Happy Thanksgiving to all of our readers from everyone  here at The Real Alaska. As a special holiday treat I’ve included an informative and quick video about fishing “The Line” in Bristol Bay. I’ll let you decide and form you own opinions about the line, but essentially every fishing district in Bristol Bay has boundary [...]

In my “Meet the Crew” episode, I hope to give you a glimpse of the dynamic between the ‘character’s’ as well as help you understand each crew members role on the boat. Remember, these positions aren’t necessarily exclusive to each individual. Commercial fishing is a team effort where everyone has to pitch in and work [...]

Anything can happen during a 2,400 mile drive from Seattle to Homer, Alaska. Brett and his best friend journeyed back up to their home state to begin the fishing season. Along the way Brett battled mosquitoes (on the windshield and in person) and the inevitable ridiculous boredom banter. “We talk about everything, from bowel movements [...]

First up on this summer’s itinerary was a boat ride. Mind you, this was no ordinary boat ride. It came with incredible scenery, a nauseating swell, a gazilion cruise ship sightings, and a very very high fuel bill. Our first sea trial was an unfortunate failure do to some engine issues after the F/V Memry [...]

Fishermen are not only known for using terms that the Discovery Channel needs to bleep out. Sure, one can add F*$@ to almost anything and feel a bit more salty, and perhaps S#%! can be substituted for a noun, adjective or verb. But the most important words and phrases to know come from the fisherman’s [...]

The past month has been an emotional roller coaster. It’s taken a lot of time to get this story together, and even then I am not sure it is complete. After a hard drive failure I lost much of my content from the summer. Nonetheless I have compiled the pieces I do have to tell [...]

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

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 [...]

“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 [...]

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 [...]