It’s my pleasure to bring you another week of the Freewheelings’ Five. I’m going to throw a couple curve balls at you this time and diverge a little bit from the standard format. Don’t worry, we’re still going to take our vicarious trip around the world. Last week I covered the Blog for Japan campaign […]
Fishing in Alaska – Life on a Salmon Tender part 3
This part three of my Fishing in Alaska series and if you’ve yet to check out part one and part two it might be a good place to start. After the reds and chums finish their run there’s a week intermission until pinks come in full force. Our boat ties up at the dock in […]
Fishing in Alaska – Horrendous Boat Crash
While a lot of work and excitement certain parts of life on a salmon tender do tend to become monotonous. Tying the boat up to the dock is one of them. If you read Fishing in Alaska – Life on a Salmon Tender part 2 you’ll know that arriving at the dock at 4am I […]
Fishing in Alaska – Life on a Salmon Tender part 2
If you’re just arriving you should check out Salmon Tender Life part 1 and the basics: Salmon 101. Just before mid season Chums, Reds, Silvers and Kings start to run simultaneously. The openers jump from 12 hours to 48 or 72 hours. The fishing grounds move in from an 8 hour ride from the dock […]
Fishing in Alaska – Life on the Salmon Tender part 1
Think of it this way. Go into your bedroom and imagine it has a small shower, a toilet, a kitchen and a table. Your bed is replaced with a bunk that’s about 2” shorter than your body. It has a lip around the edge to keep you from rolling out in the waves. Everything is […]
Fishing in Alaska – The Saga of Salty Steve
Now that everyone has made their way through Salmon 101 you can let your own imagination do the walking. All those boats filled with all those boys lead to some interesting situations packed with fascinating characters. From the bright eyed, hot headed new comers to hardened sea farers, cocky young punks and seasoned pros, you […]
Fishing in Alaska – Salmon 101
I searched the interwebs extensively prior to arriving in Alaska. My search turned up nothing that even remotely covered the ins and outs of Salmon fishing, what to expect, what to prepare for and some basic vocabulary that will keep you from sounding like a greenhorn (rookie). That’s what I’m going to cover here as […]
Tidepool Colisium
Here’s yet another little gem from Cordova, Alaska. Out at the end of the road at Hartney Bay you can walk along the shoreline of the Prince William Sound at low tide. It’s not sandy beaches, but a craggy, rocky sort of shoreline that gives home to all manner of tidepool creatures. You never know […]
Nenana Ice Classic Tripod Goes Live!
On Sunday, April 25th a wire will be attached from the top of the 30 foot tripod to the watch tower on shore. The tower will be manned around the clock from Sunday until the official breakup on the Tanana River. For the history and premise of the contest you should check out my original […]
Ships of Old Alaska
I’ve been digging around the Internet and the library for a few days now pursuing my own interest in the great ships of Alaska’s history. The information is startlingly scattered so I have set about creating an account of the boats that have been a part of Alaska’s discovery, boom, gold rush, fishing industry, tourist […]