1:50 Tomcod feat Jimmy Evak Transcript.pdf

Fish of the Week!

Season 1/Episode 50: Tomcod feat. Jimmy Evak

Jimmy Evak from Kotzebue, Alaska joins Katrina and Guy to talk about what’s known in his "neck of the tundra" as tomcod/uuġaq (Saffron Cod). You'll get an audio show-and-tell of Jimmy’s handmade willow jigging sticks, fish he's caught this year, and learn about this important little fish from an Iñupiaq perspective.

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