by Tele | Aug 25, 2012 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, F/V Nerka, Hooked Favorites, Salmon Trolling, Women in Fishing
Hi friends. We’re in the midst of Southeast Alaska’s second (and last) king salmon opening, trudging through Day 14. It’s been a rough one – beautiful weather negated by coast-wide poor catch rates, far from the season’s salvation that so many...
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 8, 2012 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Culture, Salmon Trolling, 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 | 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 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 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...
