Commercial Fishing for Wild Alaskan Salmon
Loading the skiff for running
After a late start, the boat left for Pt. Dick and it was less than a week later that I got the dreaded call. There are just a few calls that are dreaded – breakdown, injury, or crew quitting. This one was the latter. A kid we’ve fed and housed for six weeks, waiting for the season to open, quit after less than a week of work.
I just don’t have words for how useless I think this person is. There are better young men than him dying every day halfway around the world, and he “doesn’t feel like working”. Those were his words.
The good news is that when Jeffery Buchanan, Steve’s youngest son, heard that there was an opening on his uncle’s boat, he jumped on it!
Here’s Jeff (in the green) and DJ after pitching the catch of reds just few days ago.
DJ & Jeffrey take a break from pitching
I updated the recipes page with pics of a recent canning session. Our friend Jason is visiting and he helped Tom catch enough reds to make up a batch of red salmon for canning.
Jars packed with red salmon
The small jars on the left are heavily peppered with fresh cracked pepper – yummmmmmmm!
