Dip Net Fishing

One of our favorite things we did in Alaska was fish for Salmon. We of course didn't do the fishing, we were just the cheerleaders on shore. However it was so much fun!

To do the fishing or dip netting we headed to the Kenai Peninsula. While Dave's brother and his kids camped on the beach (It was like tent city down there), we slept in the back of Brian's truck. It was surprisingly nice.
It was probably 60 degrees at the warmest. It was weird getting the kids in layers to go to the beach. Adona enjoyed playing in the sand, I enjoyed sitting by the fire or down at the water cheering.

Dip netting is just what its called. Everyone has these long or short handled nets. (It made me think of giant butterfly nets.) Then they stand in the water in a long line just in the water up to the waist. (Check the pictures and see how many people were there.) Then a fish will swim into their net and they quickly turn their net to make sure that the fish is stuck in the net. Then they would drag the net and fish onto the beach, get it out of their net and either they would kill it or someone on shore. Then they would hurry back in to catch another. Sometimes fish would hit their net as they push it back into the water.

Check out all the fish Brian caught! Then he got them cleaned up, cut, and we packaged them. Thank you!!! That was so fun to see!