We had the opportunity to go dip netting in Kenai this year with about 5 families in our ward. It was an amazing experience I will never forget! To dip net you have to be a resident of Alaska. You are allotted 25 fish per head of household and 10 fish per dependent so as a household we were allotted 55 salmon!
As a whole group we caught around 350 salmon!!! Crazy!!
This was such a fun experience. It was so thrilling holding the huge net in the water and getting a fish in your net. I wasn't too great at getting the net back in the boat, or getting the fish out of the net. They are huge, slippery little suckers! Jathan on the other hand was a pro! I am just glad I was able to go and did not get nauseous being on the boat with the smell of fish and the sight of blood.
Jathan on the boat, getting his dip on!
Lance, James and Brittani.
Zanna on the boat making a funny face! She was pretty excited to go out with her daddy and catch some fish.
Our boat was having some technical difficulties, as we floated to the shore we saw these huge bear tracks in the mud. Creepy!
Brittani sitting on the boat next to all the fish guts and blood. Such a glamorous job.
We got the kids camping chairs and cute little fuzzy sleeping bags for the camp out. They were pretty excited about their new toys. They played in the chairs at home all day the day before and slept in their sleeping bags in their room that night.
Playing in the mud by our camp site.
Troop loves to wear Zanna's helmet. We need to find him one that is a little more suited for a boy!
Oh boy.... how can he be crying when he is surrounded by mud. Every little boys dream!
We took a trip into Kenai to get a bite to eat and see some of the dip netters from the shore. The kids (and Jathan) loved these huge carvings of Salmon.
Jathan's award winning catch!
You can see all the people lining the shore with their dip nets in the water.
Zanna and Jathan just got off the boat
Making funny faces, and yes those are fish guts on Jathans cheek!
Dip netting was super fun! My favorite Alaska experiences thus far. I am excited to go again next year!
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