Category Archives: fish stories

Gone fishing

My sister Rachael & cousin Brooke went tuna fishing with Levi.   In the above photos Rach thought she had a monster on the line, I think she was disappointed when she pulled up the little baby tuna. (for the record, she is WAY WAY WAY stronger than Brooke.  And a lot taller too;)
I think Levi...

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The Captain’s catch

As soon as Levi heard that the tuna were 25 miles offshore he was gone.   He came back last night with 35 tuna.  Since then he has been canning tuna and the canner is still clanging now.  I may go mad.   He finds great joy in stuffing dead fish in jars, sealing them and lining...

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Catch of the day

Photo with special ”salty sea” filter.
(yeah Levi’s cell phone lens was all fogged up)
The boys are back from the ocean with a mess of fresh halibut & crab.  On the menu tonight: Crab chowder, panko breaded halibut & crab won-tons.
Windy Ridge Crab Chowder
Ingredients

5 cups potatoes diced (we leave the peelings on)

3 bell peppers diced (red, yellow, orange...

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Farewell my boys

Halibut season has begun.  Something Levi & our 5 sons have been anticipating all year.  They have left Windy Ridge for the Pacific ocean and there they shall remain (heart, mind, body & soul) until summer’s end.
I have not been out on the ocean with Captain Levi  for several reasons:

I am deathly afraid of the mighty Pacific &...

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