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 | Jun 11, 2012 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Culture, Salmon Trolling, Women in Fishing
By 6:00, the sun had already blazed a long trail above Sitka’s mountainous backdrop. Joel slept in as I headed up the dock, lured by blue skies, the Backdoor Café’s Saturday morning cinnamon rolls, and a solo walk to puzzle over...
by Tele | Mar 4, 2012 | Alaska, Environment, Salmon Trolling, Sitka, Sustainability, Wildlife
Today begins an important week for the trees. Trout Unlimited and Sitka Conservation Society are sending a team of commercial and sports fishermen to Washington D.C., where they’ll lobby for increased funding for habitat conservation/restoration...
by Tele | Mar 2, 2012 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Culture, F/V Nerka, Reading & Writing, Salmon Trolling, Women in Fishing
I know, sweeties, I know… Hooked is sitting awfully low in the water with all these Fisher Poets posts. Apologies if you’re a wee bit weary of my shiny eyes and dazzled reports; I’m newly in love with this crowd, and am not ready to let go quite yet....
by Tele | Jan 20, 2012 | Commercial Fishing, From the Galley, Salmon Trolling
A framed photo sits above my writing space. Three fishermen in their late-20’s crouch on deck, wearing hoodies, rainpants, and matching end-of-a-long-day grins. Team ’77: friends born within several months of each other, together on a troller...
