Alaskan Photo Tours

Oregon woman between fishing wreck survivors ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A survivor of Oregon a sinking fishing boat in Alaska could soon be on its way home to Portland. Nicole Esau was one of four crew members in the Northern Belle, based in Seattle, which was hit by a wave and tipped on its side before Tuesday night sinking 50 miles south of Montague Island in Alaska, near the mouth of Prince William Sound, killing one crew member. Esau and …

Working on the Edge: Surviving In the World’s Most Dangerous Profession: King Crab Fishing on Alaska’s HighSeas $3.99 Spike Walker states, “No profession pits man against nature more brutally than king crab fishing in the frigid, unpredictable waters of the Bering Sea. The yearly death toll is staggering. The conditions are beyond most imaginations but the payback, if one survives, can be tens of thousands of dollars for a month-long season. In a breathtaking, action-packed account that combines his personal stor…

Time Bandit: Two Brothers, the Bering Sea, and One of the World’s Deadliest Jobs $2.57 “Many brave hearts are asleep in the deep, so beware, beware,” goes the chorus of an old sailors’ sing-along that celebrates the allure and danger of the seafaring life. But make no mistake–there truly is much to beware for those who are drawn to risk their lives and seek their fortunes upon the waves. And perhaps none take more chances than the men and women who brave the tempestuous, bou…

A Hard Way to Make an Easy Living $8.99 A Hard Way to Make an Easy Living: From Harpooning for Bluefin Tuna on the East Coast to Fishing the Unpredictable Bering Sea, Relive the Life of One Commercial Fisherman It’s often been said that a bad day of fishing beats the best day at work. But what happens when fishing is your work? In A Hard Way to Make an Easy Living author and career fisherman Corky Decker recaps his lifelong fishing adve…