by Tele | Jun 20, 2013 | Commercial Fishing, Culture, Hooked Favorites, Women in Fishing
When the Kathleen Jo pulls out of her stall at noon, I am there to see them off. My five year old shipmate waves wildly through the starboard window. As soon as they turn the corner, I begin the trek to my new home, eager to get settled in...
by Tele | Jun 18, 2013 | Commercial Fishing, Longlining, Reading & Writing
When Joel’s injury made it apparent that neither he nor the Nerka would be fishing this season, some of my writer friends saw an unexpected silver lining for me. “Now you can spend the summer working on your book!” My shaking head dashed their...
by Tele | Jun 17, 2013 | Commercial Fishing, Longlining
Lindy, one of my bosses on the Kathleen Jo, aimed her iPhone down the fish hold hatch. She called, “You hate me now, but you’ll appreciate these later!” “No way,” I replied. “I’d never hate you, and I already appreciate them.” And it was...
by Tele | Jun 8, 2013 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Longlining, Women in Fishing
Since launching Hooked two years ago, I’ve joked that the boats I work on may institute a confidentiality clause in my crew contracts. Some captains, upon seeing themselves in print, discover they’d prefer to keep their business private,...
by Tele | May 23, 2013 | Commercial Fishing, F/V Nerka, Longlining, Women in Fishing
I spent Saturday morning considering odoriferous towers of fish clothes. How threadbare was too much so? The same $3 Value Village hoodies and blood-browned T‑shirts surrounded me, sorted into piles destined to serve yet another season. The...
by Tele | May 16, 2013 | Commercial Fishing, F/V Nerka
The 16 days since Joel blew out his knee have been a bit of a blur. Right away, our living room expanded. It became dining room, with steaming bowls of comfort foods like homemade mac & cheese and rhubarb crisp crowding the coffee table, and...
