I didn’t have much grandpa experience – my mom’s father passed away before I could ever meet him and my paternal grandfather died when I was not quite 6 (but I do have memories of him bouncing me on my knee...
Several plaintiffs have banded together to file a lawsuit protesting the Food and Drug Administration’s approva of a genetically engineered salmon product. Here’s some info on the lawsuit: A broad coalition of environmental, consumer, and commercial and recreational fishing...
Alaska fishing industry writer Laine Welch’s recent report about the 2016 salmon forecast features a sharp drop in total catch. Here’s Welch via the Capital City Weekly: The preliminary numbers released by the Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game call...
Book Chronicles a Commerical Angler’s Coming-of-Age Experience by Dave Atcheson Lancer, June 1984 Who, in their earliest 20s, could be anything but unsure of themselves, yet so much less cautious about taking a chance? That was me: New to Alaska, wide-eyed and willing to...
We just finished up an interview with 23-year-old Sean Dwyer, who just finished his rookie year captaining a crab fishing vessel chronicled on the new season of Discovery Channel’s hit show, Deadliest Catch. Look for our story on him for our...
Living anywhere along the West Coast means two potential geological hazards: earthquakes and volcanoes. Anyone who lives in southern Washington experienced the power and fury of Mother Nature during the Mount St. Helens eruption in 1980. On the isolated Aleutian Islands...
Sad news today, as Gold Rush star Parker Schnabel’s beloved grandfather, John, has passed away. From People: “We couldn’t have asked for a better father, grandfather and overall family man,” the Schnabel family tells PEOPLE in an exclusive statement. “He was a...
The undead appearance of this animal has many scratching their heads. A viral photo of a moose has many speculating as to what is ailing the animal in Alaska. The photos were apparently taken in Anchorage last summer and show an...
