by Tele | Mar 21, 2011 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Hooked Favorites, Salmon Trolling, Women in Fishing
A special mentor recently shared the concern she’d felt upon imagining my life at sea. Cradling a glass in her hands, she recalled, “I wondered, ‘Is she ever scared?’” I immediately assumed she was referring to the fear that comes of realizing...
by Tele | Mar 10, 2011 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, F/V Nerka, Salmon Trolling, Women in Fishing
Whenever I tell people that I’m a commercial fisherman, they’re full of questions. “That’s cool – are you the cook?” (Sometimes, when I have to be, and much more than just that.) “Aren’t you awfully small for that work?” (This is...
