7-17-2013 Late July is Salmon time in Alaska. Everyone is fishing it seems. Alaskans are allowed 25 salmon for head of household and 10 for each family member. That’s a lot of fish. Today we went to the Kenai River outlet into the Cook Inlet at high tide to see Alaskans dip netting! Wow! What an experience! 
It’s a family adventure……with a wide variety of equipment.
Fish swim into the net which is dragged to the beach……
Some filet the fish right at the beach….. 
Others put them in coolers or sleds to take home…..The tails need to be clipped to prove they were caught with a dip net.
Then there are non residents that come to fish….. right now they are allowed 3 fish / day. There are many fish walks along the Kenai River….
Folks line up --- guess they call this ‘combat’ fishing
Or they go right into the water hoping for a better chance to catch one! Those chest high waders are needed – that water is cold!
And feeling good with a full catch!
Steve Dudley & Fred are canning salmon
Fresh Salmon sure tastes good!
3 comments:
Wow, what a great time to be in Alaska! Your trip is so interesting. Thanks!
Very interesting! We didn't get to see or participate in any salmon fishing during our trip. So I guess we have to go back to Alaska.
Alaska more than anticipated!
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