by Tele | Aug 11, 2011 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, F/V Nerka, Salmon Trolling, Sitka, Women in Fishing
Fair warning, readers – this is an unapologetic love story. Today is a special day that requires some sappy reflection. Those of you stopping by for a hot fish report or our latest wildlife encounter, please come back later and Hooked will be back...
by Tele | Jul 29, 2011 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Environment, F/V Nerka, Hooked Favorites, Salmon Trolling
Cap’n J and I spent the past 12 days chasing coho. They’re always on the move, searching for a steady food source, and they travel incognito, invisible to our above-water existence. But the meal plan they’re looking for, from tiny shrimp-like...
by Tele | Jul 20, 2011 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Salmon Trolling
This post was originally published on www.alaskawaypoints.com, on June 29,2011. This version has been slightly changed from the original. My apologies for the length; the man himself used a lot of words in his own storytelling, and I couldn’t do...
by Tele | Jul 16, 2011 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, F/V Nerka, Salmon Trolling, Sitka
I’m cheating with this one, sweeties. After our 12 day king salmon opening, my written voice is as stiff as my hands, and our imminent return to sea has no leeway for an awkward post that can’t hit its stride in a timely manner. The short update is...
by Tele | Jul 4, 2011 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Longlining, Women in Fishing
We’re somewhere in the Southeast Gulf of Alaska right now, in the midst of our king salmon opening, so here’s a story from my May halibut fishing, brought to you by WordPress’s great scheduled-publishing option. “Going Green” was originally...
by Tele | Jun 28, 2011 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Environment, F/V Nerka, Salmon Trolling, Sitka, Women in Fishing
The Nerka is moored on New Thomsen’s 4th finger, a trek to the ramp that typically takes my short legs a 4 minute march. But the harbor is a different neighborhood than it was a week ago, and Cap’n J and I now incorporate...
