Fishing Up North: Stories of Luck and Loss in Alaskan Waters

by Bradford Matsen

Book Overview

This new edition contains new stories and updates from the super-heated days when fishing fleets turned king crab into fortunes, to the annual circus of Bristol Bay's monster salmon runs, to the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0882405020
• ISBN13: 9780882405025
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: Alaska Northwest Books
• Length: 223 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Solidly written book on fishing

Ill keep this brief. The book has many sections ranging from basic trips out on the grounds, to harrowing tales of lost life and salvation. Also, to those who are very interested in the innerworkings of the industry, there are some gray areas that are cleared up in a rather dry but informative chapter. I reccomend it to fans of Spike Walker's books E

Good read

An intimate look at what it is like to spend your life chasing fish. Matsen's experience inside the industry gives a hard look at the reality of long hours, tight quarters and the gamble of the catch. Tight prose pack a lot of information.