Our Story
My name is Jessica, my story with commercial fishing started just after college when I was looking for a job where I could work hard during the summer and take a winter off to ski. Commercial fishing had always been in the back of my mind, so I bought a pair of Xtratuf boots and some orange rubber rain gear, and flew to Alaska to fish.
I didn’t expect that along the way I would fall in love with Bristol Bay and working on the water in a close relationship with the sea and rivers around me. That was over ten years ago now, and I still have as much respect for the salmon fishery as I did the first time I picked a fish from the net.
Growing up in Vermont, a landlocked state, the ocean wasn’t near, but what did surround me on all sides was acres and acres of organic farmland. Eating local and sustainable produce from our backyard garden and the farm stand down the road was just a part of life. My mom was a craft artist and so I grew up going to the local farmer’s market every Saturday, where the vegetable growers and cheese makers, apiaries and butchers all gathered to sell their products.
I am so excited to have my own fishing boat and be able to contribute to the community of sustainably sourced food by sharing the salmon I catch with friends, family, and all others looking for a nourishing wild protein source. Whether you live in the rolling hills of a mountain town or by the coast, I hope this sockeye salmon gives you a taste of the wild waters of Bristol Bay I love so dearly, from the tundra to the tides.
