Kenai - Salmon Fishery #2

Yes, we went back to the BeachM Fishery and got some more fish!

Actually, Benny and Marie wanted some sockeye (reds) salmon and asked if we would like some.  We said, Maybe, not to sure if we have room in our little freezer.  But by the time we got there, we had made up our minds to get some.  Marie had called out to the Fishery and they didn't have any right now.  But the boats would back in in an hour so she thought they would have some for us.  And they did:

We got three fish - 7, 8, and 9 pounds. 

They filleted them for us and we took them to a Processor and got them freeze-wrapped.  And they DO fit in the freezer!!

Again, we took the backbones and Marie made salmon patties (just the meat from 3 backbones equalled about 16 -18 patties!!).

On the way there, we saw a moose in the ditch along road - she didn't pay any attention to us.

That night we went to another ballgame and when we got back to the RV, I thought you might like to see how dark it is getting at night now (NOT)!!  This was taken about 10:30 PM looking to the West - the sun is just behing the trees.

This one is looking East over the school (I thought it was supposed to be dark in that direction!).

We also went over the the Kenai River Friday afternoon to watch the dipnetting.  The tide was coming in and the fish like that so there was alot of activity.  We took our lawn chairs and sat on the bank for about an hour and a half just watching the action.  

This guy and his dog were headed to the bank to fish.

Sunday is the last day for fishnetting.  But you can still use a rod and reel for another month or so.  Today  Judy and I drove over to Soldotna to do some shopping and also to stop at the Visitor Center and go down to the river and watch them fish.  Notice how close together they fish.

This lady just caught one.

And you can clean them right along the river.

And when someone catches a fish and brings it out of the water, someone else is taking their place.  I saw this cartoon in the paper recently.

We saw a sign at a Medical Building the other day that said:  "Fish hooks Removed."  And we can believe it!

We went back to the Kassik Brewery to return our bottle and buy some of their specialty ales.  I thought these signs said it all.

We attended the final Oilers game on Saturday night - free admission, free hot dogs, and free coke.  What more could you ask for?

Tomorrow we leave Kenai and head down the Sterling Highway to Homer for a week.