank you for providing the...
by Tele | Jan 11, 2013 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Culture
If you’re not familiar with David Clark’s work showcasing commercial fishing in visual arts, this weekend presents a great opportunity. The JuneauTek blogger created the Commercial Fishing Film Festival, now on its second year. Whether you...
