Catching Copper River Red Salmon Using a Fishwheel
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- Catching Copper River Red Salmon Using a Fishwheel
In this episode, I share my love the Copper River Red Salmon (Sockeye). I spent two days running a fishwheel on the Copper River. Copper River Red Salmon are world famous, and provide a healthy source of protein for the people in our region. They carry high levels of Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Niacin, Vitamin D, and Selinium, which protects the skin from sun exposure and promotes healthy brain function. It also contains the anti-oxidant taurine. And let’s not forget the heart-healthy B-12.
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Yayyy!!! I grew up along the Copper and have tried to explain what a fishwheel is to people down here in the lower 48, but now I can show them your video :) Getting salmon from the fishwheel and filling our freezer was the best! In my opinion, nothing beats the taste of a Copper River Salmon, except perhaps whichever salmon finds itself on my plate ;) Thank you so much for documenting this process.
Oh wow! Your comment made me smile. I’m glad the video helped you explain the process to others. Thanks for watching.
I just took Hem Charters last Mon-Tues.
Blessings from 89.5 mile on the Richardson.
Sounds awesome. They have a great operation set up for dipnetters.
Copper river sockeye and kings are so popular because of marketing. I'll take a Columbia river Springer any day.
I love any salmon that is fresh, and non-farm or hydroponic fish. Fresh, wild salmon is a blessing.
Totally Agree
As a tribal fisher on the Columbia (Maryhill Area) & I agree that it is the best 🙌🤙🤘 Remember #FriendsDontLetFriendsEatFarmedFish 😄😎
Running salmon is gross
Nice and Red!
Thanks!
Wow, that’s an awesome contraption!
Thanks, it really is.
Wow! Beautiful fish. I loved how you sharpened you fillet knife - I've been shocked at seeing men try and use a dull knife to deal with their fish.
Thank you. A sharp knife is essential. Thank you for watching.
Enjoyed the video! Thanks KC Don 😉
Glad you enjoyed it
Now that is a lot of red!!!
Yes, it's quite the elixir for us in Alaska. High levels of manganese and magnesium, which are good for the heart.
The early reds are hatchery salmon they have a little green hue on the skin on the head.
I’m not aware of any red salmon hatcheries along the Copper River. Maybe one high up on the Gulkana. Is that the one you’re referring to?
Esa.es.una ingeniosa manera pasiva de pescar. El paisaje es precioso! Buen provecho.
Es una manera eficiente de pescar. Gracias.
Well done video! You got a sub
Thanks for subscribing. That means a lot to me.
Very nice! Hate that here in southern Finland we have such limited rivers to catch these bad boys :( tasty fish
Thanks for your comment. They are very tasty indeed.
нерастраивайся скоро Финляндия опять войдёт в состав Российской империи и у тебя будет возможность ловить лосося на севере России
Awesome video! Seems like a farly small fish wheel compared to some of the ones they were using in the Yukon, how many fish a day can you catch using that?
Yes, it's a smaller community fishwheel. They come in many shapes and sizes. I've seen this fishwheel catch 200 fish a day when they're running, which requires a battalion of filleters. I plan to take a more in-depth look at Copper River fishwheels this summer, so stay tuned. Thanks for watching.
@@akwild1 Thanks, cant wait!
It is not a far stretch of the imagination to make a connection between the fish wheels of China that have existed for hundreds of years to the arrival of the Chinese during the goldrushs in Canada and Alaska.
I wish I knew for sure the origin of the Alaska fishwheel. Yes, there were some Chinese who participated in the Klondike and Valdez Gold rushes at the end of the 19th century, but most have speculated that the technology came from the Europeans. But, maybe they learned some principles from the Chinese. I think I'll dig into it. Thank you for your comment.
Board of Fish should restrict to traditional users and prevent people like you from using a fish wheel. Too many people stuffing their freezers with more fish than they need.
Check your assumptions. You’re wrong. I’m a rural Alaska resident. I caught 20 fish because that’s how many my family will eat in a year.
Pretty presumptuous of you to assume that the catch wasn't eaten.
Some people have dog teams 😂 need to feed them pups. Living on the river is enough to entitle you to the fish, especially when people can fly in to sportfish.
That is disgusting to feed copper river red salmon to dogs.@@victorygarden556
I'm not a fish wheel expert/person but every video I've ever seen of them they run the opposite direction of the one here. Different strokes I guess.
Salmon swim upstream. If you watch the baskets, they scoop moving upstream to catch the fish as they swim up the current. It couldn’t work otherwise.
That was just awful, terrible stuff, plz can I have some more? I applaud you for doing the hike and lucky you got the rewards. Nice operation there. Us old timers are not too shabby are we?
Old knowledge is most of the time good knowledge.
So all you whippersnappers out there go out and get your hands dirty and learn something OLD.
Yes, it’s an awesome lifestyle to provide for your family through hard work and natural living.
I thought the whole west coast had a fishing ban on all Chinook salmon.... But I see there's a daily bag limit for the Columbia of 1 hatchery per day.. then I hear 38,000 Lbs
Harvested from the Alaskan trolleys. And yet California sport fishing is affected by this. But then again🙄California the BACKWARDS MISMANAGED STATE WHERE SHOPLIFTING AND DRUGS ARE LEGAL.. AND REPORTING IT GETS YOU ARRESTED🤦 YEAH IM FUGGIN MOVING OUT OF HERE!!!
I feel your pain, really I do. I feel like I live in a time warp in Alaska because I can still pursue so much of a subsistence lifestyle. For how long, is the question.
@@akwild1over 50-70 years and with its superb location, now anchorage is what it is. The infrastructure needed to populate the inner valleys and really anywhere on the west or north side will take over 150 years. And that is a super conservative estimate, I assumed with those numbers that there is a 2 phase growth which never happens beyond a localized area. It’ll be more like 500 years. You have time. Especially if you are inland from the coast and not on the road.
@@victorygarden556 In the Copper Basin, we have about 2700 people in the area the size of West Virginia. However, we have our share of problems, drugs, alcohol, etc. I do feel lucky that I can hunt moose, fish, collect berries, grow a garden, drink pure water and and breath clean air. I don't do well in cities.
@@akwild1 I’ve been looking at property out there. Thinking 300 sq ft cabin or so, super minimal utilities by ibc tote for “running water” lol. I do a lot of weird engineering from cheap/waste materials like $50 water or wind turbines. Really hoping my studies on this area aren’t too bad because it’s becoming a serious consideration. I know I should basically consider the area a “developing nation” but there are some questions I still have.
Know of any good realtors out that way that can do online showing via zoom? Ever find people developing small tracts of land then reselling? Any difficulties with native tribal government not wanting you to do certain things with your land? I can’t tell if they act like a big HOA.
And with population like that I guess you’d probably have to sell as a hunting cabin most of the time if you wanted to sell to get larger land and restart the home building process. I don’t do too well in cities either, figure this could be a good self employment opportunity because I saw a few others doing it and I am in the construction industry already.