The Fortress: A 20-year-old Bristol Bay salmon fisherman has high hopes for his stout new gillnetter

摘要

The newly built Bristol Bay fishing vessel Fortress is designed to be what its owner, Caleb Mikkelsen, calls a "fishing machine." The brawny 32-by-15-foot gillnetter is aptly named - with its blunt double-ended design, bowpicking heavy hauls is no problem, and a smaller wheelhouse leaves plenty of working room on the deck.