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  • Jul, 2010
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2,400 Miles North
POSTED BY therealalaska IN Video
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Enjoy this video from The Real Alaska’s Brett Veerhusen about his awesome drive from Seattle, Washington to Homer, Alaska. Don’t expect anything less than epic. 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

  • 19
  • Jul, 2010
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200,000 Pounds of Salmon and 1 Whale
POSTED BY Sierra Anderson IN Chignik, Photographs, Sierra Anderson
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Hello from the Fishing Grounds! It’s been almost 4 weeks of  fishing and nothing less than a mad dash trying to salvage what we lost from missing the first week of the season. We’ve caught just over two-hundred thousand pounds of salmon with a little over a hundred thousand pounds of it being Sockeye salmon. [...]

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  • Jul, 2010
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Photo of the day: Sitka Herring
POSTED BY Sierra Anderson IN Photographs, Sierra Anderson, Sitka Herring
Boats Delivering fish into the night

My photo from the 2010 Sitka Sac Roe Herring fishery was featured in Pacific Fishing Magazine. Boats Delivering hundreds of tons of Herring into the night 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

  • 10
  • Jul, 2010
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25 Days at Sea
POSTED BY therealalaska IN Uncategorized
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Ahoy! Now that I have internet for a few minutes I thought it would be best to give an update. I’ve been busy fishing since the middle of June and I haven’t been able to post anything new. However, there is a lot of great content coming as soon as Bristol Bay is finished. I’ll [...]

  • 09
  • Jul, 2010
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Photo of the day: Mitrofania Island
POSTED BY Sierra Anderson IN Chignik, Photographs, Sierra Anderson
'Blubber Rock'

This place is like a time warp. The noise, the smell, the look, everything. I call it blubber rock. Brett and I fished around this rock for years growing up. Mitrofania is where a lot of marine mammal research is performed. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with [...]

  • 08
  • Jul, 2010
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Video: Herring Fishing From American Fisherman
POSTED BY The Real Alaska IN Salmon, Sitka Herring, Video
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Our fisherman friend has some awesome video production skills and this is another favorite video. Get ready to be pumped and watch thousand of fish at a time! 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 [...]

  • 07
  • Jul, 2010
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Photo of the day: Midnight Fire
POSTED BY Sierra Anderson IN Chignik, Photographs, Sierra Anderson
Midnight Bonfire on the Beach

Nothing is simple in this Bedrock Village. We have to burn our own trash here. And yes, this is what the midnight sun looks like in 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

  • 06
  • Jul, 2010
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Recipe: Broiled Sablefish with Sweet Ginger & Soy Glaze
POSTED BY Sierra Anderson IN Uncategorized
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This is my number one favorite seafood dish. It’s nickname is Black Cod. If you want to turn some heads at your next dinner party, this will do all that and more. People will be begging for thirds. No seriously. This melts in your mouth. For quick preparation use “East-West” brand Sweet Ginger Terriyaki Marinade [...]

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  • Jul, 2010
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An Eye in Every Window
POSTED BY Brett Veerhusen IN Bristol Bay, Salmon, Uncategorized, Video
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“An eye in every window” is a phrase my dad uses to describe a net that is full of salmon. The window is a term for the mesh and when there is an eye in each one, that means almost every mesh appears to have a salmon head coming out of it. This video is [...]

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  • Jul, 2010
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Recipe: Anderson’s Crab Dip
POSTED BY Sierra Anderson IN Uncategorized
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This is a long time generational favorite in the Anderson family. Far and wide, ask any Anderson what their favorite chip dip is and I guarantee you’ll get this one. This one is a hit at dinner party’s potlucks. you name it. So whip this one up for your 4th of July BBQ and people [...]