by Tele | Nov 17, 2012 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Reading & Writing, Salmon Trolling
The Fisher Poets have been on my mind lately. Less than two weeks until a performance at Seattle’s Fish Expo (Thursday the 29th, 11:30 — 1:00), and organizing’s already underway for the main event festivities in Astoria, Oregon. (Mark your...
by Tele | Oct 31, 2012 | Commercial Fishing, Culture
I’m talking with you from new ground today, sweeties. I’ve been back in Alaska for a few hours now, camped out in the Juneau Airport’s Glacier Lounge. Starting at 3:30 this morning, it’s been a long travel day with a handful of challenges, but...
by Tele | Oct 18, 2012 | Commercial Fishing, Culture, Sustainability, Women in Fishing
Friends! Are any of you in Oklahoma? Or do you have extended communities that reach into the Sooner State? If so, please don’t miss the chance to check out FISH, a multimedia art exhibition presented by the University of Oklahoma School of...
by Tele | Oct 1, 2012 | Commercial Fishing, Women in Fishing
Exciting news, friends – Hooked’s guest writer Amanda has completed her first season in the commercial fishing industry! New readers, I urge you to take the time to catch up on Amanda’s journey. From an April morning when I overheard...
by Tele | Sep 29, 2012 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, F/V Nerka, Reading & Writing, Women in Fishing
One hundred forty-nine. That’s how many hours Cap’n J and I spent at the dock over the last 47 days of our season. As if finally grasping the fundamental trick to making a living fishing – keeping your hooks in the water – we pushed...
by Tele | Sep 20, 2012 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, F/V Nerka, Salmon Trolling, Sitka, Women in Fishing
When the alarm goes off at 5:00, night still owns Southeast Alaska. Joel pulls the anchor and, by the green guidance of the radar, weaves our way between the other boats. The secure anchorage is calm, but deep, steep seas greet us at the mouth of the bay,...
