Discovery Livechat with Johnathan and Scott Hillstrand

Discovery has posted their livechat with Johnathan and Scott Hillstrand from April 29th.  Learn a bit more about this skipper and his up and coming fisherman son!  Later, after tonight’s new ‘Deadliest Catch’ episode, you may want to make the jump over to the Discovery website and join in on the livechat taking place with [...]

For the Russell Newberry Fans….

He’s outspoken, he’s experienced, he’s a life-long friend of the Hillstrands, he has a great sense of humor…He’s Russell Newberry and this is where he’ll be at this weekend!
 

When Russell Newberry signed a contract with the producers of “The Deadliest Catch,” a reality show about crab fishing off the Alaska coast, he never read past [...]

‘Deadliest Catch’ Imagery is Pretty Catchy!

Over the last few years many writers have posted on their blogs that they just dont know what it is about ‘Deadliest Catch’ that’s got them hooked, but they can’t turn away from the show when it’s on tv.  And when one thinks about it, there’s so many different elements to the show that it’s hard to [...]

‘Deadliest Catch’ Skippers in Seattle

Most of the featured ‘Deadliest Catch’ skippers from season 4 spent the last few days in Seattle, Washington, signing quite a few books, chatting with fans, and attending events, including the second official Discovery party.  Lucky fans who had entered the  Discovery Wiki sweepstakes last month and won, were invited to shmooze with the skippers and [...]

Edgar Hansen’s Livechat on Discovery

Edgar Hansen of the F/V Northwestern held a live chat on the Discovery website almost two weeks ago and it was recently posted on the Deadliest Catch Wiki.  As you probably already know, Edgar is the youngest of three brothers who are all first-generation american from a family with super-strong Norweigan ties.  As one of [...]

Season 4 Fishing Vessels

These are the featured fishing vessels for season 4, along with a few statistics.  Please visit each respective website for additional stats.  (Photos are courtesy of Discovery, where you can also unearth great details about these fishing boats).

The F/V Time Bandit:  Built in 1991. 113′ long.  Designed and custom built by the Hillstrands.  Home port-Juneau, [...]

East Coast Book Signing Tonight for “Deadliest Catch” Skippers

East coast fans who are close to West Chester, PA, still have the opportunity to meet some of the Deadliest Catch skippers this evening.  By the sounds of it, they’ll be having plenty of fun!  Listen to podcast radio interview…They were already having fun this morning!
Discovery Channel’s “Deadliest Catch” cast members Captain Sig Hansen, Captain [...]

Change of date for Discovery’s next “Deadliest Catch” marathon…

(photo courtesy of Discovery)
Earlier last week, Discovery’s schedule showed a Deadliest Catch season 3 marathon on January 1st, 2008 for the U.S.,  and that has now changed.  According to their current schedule, the same marathon will now air on December 30th, 2007, which fall on a Sunday.  Can’t argue with that 2 days earlier is a-ok!  [...]