Deadliest Catch

Episode 6–May 19th DEADLINE A new deadline is set: an upcoming drop in the price of king crab has the skippers rushing to finish their season. But ... deadliestreports.wordpress.com

Sig Hansen of the F/V Northwestern is slated to appear on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on Friday, May 22nd! Don’t miss out and set your DVR’s now ... deadliestreports.wordpress.com

Episode 5–May 12th SHORT FUSES Crab pots continue to come up empty and the skippers are out of ideas. Low bait and long grinds take our crews to ... deadliestreports.wordpress.com

By opilia Wilkins’ father, Dan, said his son inquired about the career after seeing the TV show “Deadliest Catch,” which features the exploits of similar fishing boats doing the dangerous work. After making his own way to Seattle, the company flew Wilkins to Anchorage and then to the port of Dutch H...

By opilia Posted in Awards, Deadliest Catch 4, Discovery       The nominations for the 59th Annual American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards were announced today … In contention for best edited reality series are Eric Lasby for the “New Orleans” installment of ” Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations”...

By opilia Read the entire article for more details Posted in Alaska, Discovery, lobstermen, Original Productions, Spike Walker, Thom Beers       Forever busy and creative, Discovery has given the go-ahead for seven new projects of which several are from Thom Beers and Craig Piligiam.  And act...

By opilia Rookie Returns to Deadliest Catch Zupo works as a photographer on the Discovery Channel’s immensely popular show “Deadliest Catch.” Last season he was a rookie on the Cornelia Marie. Now he knows exactly what kind of danger awaits him.

By opilia Long-time considered the Bible of Bering sea crab fishing, Spike Walker’s “Working on the Edge” was filmed as a Discovery Channel movie and is set to air in April right before the start of season 5!    Check it out… shipwrecked in Alaska’s Bering Sea.

By opilia Good news now though!  …For those of us too far away to simply drive up and buy a couple of pints of this ‘deadly’ brew, there’s a website that will ship it out.  You can try your luck at Liquidgratitude .  No doubt there’s other websites that will ship as well but finding it in stock is tricky the...

By opilia opilia- Posted in Uncategorized       Happy ‘Deadliest Catch’ Marathon day!   …Hope all U.S. & Canadian viewers are watching!  There’s changes afoot at Deadliest Reports and its all a work in progress so please disregard a few blank spaces and incomplete images. As usual, thanks m...

By opilia Captains Andy and Johnathan Hillstrand of the F/V Time Bandit are spending a few days at the New York Boat show. in this interview at the WCBS studios, they elaborate on the trials and tribulations of being crab fishermen and something new for fans–they recently fished in a national Marlin...

By opilia Fisherman’s name) F/V Time Bandit PO Box 921290 Dutch Harbor,  AK  99692 Fisherman’s name) F/V Northwestern C/O Trident Foods PO Box 9 Akutan,  AK  99553 Fisherman’s Name) Westward Seafoods PO Box  920608 Dutch Harbor,  AK  99692

By opilia Biggest Catch in the Big Easy, a Benefit for the St. Bernard Project, will feature Captain Keith Colburn of Discovery Channel’s “Deadliest Catch”. 100% of proceeds will go to benefit the St. Bernard Project, a community based rebuilding non-profit that has rebuilt 154 homes in St. Bernard P...

By opilia Matt Bradley of the F/V Northwestern made his way down to California for a new tat a few months back and on December 4th, we’ll be able to watch the crew of LA Ink on TLC as they work their magic on this veteran deckhand. LA Ink preview:  Kat faces a tight deadline for a book about her art; Matt Bra...

By opilia “How about putting a little King crab on the Thanksgiving table this year?” more about "A ‘Deadliest Catch’ Thanksgiving!", posted with vodpod “How about putting a little King crab on the Thanksgiving table this year?” more about "A ‘Deadliest Catch’ Thanksgiving!", posted with vodp...

By opilia On November 20-22, the Seattle, Washington, Pacific Marine Expo takes place at Qwest Field Event Center where every aspect of fishing, equipment, and fisheries will be featured!  For the last several years, at least a few of the ‘Deadliest Catch’ fishermen have been a feature at this ev...

By opilia Hillstrands to appear at New York Boat Show in December · Captains Phil Harris & Sig Hansen playing Xbox Deadliest Catch/Alaskan Storm · Captain Keith Colburn to be featured at Caterpillar · Update on the Katmai ...

By opilia Wizard Link        This last summer, there seemingly was a pilgrimage of ‘Deadliest Catch’ fans who headed to Seattle, Washington, the home port of many of the featured boats & fishermen of our favorite Discovery show, and the summer of 2009 will no doubt bring even more visitors to t...

By opilia Deadliest Catch' season 5? Dutch Harbor and it's Webcams · DUTCH HARBOR, AK, The Starting Point for the Deadliest Catch Fishermen · Capt. Phil of the F/V Cornelia Marie · deadliest music · Update on the Katmai · Free PageRank Checker ...

