Commercial Fishing Books
- Working on the Edge: Surviving In the World’s Most Dangerous Profession—King Crabbing on the High Seas by Spike Walker
- On The Edge of Survival: A Shipwreck, a Raging Storm, and the Harrowing Alaskan Rescue That Became a Legend by Spike Walker
- Nights of Ice: True Stories of Disaster and Survival on Alaska’s High Seas by Spike Walker
- Coming Back Alive: The True Story of the Most Harrowing Search and Rescue Mission Ever Attempted on Alaska’s High Seas by Spike Walker
- North By Northwestern: A Seafaring Family on Deadly Alaskan Waters by Sig Hansen and Mark Sundeen
- Time Bandit: Two Brothers, The Bering Sea, and One of the World’s Deadliest Jobs by Andy Hillstrand, Johnathan Hillstrand, and Malcolm MacPherson
- Dealiest Catch: Desperate Hours by Larry Erickson
- Alaska: Tales of Adventure from the Last Frontier (St. Martin’s Griffin)
- Highliners: The Classic Novel About the Commercial Fishermen of Alaska by William McCloskey
- Fishing Up North: Stories of Luck and Loss in Alaskan Waters by Bradford Matsen
- The Entangling Net: Alaska’s Commercial Fishing Women Tell Their Lives by Leslie Leyland Fields
- Salt In Our Blood: The Memoir of a Fisherman’s Wife by Michele Longo Eder
- Steady As She Goes: Women’s Adventures at Sea (Seal Press)
- The Last Fish Tale: The Fate of the Atlantic and Survival in Gloucester, America’s Oldest Fishing Port and Most Original Town by Mark Kurlansky
- Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World by Mark Kurlansky
- Pink Harvest: Tales of Happenstance by Toni Mirosevich
- Lost At Sea by Patrick Dillon
- The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea by Sebastian Junger
- The Hungry Ocean: A Swordboat Captain’s Journey by Linda Greenlaw
- Alaska Blues: A Story of Freedom, Risk, and Living Your Dream by Joe Upton
- Bering Sea Blues: A Crabber’s Tale of Fear in the Icy North by Joe Upton
- Along the Corkline by Gary Keister
I was never someone who read books on my off time. But as I get older and want to learn more I find myself wanted to read as much as I can . While getting ready for my first season away from my family I have purchased a few books. I have finished “Following The Alaskan Dream” by Marilyn Jordan George. I really loved the book she reall had a great story behind her life. And I am a chapter away from being done with “Hand Troller” by Mike Mcconnell and I wish to meet him ! What a great read for someone like me. Its like I am by his side while hes experiencing everything!
Books are what keep people’s dream’s alive.
Thank you for the list. Tom Jr
Hi Tom! Thanks for writing! Can I ask…how old are you? Where and what fishing are you gearing up for? I’m glad you’re reading up. I casually know the son and daughter-in-law of Marilyn Jordan George (if you read my article, The Fisherman’s Mate, on the Writing Clips page, you’ll see Julie Jordan featured in the article) and I know Marilyn’s book is a classic. I’m so glad you enjoyed the list! :) If you come across any others I don’t have on here, let me know!
Hey Jen thank you for the reply! I will be Twenty-Nine this July . I was going to spend my first season in the SE are of Alaska I really want to see the areas there this year. Alaska is so big I would like to spend as much time in one area as possible.And not having very much money does limit me on travel . As for fishing I would like to try them all haha.I am really interested in Trolling and Tendering . But I have talked to a few people lately and I don’t want to limit the amount of money I can make so I would like something that I have a chance of making a little more in the end. Work hard play harder! Yea such an amazing book I really enjoyed it I couldn’t put it down and finished it so fast ! That’s awsome to know them from the book it seems like great family with great history . Thank you again and I sure will ! Tom Jr