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Custom Boat Apparel

Another year - another round of designing for fishing families around Alaska! We received requests from boat-owners around the state for our custom boat apparel and I drew eight vessels at my b...

Introducing: the Salmon Love Hoodie!

We made something new that we're pretty excited about. The new Salmon Love Hoodie is the product of our work with the Salmon Project -- a project about Alaskans and their deep personal connecti...

Our Alaskan Gift Guide

  This year we picked out some of our favorite Alaskan gifts and experiences to share with you for the holidays. Take a look! ...

Salmon Sisters at Fish Expo

In November we made our way to Seattle for the annual Marine Pacific Fish Expo! We shared a booth with the gracious people of Alaska's Sea Grant and had a great time connecting with fishermen...

Salmon Project Book Drop

This week in Homer we got to help organize a great event with the Salmon Project.  We gave away several hundred free copies of David Montgomery's book "The King of Fish," at Two Sisters Baker...

Fishing Photos: Our Instagram Favorites

We love fishing photos. We especially enjoy the ones we've seen recently of our fish-loving followers! We picked a few to share here, but many more can been found under the hashtag #aksalmon...

Salted and True

The beautiful girls I know don’t need to wear makeup. They are beautiful when they’re covered in hydraulic oil and fish scales.  They radiate confidence and competence. Orange raingear become...

Summer's End

Our summer ends today. It is our first night out of our bunks, in real beds. Our first day in many days to be back in Homer, the town we call home. It seems like a long time ago that we trave...

Our Partners

When we started Salmon Sisters, one of the keystones to our vision was that we would be able to give back to organizations and causes that were important to us.  We've felt lucky to find such...

Maritime Scholarship

  This spring Salmon Sisters helped support a local scholarship that was available to the graduating seniors of Homer High School. The Drew Scalzi Memorial Maritime Scholarship was establish...

Fishing Family

These past weeks have been busy ones for our family and for most others gearing up for another summer at sea. We anticipate packing up everything we need for the summer in rubber totes, shoving our...

Our mother

Why It Matters

We have each found meaning in the days we spend at sea. For some, fishing means family, for others, a simple and naturally rewarding lifestyle. We find pleasure in small comforts while fishin...

Salmon Sisters in New Zealand

We've been away for awhile! We said a quick goodbye to winter this year and flung ourselves toward summer. New Zealand thrilled us while tramping in the Southern Alps, kayaking through the Milford...

A Good Year

[caption id="attachment_399" align="alignleft" width="720"] Stonewall Place[/caption] It has been an important year. We celebrated our first year anniversary as a small business in September. We s...

Alaska Young Fishermen's Summit

What have we been up to this week? Attending the Alaska Young Fishermen's Summit! We were introduced to ideas about what a lender looks for in a young fisherman shopping for their first boat or p...

Boats for the Holidays!

We undertook a grand project this holiday season. Since the beginning of November, Emma has been drawing the boats of people who jumped at our personalized boat apparel special. With over 20 differ...

Captains and Crew: Fisherwomen of Alaska (Part 3)

We keep finding more ladies with scales in their hair and slime on their hands! Here’s another collection of fisherwomen who we admire, making waves in the world.

We're on Air!

We're grateful for the story about Salmon Sisters on Alaska Fish Radio.  Read it here! Fishing for Creativity This is Fish Radio. I’m Stephanie Mangini. Bering Sea sisters are a slimy success. Mo...

Captains and Crew: Fisherwomen of Alaska (Part 2)

She cuts the fastest, most beautiful fillet. She ties the strongest bowline knot. She has steel toes in her boots. She cooks best when her pot slides with the motion of the waves. She naps in her r...