By opilia The October 15th Bristol Bay Red King Crab season is about to kick off and most fishing vessels are well on their way or already in Dutch Harbor preparing for their grueling work.  The “talk on the dock”–according to a Seattle, WA insider– is that Original Productions has many new cameramen...

By opilia The 'Behind the Scenes' specials highlight the difficulties of filming Discovery's hit show, 'Deadliest Catch' “Deadliest Catch” could bring Emmy home this year for Stanley brothers Could this be the year for “Deadliest Catch” at the Emmy Awards?

By opilia If you’ve been a ‘Deadliest Catch’ fan since the show’s first season, there’s no doubt that some of the featured fishermen–especially the skippers–have become as familiar to you as next door neighbors, co-workers, friends and relatives.  We watch, listen, and read about Captains Sig,...

By opilia Throughout most of July and into August, a month long celebration took place in Seattle, Washington that’s simply called ‘SeaFair’.  ‘Deadliest Catch’ may want to know that it was pretty ‘deadly’ there this year, with sightings made of familiar faces such as the Hansens of the Northwest...

By opilia King crab season has begun! October 15 is the official start of this year’s season. The Northwestern, Time Bandit, Cornelia Marie and the Wizard are docked, stocked and ready to roll from Dutch Harbor for the fifth television season of Deadliest Catch. Look for new boats to join them on the b...

By opilia For fans who are fairly new to the show…The Sea Star was one of the original featured fishing boats on ‘Deadliest Catch’ and was prominent in both ‘Deadliest Season’ and season 1 of ‘Deadliest Catch’. In season 2 & 3, the skipper–Larry Hendricks–was consultant to the show along with Si...

By opilia Stephanie: From a deckhand’s point of view, what is the most demanding job on a crab boat? Cmdrpoppinfresh: Who is the one guy you’d take fishing on the Bering Sea before anyone else? Rennen: Russell, have you played the Deadliest Catch Game?

By opilia F/V Northwestern F/V Northwestern with a brand new deck. The photo of the Northwestern’s brand new deck and the F/V Wizard are courtesy of ‘Deadliest Catch’ fan bkraai2003.  Check out more of his ‘Deadliest Catch’ related pics on flickr!) 

By opilia The Hillstrand brothers own and operate the 113-foot house aft boat Time Bandit and fish the Bering Sea for king and opilio crab. The exploits of the Time Bandit and its crew as well as other Bering Sea fishermen are featured weekly on the Discovery Channel.   The Hillstrands will be on hand to...

By opilia Discovery held a livechat interview with Josh Harris of the F/V Cornelia Marie a few weeks ago and Josh shared some of his thoughts on ‘Deadliest Catch’, fishing, and his dad–Capt Phil!  It’s not exactly a new chat, but it’s new for Deadliest Reports! Josh Harris: What up?

By opilia From a birds eye view, you can also see that Edgar Hansen of the Northwestern was onboard the Sea Star also helping fans out with the festivities ‘Deadliest Catch’ fans should remember Kenny Hendricks, the old salt of the F/V Sea Star in season one…

By opilia Andy Hillstrand, co-captain of the F/V Time Bandit, was gracious enough to take some time out of his very busy schedule to answer a few questions for WagNBrag.com. Hillstrand explains what it’s like to go from pulling up king crabs in the Bering Sea to training a horse in the Heartland of Amer...

By opilia Outstanding Sound Mixing For Nonfiction Programming (single Or Multi-camera)- Deadliest Catch • No Mercy • Discovery Channel • Original Productions, Inc. in association with Discovery Channel Bob Bronow, Re-Recording Mixer

By opilia Capt Phil signing the ‘Deadliest Catch’ book hurrican47: How old were you when you first started crab fishing? Phil Harris: I was 17 years old when I first went fishing. dwnbythbay: Are there any special things that the crew of the Cornelia Marie does to initiate a greenhorn?

By opilia Andy Hillstrand: Yes there are different sizes of crab pots. The Northwestern and the Time Bandit have the biggest pots, along with the Wizard. Ours are 7 feet wide by 8 feet long, and the Cornelia Marie has 6 1/2 feet by 6 feet. So yes, we only fish with all big pots on our boat.

By opilia photo courtesy of Discovery’s ‘Deadliest Catch’ Wiki) GreenL420: Has a king crab ever clamped down on your fingers? ConradLL: Are you planning on fishing king crab this fall? On the North American, or do you know yet? Davin Nes: Yes I am.

By opilia As you can see, the Northwestern is ‘deckless’ at this stage.  Later in July, Sig Hansen will be seen in downtown Seattle as the Grand Marshall of the 2008 Sea Fair Torchlight Parade.  Word is, the F/V Northwestern will have VIP status in the event and will be featured as well.  Great time to vi...

By opilia A crab boat captain who gained fame on the Discovery Channel’s “Deadliest Catch” series and fortune in the Bering Sea is attracting a steady stream of fans who can watch him haul in crab pots from the relatively calmer waters of Southeast Alaska.

