by Tele | Apr 25, 2012 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Longlining, Reading & Writing, Sustainability
Just a short update here, friends. The deck is loaded with all of our longline gear, the fish hold is optimistic with plenty of ice and bait, and I just got my last shower until we’re back in town. All that remains is a quick run for groceries,...
by Tele | Aug 28, 2011 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Longlining, Women in Fishing
[This series on May’s halibut fishing was originally published on Alaska Waypoints. Feels like an eternity ago, but I just realized I never finished sharing them here on Hooked. You can re-read Part 1 here, and the concluding Part...
by Tele | Jul 4, 2011 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Longlining, Women in Fishing
We’re somewhere in the Southeast Gulf of Alaska right now, in the midst of our king salmon opening, so here’s a story from my May halibut fishing, brought to you by WordPress’s great scheduled-publishing option. “Going Green” was originally...
by Tele | Jun 3, 2011 | Commercial Fishing, F/V Nerka, Longlining, Salmon Trolling, Women in Fishing
I launched Hooked under the grim oversight of the Pacific Northwest’s lingering winter. Between relentlessly gray days and our “off” season’s luxury of personal time, it seemed the ideal opportunity to start this long-procrastinated...
by Tele | May 7, 2011 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Longlining, Sitka
We haven’t started fishing yet, but the good ship Charity’s captain and crew have officially entered the first sleep deprived delirium of our season. (It won’t be the last.) Just a quick update to let you know that we pulled into Sitka’s Eliason...
by Tele | Apr 29, 2011 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Longlining
A mountain of unavoidable boat projects caused a few days’ delay, but I’m now reasonably certain that the good ship Charity will pull out of Seattle’s Fisherman’s Terminal today. As certain as a deckhand ever can be, that is. If...
