After four straight days of installing and working on our engine for the power skiff, we finally got it up and running days after fishing had opened. I call her Big Bertha, or my Bearded Lady. It was lengthened in the back to help with the steering. I think it just looks ridiculously huge now, [...]
Farmed salmon are gross. Seriously. Picture huge net ponds partitioned off in bays and inlets where farmed salmon swim around in their own poop. That sounds yummy. We would like it if you could think twice next time you order salmon from a restaurant or the grocery store. Stop for a second and ask if [...]
Long before Sierra and I came up with the idea to start The Real Alaska, I was profiled on an awesome website called Escape the City. The website aims to connect employers, volunteers and anyone else eager to get out… and do something different. After returning to the commercial fishing world last summer, I packed [...]
Here is an awesome video we cam across from a fellow fisherman’s Youtube channel. Watch it below and check out some more of his incredible footage and work! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a [...]
Sometimes we run across one of those locations that is unbelievable. Truly, Castle Cape surpasses any other land mass that jets out into the ocean. Luckily, the cape sits just outside Chignik and Brett and Sierra grew up gazing at its massive structure. It is said that the cape once had four pillars cutting into [...]
You’ve probably seen it on Deadliest Catch. The grocery list is long and the bill is large. Every fisherman’s got to do it when they are heading out to sea or the Alaskan Bush for months at a time. Here is a jazzed up version of me and my sisters grocery shopping before heading off [...]
We LOVE Halibut and this recipe gets TheRealAlaska seal of approval. Our favorite halibut is a zesty lemon-style, but this recipe takes the cake by infusing garlic as well. Now that your mouth is watering, hurry up and go buy a filet of Wild Alaskan Halibut. Ingredients: 4 halibut fillets, about 6 to 8 ounces [...]
I’m leaning over the rail, somewhere so far out in the Gulf of Alaska that the sky and ocean have become an endless gray entity. The ten-foot swell is picking up and my stomach is in knots. I lay down at the galley table where I know I have easy escape access to the outside. [...]
Here is a small slideshow of some scenic shots from Homer, Alaska. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
“I want to go commercial fishing in Alaska! How can I get a job up there?” It’s inevitable that Brett and Sierra get this question fairly often. Although much of your success comes in who you know, there are ways to break into this industry. We will answer here a few of the most common [...]
