Pictures of the Final 2009 Blackcod & Halibut Delivery

The sun came out and made for a warm and gorgeous day during the final delivery of blackcod and halibut!  Here are a few pictures of the delivery.

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The Best Weekend Ever!

It’s not often that a weekend comes along that can’t be improved upon in any way—but this weekend was one of those. It just keeps getting better, too. For example, I just received word that due to good weather and smooth sailing, George will arrive home tonight rather than tomorrow morning, as originally scheduled!
That’s the icing [...]

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To Call or Not to Call…

I congratulated myself just this morning for not giving in and calling the satellite phone even one time during the 2009 blackcod and halibut season. For that matter, I don’t believe I called it during this year’s crab season, either.
My congratulations were a little premature, however, since I gave in tonight and called the satellite phone three [...]

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It’s Certainly Not for Everyone

I’m starting to think that maybe I’m the crazy one. You know why? Because I actually do love this commercial fishing way of life, and I always have. Maybe it’s because it is five-generations deep in my blood, or because this is the way I grew up, or because this is the way my relationship with George [...]

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“Over the Hump”

I’ve been getting the impression from recent calls that we are “over the hump” in this year’s longline halibut and blackcod season. In fact, those were the exact words spoken by Brett the other day. Now, I was sworn to secrecy after speaking with the captain and crew a few days ago, so I can’t say [...]

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Making Dents in the Blackcod/Halibut Quota

Twitter has turned out to be a fun vehicle with which to give quick updates on what’s going on in the life of our commercial fishing family. The connection between Facebook and Twitter is not without its quirks, but I think it will improve in time.
It’s been fun using the service again after having canceled [...]

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A New Header Picture and One Returned Envelope

I know everyone is curious about the new header picture on the blog and wondering whether it is a shot of my husband, George. In fact, it is not. It’s Kelli’s husband, Bryan!
I thought it would be fun to begin rotating photographs showing different scenes in the life of a fishing family operation in the header picture [...]

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