Tag Archives: commercial fishing

Interview: Captain Keith from ‘Deadliest Catch’

Posted on April 19, 2009 by

Modern, smart, and well-spoken, Capt. Keith Colburn of the F/V Wizard elaborates on the diversity of work a fisherman does when he’s not fishing,out at sea, including taking a recent trip to Washington DC to discuss the potential upcoming oil drilling exploration … Continue reading →

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A few “Deadliest Catch” appearances from last week…

Posted on April 6, 2008 by

There’s one “Deadliest Catch” featured crew that hasn’t come home yet and that’s the F/V Wizard.  What a season of fishing they’ve had! The rest of the skippers and crews have been done for a short while and have already … Continue reading →

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Blake Painter becomes skipper of his own fishing vessel!

Posted on February 9, 2008 by

     Blake Painter, who was previously featured on “Deadliest Catch” as deck boss and then later as skipper of the F/V Maverick has been shopping for his own boat now for several months as mentioned previously on Deadliest Reports.  Well he’s … Continue reading →

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Interested in becoming a crab fisherman? Please read this…

Posted on January 20, 2008 by

Many “Deadliest Catch” fans have posted on Deadliest Reports they they’re interested in becoming commercial fishermen or crabbers  and the response here, has always been…”It’s a tough job to get these days”.  A few of the official “Deadliest Catch” fishing vessel websites … Continue reading →

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