Beautiful, huh?
This was the net the first time we pulled the net in. I was in awe.
Cleaning one of the many fish
Today I went fishing. Not pole fishing, subsistence fishing. We threw the net out last night, and this morning we pulled in ten silvers, each 2 - 3 feet long and weighing about four pounds. Fishing was an all day event. Getting them out of the net was tough enough. They swim themselves in and get all tangled and wound up in it. Though at first I was a bit squeamish and careful removing the fish, I got over it quickly. Next I was given a quick lesson on how to clean them. Cutting them, skinning them and finally vacuum packing them took all day. It was fantastic.
Four hours later, we checked our net again and we had another four salmon. When it was all said and done, my roommate and I walked away with 30 pounds of cleaned salmon. We're thinking of going once more to last us the winter. I was told that ice fishing is pretty great too, so I can look forward to some trout later.
Anyway, I feel very self-sufficient, but can't get rid of the smell of salmon. I'll get over it, I've got dinner for months. Berries are our next endeavour.