Nerka Sea Frozen Salmon

03/14/2026

Whatcom/Skagit friends - don't miss the opportunity to celebrate The Scow's release of not one but TWO fantastic new books! This Thursday, March 19, at Village Books in Fairhaven, 6-7 pm. Bring a kid to get a gift sticker from Tom. ;)

Launch event at Village Books in Bellingham March 19, 2026! I have new books and will talk about how I made them!

03/11/2026

So much love for The Scow's newly released book featuring the mighty F/V Plucky & her fisherfamily! Whether a gift for the youngest future readers or for grown-ups like Team Nerka who simply love seeing our small-boat fishery represented so artfully, this is a wonderful gift.

*Please note The Scow's request in the comments. Much as we resist being part of the machine, the fact is that our readers' reviews make a significant impact on our work's visibility. Thanks, friends.

My favorite spread from the Salmon Troller board book. Wild salmon is caught by many small family fishing boats all over the west coast, and trollers during in the very best product of all: king and coho! Even these hard worker need a good nights sleep now and then.

03/05/2026

Another amazing FisherPoets opener, successfully delivered. Love & gratitude to all who made it so.

Like March’s proverbial lion, the 29th Annual FisherPoets Gathering ushered one month out and another in with a roar of exultation. Over the three-day event, at least 105 fisherpoets cast […]

02/27/2026

TOMORROW at 3pm:

🎣 Carol Newman casts out a full net of FisherPoets for this Friday's ARTS! Live & Local. Tune in to hear from the following special guests:

*Lou Beaudry - Recently retired Alaska salmon seiner + singer-songwriter/guitarist
* Rich Bard - Former Alaska salmon troller + poet and author
*Micala Delepierre - Commercial lobsterman, captain and boat builder + community educator and performer
*Corey Arnold - Commercial fisherman + photographer (current featured artist at Imogen Gallery in Astoria)
*Martin Machado - Fisherman and merchant marine + painter (current featured artist at Imogen Gallery in Astoria)

02/26/2026

FisherPoets bound, beloveds!

Team Nerka’s got a car full of coho for our South Bay Wild Fish House friends & bellies of anticipatory jitters, heading into the glorious mayhem of the 29th annual FisherPoets Gathering.

Also in the car: a major award! Cap’n J had a year to enjoy his 2025 slam win, & now it’s time to pass the title to one of this year’s eight slammin’ slam contestants. Friday night at the Columbian Theater will be a wiiiiild time. We can’t wait.

There may only be one physical award this weekend, but absolutely everyone who steps up to a mic is a superstar. So many stories, poems, songs, perspectives & voices all unique, yet kindred in celebration of our work. From known highliners to greenhorns, we’re so excited to see & hear each of you. ❤️

12/10/2025

Able-bodied Skagit friends, D**e District #12 needs volunteers to help fill sand bags, 1317 Anacortes St in Burlington. Be safe & take good care.

12/10/2025

Stay safe, Skagit friends. 💙

**Update at 6:25pm: River forecasts have increased significantly to 47+ feet in Concrete Thursday morning and 41+ feet on Friday morning in Mount Vernon. For the most up-to-date river forecasts, visit www.skagitcounty.net/Departments/EmergencyInformation/levels.htm

Flood Update @ 3:51pm 12/9

🚨 Major flooding of the Skagit River is expected from December 10-12, 2025.

The river is forecasted to reach near record levels: 40.65 feet in Concrete by the morning of Thursday, December 11, and 36.91 feet in Mount Vernon early on Friday, December 12. Forecasts change rapidly, so monitor them at: www.skagitcounty.net/Departments/EmergencyInformation/levels.htm

If you live in low-lying, flood-prone areas, please prepare for possible evacuation. Ensure you have a plan for your family, pets, and livestock. The Skagit County Emergency Operations Center is working with the American Red Cross to open a shelter in East County for those displaced and we will share information as soon as possible.

Water is expected to cover many low-lying roads. Follow road closure signs and avoid driving through flooded areas.

To read our full update, visit www.skagitcounty.net/flood.

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🚨 Se espera una inundación mayor del río Skagit del 10 al 12 de diciembre de 2025.

Se prevé que el río alcance niveles casi récord: 40,65 pies en Concrete para la mañana del jueves 11 de diciembre, y 36,91 pies en Mount Vernon a primera hora del viernes 12 de diciembre. Las previsiones cambian rápidamente, así que vigílalas en: www.skagitcounty.net/Departments/EmergencyInformation/levels.htm

Si vives en zonas bajas y propensas a inundaciones, prepárate para una posible evacuación. Asegúrate de tener un plan para tu familia, mascotas y ganado. El Centro de Operaciones de Emergencia del Condado de Skagit está colaborando con la Cruz Roja Americana para abrir un refugio en el este del condado para los desplazados y compartiremos información lo antes posible.

Se espera que el agua cubra muchas carreteras bajas. Sigue las señales de cierre de carretera y evita conducir por zonas inundadas.

Para leer nuestra actualización completa, visita www.skagitcounty.net/flood

12/09/2025

Skagit friends, given all that we've all been through over this past week (with more rain & wind to come in the next), we're going to postpone tomorrow's book talk at Little Mountain Books and Botanica. I'm still planning to pop in to do some holiday shopping & enjoy a cuppa on their couch. If you're safe & would find some comfort in sharing this cozy communal space, I'm sure Matt & Suzy will be glad to see you.

Little Mountain Books & Botanica is so excited to host local author and fisherman, Tele Aadson, on December 14 at 4 pm. She will be reading from her work, leading a little discussion and reflection on her book.

“A Top Book of 2023” — Anchorage Daily News
2024 Gold Winner, Essays — Nautilus Book Awards

As author, Christine Byl so aptly summarizes …
Tele Aadsen entered commercial salmon fishing at seven years old on her parents’ homemade trolling boat, and what better guide could there be to a living, and a life, made at sea? Her clear-eyed essays overflow with warmth and precision, honoring work, gender, community and creatures in complicated ways. Shearwaters and boat cats, potlucks and rescues, depression and recovery: Aadsen casts a wide net, and the reader can trust her eye, ear, mind and heart. A fine contribution to the working woman’s canon.
– Christine Byl, author of Lookout and Dirt Work: An Education in the Woods

From her website …
My name is Tele. Pronounced Tell-ah – as in storyteller. (If spoken with a non-rhotic accent, that is, softening the “er” into “ah”!)
Stories have always kept me afloat. As a misfit kid, books were my earliest and most trusted companions. As a lapsed social worker turned tree hugging, tofu eating feminist fisherman, books have been mirror and open door, backpack and Band-Aid, flashlight and hug. Time and time again, words have saved my life – first by reading, then by writing and sharing them.

You may learn more about Tele’s life and work here: https://www.teleaadsen.com/.

11/29/2025

Big congrats to The Scow on his THREE new books coming out in 2026! (We're particularly partial to F/V Plucky.) Pre-order available, linked in the comments. Proud of you, friend!

11/05/2025

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