Salmon, seagulls, people and nets make the scene on the beach a familiar yet unforgettable sight.
People work with their nets and fish during the Kenai dipnet fishery , July 22, 2022. Mount Redoubt rises above Cook Inlet in the distance. Redoubt is a stratovolcano, visible from much of Southcentral Alaska.
A salmon flops in a net as it's brought up on the beach during the Kenai dipnet fishery.The milk jug functions as a float on the net, to help the net stay upright in the water. Seagulls fly along the beach, looking for salmon scraps to nab. A bucket of salmon await processing on the north Kenai River beach during the Kenai dipnet fishery, July 22, 2022. People work with their nets and fish on the north beach during the Kenai dipnet fishery, July 22, 2022.
Kelly Willett, from Eagle River, hauls her gear to the Kenai River beach Friday evening, July 22, 2022 to camp on the beach. She said she limited out at the Kenai dipnet fishery, Saturday morning - her best dipnetting experience in 10 years.
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