by Tele | May 10, 2013 | Commercial Fishing, Culture, F/V Nerka
Apologies for the last minute notice, friends, but I’ll be talking fish and writing on Port Townsend’s KPTZ this afternoon, 2:30 to 3:30 PST. You can livestream the show here, through KPTZ’s website. Big gratitude to host Phil Andrus for extending this...
by Tele | May 3, 2013 | Commercial Fishing, F/V Nerka, Salmon Trolling
“Sometimes the slightest things change the directions of our lives, the merest breath of a circumstance, a random moment that connects like a meteorite striking the earth. Lives have swiveled and changed direction on the strength of...
by Tele | Apr 21, 2013 | Commercial Fishing, F/V Nerka, Hooked Favorites, Salmon Trolling, Women in Fishing
There’s something about last summer that I never told you. Remember this August post, when I shared little glimpses into the first few days of our king salmon opening? And one of those glimpses was that Joel’s hands were giving him terrible,...
by Tele | Mar 8, 2013 | Commercial Fishing, Salmon Trolling
One afternoon last August, the Nerka bucked hard into a steep Westerly chop. Struggling to keep my balance while flushing the blood out of a gutted king salmon, I groused under my breath. Only work half the year, watch whales, pretty much just...
by Tele | Mar 5, 2013 | Commercial Fishing, F/V Nerka, Reading & Writing
Hot off the internet presses, sweeties: In the Tote has a shiny new site for showcasing Fisher Poets’ work! Great big thanks to veteran performer Pat Dixon for his tremendous devotion to documenting the Fisher Poets. The revamped site includes new...
by Tele | Mar 1, 2013 | Commercial Fishing, Culture, Reading & Writing
Some of you have asked how Fisher Poets went last weekend. I haven’t been able to write about it yet — have barely been able to think about it, without a giant, goofy grin, swelling heart, nostalgic sigh. The afterglow’s still burning pretty...
