Never Cry Halibut: and Other Alaska Hunting and Fishing Tales

by Bjorn Dihle

From the sharp, comic voice of Haunted Inside Passage,Never Cry Halibut is a collection of humorous and thoughtful short essays about hunting and fishing in Alaska.

Accompanied by photographs, each story reflects the author's three-decade relationship with the wildest places left in North America as he interacts with brown bears, wolves, wilderness, commercial fishing, and the nearly forgotten act of harvesting food from the wild. From hilarious tales of his nieces outfishing him to reflective ruminations on the human connection to nature, Bjorn captures the liveliness that comes from living so close to the Southeast Alaska wilds.

197 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 3, 2018

Reviews

[Drouin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this book a lot I thought it was a good book and a great fit for me because instead of one big story for me to get lost in. It was baisically a lot of little stories about his hunting and fishing life and his life in Alsaka, which I thought was good for me. I like books with many stories not just one big long one.

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

While the author and his family enjoy hunting and fishing it's not so much about a head with an impressive set of horns or antlers. It's about stocking the freezer for winter. Wasting the meat of an animal is legally frowned upon and carries penalties. I would have to survive on fish though as I wouldn't be able to shoot a deer. The author does exaggerate the size of fish and animals he catches or shoots especially when in a bar talking to other fisherman. It is an interesting book and the author's love of Alaska shines through in his description of the wildlife and landscape. His mother, a native of California, not so much.

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I won a free copy of this book through Librarything’s Early Reviewers group.

What a breath of fresh air! This was written by an outdoorsman for an outdoorsman, and for the first time in my life, I might recommend a book to my father, who only reads fishing or rifle magazines when he’s not reading the Cabela’s catelogue. These short, 3-4 page chapters, each it’s own story, remind me of my own long family trips out in the wilderness. Dihle’s voice couldn’t be clearer if you were sitting next to a campfire with him, and his stories mix hunting slang and deep knowledge of the Alaskan wilderness with laugh-out-loud situations and a modest sense of humor. If you are at a sportsman, please read this. I read most of it in one sitting, and was only forced to put it down because I had to get up for work the next day.

[Jude · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book! I loved reading all about his stories.

[Randal White · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pleasant, relaxing stories about the author's life adventures in Alaska. Hunting, fishing, working. Good stories to read sitting in front of the fireplace on a cold, winter night.