Why choose steaming? Steaming is quick and easy, and yields perfectly cooked salmon that is moist and flavorful. Steaming avoids the use of unhealthy cooking fats or oils. Wild salmon, your best choice of salmon to buy, is packed with protein and those all-important omega-3’s, so you could not serve…

Sockeye salmon are Olympic athletes Wild sockeye salmon are Olympic-medalist strong and shimmeringly healthy — before they ever reach your plate! After all, they compete all their lives. Consider that they begin life in a little stream somewhere in the wilds of Alaska, Canada or the Pacific Northwest, navigate all…

Wild Alaskan salmon cooks quickly, and you could refer to it as Alaskan fast food. Salmon can go directly from the freezer into the pan or grill and thaws fast, making it the perfect choice for a healthy and delicious weeknight dinner after a busy day. Determining when salmon is…

Hello Friends! I’m writing to you from our fish camp at the mouth of the Egegik River in Bristol Bay. Gwen and I return to camp each September to button everything up for the coming winter and enjoy the quiet without the hustle and bustle of our summer fishing season.Autumn comes early…

As fishers in Bristol Bay, we are deeply in tune with the rivers and tides that bring our salmon back to their home each summer. We also recognize that the pristine ecosystem upstream of our fishing location is the basis of this abundance. Many of you have heard of the…

When I tell people that my family runs a commercial salmon fishing operation in Bristol Bay, Alaska, they invariably ask questions about what it’s like working on a boat. They are picturing drift boats, snub nose aluminum boats trailing nets behind them which they reel in on a huge winch. …

There is something special about the Bristol Bay beach that has lured me to return for 5 seasons of fishing for Sockeye Salmon… indoor plumbing is not one of them. Nestled against a scrubby berm in the actual middle of nowhere (Egegik Fishing District) is the Neal camp — or…

Alaska’s fisheries are among the best-managed, most sustainable fisheries in the world. Each fishing area in the state, and every run of salmon, herring, cod, and crab throughout the year, is strictly regulated by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF & G). The largest salmon producing area in…

What is International Women’s Day? International Women’s Day was created as a focal point in the women’s right movement and was officially adopted by the United Nations in 1977 where we have been celebrating it ever since. This day brings so many different emotions to surface — a day focused on women and our accomplishments…