Thanks to Fletch I got to experience Soldotna's biggest draw: salmon fishing. He researched the secrets and was soon casting like a local, right next to the locals, in fact. We spent a handful of hours on the banks of the Kenai and it paid off with one sockeye! We cooked it an hour later and gorged ourselves-- juicy and fresh!
Meanwhile, Alaskan residents took advantage of dip-netting, making a multiple day party of it, filling the beach with coolers, tents, and folding chairs as they stand at the river mouth with huge nets waiting for the salmon to swim into them..
It looks delicious. I'll never forget the Fed Ex guy coming down the driveway in Austin leaving a trail of salmon juice. It was the best I've ever eaten. Too bad you didn't score a bunch but life is about the experience. Right?
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