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Tele Aadsen’s Dory Mates – The Littlest Longliners: Photos from the K-Jo
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 true. For a writer/blogger, there’s no greater gift than crewing for fishermen who love to document their life at sea. continued@Hooked(blog)
Tele Aadsen – Fishing Families: Life Aboard the Kathleen Jo
When Jeff called to ask if I could fill in for his abruptly departed longline deckhand, his only hesitation wasn’t about my ability to handle the work, but the company. “I’ve got to warn you: our kids are wild and crazy. Jeytlin’s full of energy, and Teyen’s in his terrible two’s. Do you think you’ll be okay with that?” continued @ Hooked (blog)
Tele Aadsen – Readings, Women in Fisheries, & Frankenfish, Oh My!
Last week was a good time, sweeties. I spent five days up in Sitka, which – for me – guarantees a good time. I wouldn’t usually get to be there in February, and owe the Sitka Maritime Heritage Society a big thank you for providing the excuse, by way of an invitation to join their panel discussion, “Women in the Fisheries.” I waffled for about a day – just long enough to check that I had enough Alaska Airlines miles for a ticket – before confirming. Who was I kidding? Time in Sitka when we weren’t fishing? Of course I’d go! Read more here
Plan to removal Snake River dams should be supported
As a commercial fisherman, I have never felt more abandoned or frustrated by the elected officials I voted into office. The governor and senator say that they care about local jobs. They would do well to remember this: Washington’s fleet of coastal commercial salmon fishermen has gone from 3,041 in 1978 to 102 people fishing in 2018. >click to read< By Tele Aadsen
Commentary: Northwest must speak for trees, salmon in Alaska
Keeping the Roadless Rule in force for the Tongass protects resources and climate we enjoy at home.,, We rise before dawn, our 43-foot salmon troller, the Nerka, nestled among rocks in one of our favorite Southeast Alaskan bays. Pulling the anchor and puttering out to the fishing grounds, eyelids are still half-mast, minds precariously balanced between dreams and blurred reality from weeks of 18-hour days, hauling salmon aboard one fish at a time. >click to read< Search Results for: Tele Aadsen >click here< 12:10
Being female among fishermen: An unwelcome reminder on the docks
When the Kathleen Jo pulls out of her stall at noon, I am there to see them off. My 5-year-old shipmate waves wildly through the starboard window. I wave back. When they turn the corner for the breakwater, I begin the trek to Old Thomsen Harbor.,, I stroll down the main float with sun-burned shoulders and a broad smile. A smile that freezes as two men approach me. I know these men. Sammy, a golden can of Coors clutched in his hand, worked at a local business until drinking cost him his job. The other is Carl, a man I crewed with a lifetime ago. A man who’d expected that sex would be part of the deal, working with a woman. Read the rest here 19:29
Sea stories beckon large audience as Fishers hook the crowd with talent (they can very taleted!)
Wet Dog Cafe was full to the brim with diners Friday night; there was a waiting list to snag a table. Waiters weaved in between patrons, carrying trays laden with burgers and beverages. But Tele Aadsen’s soft voice rang clear as a bell above the low buzz of laughter and clink of dishes. It was the 16th annual FisherPoets Gathering soft voice rang clear as a bell above the low buzz of laughter and clink of dishes. It was the 16th annual FisherPoets Gathering, a weekend that saw about 70 commercial fishermen and women assemble from across the country in Astoria to read poetry, tell stories and sing songs about their occupations. Read more
Get ready to be Hooked! The story behind the story of a Sitka fisherman found adrift in fish tote. Video
Back in September, there was a news story about a fisherman found adrift in a plastic fish tote following the sinking of the troller he was fishing from.
This true story had a tremendous ending for the fact that both fishermen defied the odds and survived!
This would usually be the end of the story, alls well that ends well.
There is so much to this tale of good fortune, and through a lot of luck for all that read this, and who also watch the video of a wonderful writer, and story-teller who by fate, found herself right in the middle of it along with her life partner Joel Brady-Power and Bear the Boat Cat on board F/V Nerka out of Sitka, Alaska, you will feel like you are there!
Enough out of me, though.
This is Tele Aadsen, and these are her story’s from her blog, Hooked.
