Entry No. 7: The Storm Before Opilio Season

05/15/07  This is Production Diary #7, just posted on the Discovery website.  It’s written by producer and photographer Doug Stanley and it’s about his travels on the F/V Timebandit.
The Bering Sea was tossing, not quite a torment; whipped up, but waiting patiently.  The snow was falling lightly and the wind bit hard through the folds [...]

‘Deadliest Catch’ crew in golf tourney

From the Record Courier
The Swing for a Cure “Sharkey Begovich Memorial” Golf Tournament Board announced Tuesday that Capt. Keith Colburn, featured on The Discovery Channel’s “Deadliest Catch” series, will play in the afternoon flight of the tournament being held Sunday at the Genoa Lakes Resort Course.
 The captain and crew will be available for [...]

‘Deadly’ job doesn’t scare fisherman

Saturday, May 12, 2007 9:07 PM PDT

Daily World / Kathy Quigg Jerry Tilley, a commercial fisherman based in Westport, sorts through spot prawn on his boat, The Watchman. He missed the recent fishing trip due to shoulder surgery, but his sling did not stop him from helping his crew prepare the prawns for delivery. Tilley [...]