MORE THAN A FISHING STORY

Captain Corder follows his path from Pelican Island, Texas to Pelican, Alaska — a stretch of wild water where tides tell time and every cast carries a story.

What started as a life built around fishing has evolved into something more — a mission to capture the heart of small-town Alaska through faith, film, adventure, and the water.

Whether he’s hauling halibut aboard Hook One, running crab pots with locals, exploring hidden coves, or swapping dock stories after dark, Captain Corder documents the real Alaska — the people, the grit, and the soul of a town that still runs on trust and tide charts.

🎥 The camera’s rolling.

🎣 The rods are bending.

🦅 The whales are breaching.

🌲 The wilderness is calling.

📖 And the stories are real.

Pelican2Pelican is an unscripted journey through one of the last truly wild places left in America.

From dockside coffee before daylight…

To salmon runs and halibut tides…

To campfires, storms, wildlife encounters, and the people who call Southeast Alaska home…

This isn’t a show about fishing.

It’s a story about adventure, resilience, faith, and chasing a dream all the way to the edge of Alaska.

Captain Corder.

Hook South.

Pelican2Pelican.

From Pelican to Pelican.

The story is just getting started.

I’ve spent my life chasing sound, salt, and stories. Somehow, they all led me to Pelican, Alaska.

I’m a U.S. Coast Guard-licensed Master Captain and a Texas Gulf native who still keeps one foot in the studio and the other on the deck. From mixing legends on stage to running Ruby in Alaskan waters, I’ve learned something simple:

The ocean and music have a lot in common.

Both have rhythm.

Both demand respect.

Both can humble you in a heartbeat.

Pelican, Alaska isn’t just another stop.

It’s where the calling came full circle.

Out here, the tide keeps time.

The mountains set the mood.

And every day ends with gratitude.

When the harbor’s quiet, I still make music.

When the sun rises over Lisianski Inlet, I do what I was built to do — share this wild Alaskan life with others.

Because in the end, it’s not about fame.

It’s not about fortune.

It’s about faith.

It’s about grit.

It’s about tide charts.

And it’s about trust.

-Captain Corder

Hook South

Pelican, Alaska