By opilia Photo courtesy of Discovery) Photo courtesy of Discovery) Keith Colburn: Yes, I’ve had the cameraman sit in the chair, and take them out shortly thereafter. I let one cameraman set three pots, and they were the worst three pots in the string!

By opilia Legends     Revisit the legendary moments from season four of Deadliest Catch and hear some new tales from the captains, their Gloucester comrades, author Spike Walker, and one of Catch’s legendary cameramen.      June 24th–AFTER THE CATCH Deckhands

By opilia This last crabbing season, Discovery once again put the Sea Star and her crew into action as the main chase boat for filming season 4 of ‘Deadliest Catch’.  If you keep a close eye on current episodes, you’ll catch just a little glimpse of her every once in a while.  And here’s a thought we may no...

By opilia A routine Coast Guard rescue becomes a battle against nature. Cornelia Marie heads to land for repairs. Fatigue is causing mistakes on Northwestern. On the Wizard, Greenhorn Moi locks horns with Capt. Keith. Time Bandit heads for better grounds. In the first episode of Opilio season–Storm Se...

By opilia ’Deadliest Catch’ image courtesy of Discovery) Image courtesy of Discovery) Northwestern crew from season 1. Frothy Bronson: Do you like Alaska or Seattle more? Sig Hansen: I like to live in Seattle. It is my home. Although I love Alaska for the beauty it has.

By opilia The owner and captain of a fishing vessel featured on the Discovery Channel’s popular reality show “Deadliest Catch” has pleaded no contest to a single count of illegally possessing undersized crab, according to Alaska State Troopers.Richard S. Quashnick, 52, of the Maverick, was fine...

By opilia From Discovery…. Photo courtesy of Discovery) Lita: What was your boat fishing for when it wasn’t fishing for king crab during the past three years? Nick: Hey Capt., in your opinion, how hard is it to become a greenhorn/deckhand if you have no family in the fishing biz?

By opilia On the show, the Gloucester fishermen will be seated at a table at Pratty’s CAV, where they will have a roundtable discussion with the cast of the “Deadliest Catch” including Capt. Sig Hansen, Capt. Phil Harris, Capt. Johnathan Hillstrand, Capt. Andy Hillstrand, Capt. Keith Colburn and some...

By opilia Andy of the Time Bandit Mel GibsonKevin JamesMike MeyersGeorge Lopez Johnathan of the Time Bandit John Paul Jones (America’s first well-known naval hero who uttered the phrase “I have not yet begun to fight”)Playboy PlaymatesMore Playboy Playmates

By opilia The crab fishing fleet once again sets off to brave the deadly Bering Sea and cash in on king crab. But first, Northwestern must quickly make much needed repairs. Wizard trains two greenhorns and Time Bandit welcomes Johnathan’s son Scott.

By opilia Two weeks ago, Discovery held a livechat with the Northwestern’s greenhorn–who’s now become a half-share deckhand–Jake Anderson.  There’s a some interesting ‘Deadliest Catch’ trivia to learn here.  For example, Jake was never a complete greenhorn, he’d fished before, just not for th...

By opilia Johnathan Hillstrand: Hey, my son Scott is here. He’s been running the Time Bandit, and doing a hell of a job. Love you, kid! Johnathan Hillstrand: I’m a lucky man. Johnathan Hillstrand: Let’s ask Scott! Johnathan Hillstrand: That’s for me to know, and you to find out.

By opilia Johnathan and Andy Hillstrand, co-captains of the F/V Time Bandit, pose in the wheelhouse at dock in Homer after a successful crabbing season. The Hillstrands’ new book, “Time Bandit: Two Brothers, the Bering Sea and One of the World’s Deadliest Jobs,” will be published in April by Balla...

By opilia The show documents the around-the-clock schedule of working on crab boats and has made celebrities of the ship’s captains, Johnathan and Andy Hillstrand, who have written a book about their ship, Time Bandit, and will be at the Clark County Skills Center May 17 to autograph copies. But cr...

By opilia For Phil Harris, that’s standard fare trolling the Alaskan seas for snow and Alaskan crab, a lifestyle chronicled in Discovery Channel’s most successful series to date, “Deadliest Catch.” to Atlanta last week to meet with advertisers ...

By opilia Sig Hansen of the Discovery Channel documentary series Deadliest Catch! Seattle Native Sig Hansen spends his days crab fishing on the Bering Sea of Alaska and has one of the most dangerous professions imaginable. Sig truly encompasses ...

By opilia For Deadliest Catch fans who’ve never watched the 1999 Deadliest Job in the World, it’s airing Saturday, April 26th at 3pm eastern. This one hour show was the first crab fishing show that Discovery ever aired and is considered a ...

By opilia Captain Monte Colburn and his crew are 1200 nautical miles from Dutch Harbor and it’s five days before the October 15th opening of the King crab season. All around the Wizard, foaming whitecaps from high seas glimmer in the night much ...

By opilia Andy Hillstrand, co-owner of the F/V Time Bandit. Age 44. Capt. Andy has been married for 25 years and has grown children. He captains the Time Bandit during Opilio season and works as deckboss during King crab. ...