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,...
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 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 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...
