by Tele | Aug 11, 2012 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, F/V Nerka, Salmon Trolling
Curses! I thought this one was scheduled to publish on August 11, but apparently didn’t quite get it set up right in the flurry to leave town. Please put yourself back in time 9 days, friends, and thanks for your patience with in-season...
by Tele | Aug 7, 2012 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, F/V Nerka, Reading & Writing, Salmon Trolling, Sitka, Women in Fishing
Hello friends! Apologies for the radio silence; Cap’n J, Bear the Boat Cat and I are all fine, but it’s been a very long time between available land time and internet access. You haven’t been far from my mind: every day I catch myself thinking,...
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...
by Tele | May 3, 2012 | F/V Nerka, Longlining, Reading & Writing
One of my lit star heroes is Ariel Gore. As a social worker, I pressed Atlas of a Human Heart into the hands of the young women I worked with, one after another. And a ragged copy of her guide, How to Become a Famous Writer Before...
