Dipnetting and Fishing

Alaska residents have a dipnetting season July 10-31.  That means they can catch  salmon with huge nets. As the sockeyes, also known as reds, swim from the Cook Inlet up into the Kenai River, they swim into the nets.  This is for substinence for the Alaska residents.  Notice the photo below where the tide has gone out farther.  These photos were taken 2-3 hours apart.

This is the line waiting for their turn at the fish cleaning station.  Our trailer is right next to the chevy truck.
The sockeye salmon run was huge this year.  Fillets were frozen, canned, and smoked for several weeks here at Diamond M Ranch Resort!

This photo shows combat fishing along the Kenai River.  Charlie is trying his best to bring home the catch.  Combat fishing, at its busiest, means the fishermen are closer to each other all along the river.

It takes two to land the fish!

Charlie and Rich, fellow workamper, got their limit of six sockeye salmon this day!




The fish cleaning station is the best place to do the filleting!

OUR FREEZER IS ALMOST FULL!