Carlisle, our guide and boat driver, is also an above average fisher woman. With her help, we were able to catch our limit of three sockeye each day we went out.
Hauling the catch home to fillet later.
Some of the work begins at the river, known in AK as fillet and release. Throwing the carcasses into the fast moving water from whence they came, feeds the gulls, eagles and bears, resulting in not having to deal with fish guts at home. We saved the remains of the fish we filleted at home, putting them in the freezer to be used by a musher who will make a nice stew out of them for her dogs.
Back at home, Bucky and I began freezing, canning and smoking the beautiful red meat. The average weight of each fish was 10-12 pounds providing nice fillets.
Finally, with some sun, the caning was done.
Salmon loaf, salmon patties, salmon wiggle, salmon salad, salmon omelet, salmon kabob, salmon sushi, salmon pate, grilled salmon, poached salmon, salmon souffle, salmon jello....
On Monday, July 26th, Bucky and I will fly to Nome. We're very excited about what we'll see and do there. Our hope is that it won't be snowing! Fisher will be staying with Carlisle who will be housesitting for a dog musher. Fisher will have her first Alaskan experience of pulling with a team and living at a dog yard with 40 other Alaskan sled dogs. If only she could blog about it.
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