Episode 24: Stuart DeWitt; From Trapping Lines To Fishing Grounds In Southeast Alaska
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He grew up in Haines, Alaska with a bike, a beach, and more wilderness than rules and it shaped everything that came after. My guest, longtime local Stuart DeWitt, walks me through the moments that built his edge: early hunting trips, learning to trap from old-school mentors, and the kind of outdoor freedom that turns into real capability when things go sideways.
Then we get into the working life. Stuart shares what it really takes to survive in commercial fishing in Southeast Alaska, from gillnet salmon to Dungeness crab and halibut fishing under the IFQ quota system. We…
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