Sockeye+Gillnetting

Haida Peoples Food Fishing Salmon Gill Netting May 23 2011 Copper River, Haida Gwaii


 * [[image:IMG_1995.JPG width="800" height="533" caption="Cabins on Copper RIver"]][[image:IMG_1934.JPG width="800" height="533" caption="Ocean shore going into Copper River"]][[image:IMG_2012.jpg width="800" height="1200" caption="Copper River Sockeye - very red meat"]][[image:IMG_2009.jpg width="800" height="1200" caption="Everyone helps to check the nets"]][[image:IMG_2000.jpg width="800" height="1200" caption="Low tide in Copper River estuary"]][[image:IMG_1957.JPG width="800" height="533" caption="Having fun while waiting for salmon to swim into nets"]][[image:IMG_1930.JPG width="800" height="533" caption="The perfect size net for sockeye"]][[image:IMG_1947.JPG width="800" height="533" caption="George and Jay going to check nets in ocean"]][[image:IMG_2004.jpg width="800" height="1200" caption="Rubber boots are a good idea on slippery grass and mud"]][[image:IMG_2002.jpg width="800" height="1200" caption="skiffs are needed to access the other side of copper river and nets"]][[image:IMG_1990.jpg width="800" height="1200" caption="Nets going from Cabins across river. "]][[image:IMG_1936.jpg width="480" height="720" caption="Mandy and Jay - fishing their families spots since babies"]][[image:IMG_1968.JPG width="800" height="533" caption="waiting....and playing"]]Sockeye[[image:IMG_1984.JPG width="800" height="533" caption="They should have life jackets on!"]][[image:IMG_1933.JPG width="800" height="533" caption="The Jone's cabin - keeping a close eye on the shoreline"]][[image:IMG_1932.jpg width="800" height="1200" caption="Freshly prepared and ready to take home!"]][[image:IMG_1987.jpg width="800" height="1200" caption="Look at the net marks - they become very tangled and it's hard to remove the fish from the nets"]][[image:IMG_1929.JPG width="800" height="533" caption="Skiffs, nets, anchors and all the fixings for a sockeye opening"]]**