by Tele | Jul 15, 2012 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Culture, Reading & Writing
Calling all of Hooked’s fishy writer friends: it’s time for 49 Writers’ third annual “Ode to a Dead Salmon” writers contest! As are so many things Alaskan, this contest is a bit… different. They’re seeking your best WORST writing. Here are the...
by Tele | Jul 15, 2012 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Culture, Reading & Writing, Salmon Trolling, Women in Fishing
It seems that my friend Marlin is destined to have literary deckhands. After a string of memoirists and bloggers, one of this season’s hands is Paul, an MFA grad focused on creative writing and fiction. Paul isn’t green: he’s crewed on another...
by Tele | Jul 14, 2012 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Women in Fishing
Hey friends — if you’ve been following the story of Amanda, our first-time fisherman guest writer, you may be as eager for her latest update as I’ve been. The frenzied life of a tender deckhand hasn’t allowed much land time (and even less internet...
by Tele | Jul 13, 2012 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, F/V Nerka, Salmon Trolling, Women in Fishing
We’re back safe and sound, friends, and here they are — the first king salmon of our 2012 season! We’ll take another day or two in Sitka before heading out to chase coho for the coming weeks, and I’m hoping to share some more detailed stories with you before we...
by Tele | Jul 1, 2012 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, F/V Nerka, Salmon Trolling, Sitka
Surprise, friends! Happy July 1st — opening day of 2012’s first summer king salmon opening. If all’s as it should be today, Cap’n J leapt out of the bunk at 2:30 this morning, unable to contain himself a moment longer. Right now the good ship Nerka...
by Tele | Jun 26, 2012 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, F/V Nerka, Salmon Trolling, Sitka, Women in Fishing
Funny how the recent weeks shrank as the days lengthened. After a spring of Sitka decadence, June dashed by. Seemingly overnight, Cap’n J and I are on the cusp of our 2012 salmon season. I wanted to tell you what we’ve been up to as we...
