The month of July as you saw in pages past brought a visit from Christy and Mike and Independence day. In between those events we got out on a few occasions and set out a salmon net we purchased. We didn't load up but we did get enough fresh salmon to see us through the winter. Just a note-these salmon once they start their spawning journey, do not eat and will not bite on a hook. That's why we use a net.
Just another note-the salmon we catch are Chum Salmon or better known as dog salmon. Of the four species of salmon they are considered number three in taste. No matter, they still taste pretty good to us.
July 22, 2006 we went out and set the salmon net before heading up the river to fish. We only caught one small pike but we picked up the net on the return trip and were rewarded with a fresh bounty.
We headed out on a beautiful Saturday in July and set the net off a secluded point. We just hopped out and built a driftwood fire and made smores while soaking up the sun. We only got one salmon in the hour and a half we were there but it was more than enough for a fresh feast that night.
We set the net on a clear Friday evening with plans to retrieve it Saturday morning. We did retrieve it Saturday but the seas were quite rough making us pay for the bounty that day.
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.jpg "Cathy along the shore of a small slough.")
.jpg "Patty untangling from the bush she caught.")
.jpg "Carlo with a small pike.")
.jpg "Coming up on the net we set.")
.jpg "Fresh salmon!")
.jpg "Patty and Gary pulling up the net.")
.jpg "The bounty from the sea.")
.jpg "Fresh salmon in a 48 quart ice chest.")
.jpg "Putting away the net")
.jpg "Getting it just right so the next time we use it, it will flow out just right.")
.jpg "A better look at two of the salmon.")
.jpg "Heading out to lay the net.")
.jpg "Gary and Patty laying out the net while I drive.")
.jpg "All the way out.")
.jpg "Our boat parked and awaiting out return. Kotzebue is about 5 miles around that point.")
.jpg "Patty relaxing by a driftwood fire.")
.jpg "Smores in the Arctic.")
.jpg "Bellies full and just relaxing.")
.jpg "Gary roasting his marshmallow.")
.jpg "Carlo trying his luck.")
.jpg "Gary enjoying the day.")
.jpg "Our 19 foot Jet Ski with 90hp Honda four stroke.")
.jpg "It was a beautiful shirt sleeve day.")
.jpg "Cathy and Gary.")
.jpg "Heading out to pick up the net. We had the net out for about an hour and a half and we caught just one. Enough for a fresh salmon dinner.")
.jpg "Cathy on the same point as the last batch of pictures but this time the weather is not cooperating.")
.jpg "Hauling in the net from shore.")
.jpg "Wrestling the net from the rough sea.")
.jpg "Patty is worn out from the effort but we did do well with the catch.")
.jpg "Retrieving our fish.")
.jpg "The rough ride home. It's great to have a fully enclosed cabin!")