The Adventure Continues Five days in Alaska has left me with an extraordinary respect for the last wild food we eat - the people who catch it - and the way this fishery is managed. And a new understanding of just how difficult fishing can be. I managed to catch a rockfish, but the big fish, the one that might have been a fairly large halibut - got away. I struggled with that fish for what seemed like forever, fighting the mysterious unseen creature, feeling his strength, trying desperately to haul him from the water. And then, suddenly, the line went slack; I pulled my line out of the ocean to find nothing but an empty hook.
Big Fish and Endless Roe: More from Alaska
Big Fish and Endless Roe: More from Alaska
Big Fish and Endless Roe: More from Alaska
The Adventure Continues Five days in Alaska has left me with an extraordinary respect for the last wild food we eat - the people who catch it - and the way this fishery is managed. And a new understanding of just how difficult fishing can be. I managed to catch a rockfish, but the big fish, the one that might have been a fairly large halibut - got away. I struggled with that fish for what seemed like forever, fighting the mysterious unseen creature, feeling his strength, trying desperately to haul him from the water. And then, suddenly, the line went slack; I pulled my line out of the ocean to find nothing but an empty hook.