It has been raining non-stop since Thursday. This morning it’s still raining, but there isn’t much wind, so I decide to go paddling, hoping to spot a bear fishing for salmon like last year. Well, I checked out the falls, and while there were plenty of salmon jumping, the bears were still a no show. So, I headed out toward Grenville Channel, hoping I could get some photos of wildlife. I paddled for almost 3 hours, and didn’t get one shot.

This afternoon, the Indians arrived on Jan White.

They proceeded to set a gill net right at the base of Verney Falls.

As soon as they had the net in position, they started rounding up the salmon with their tenders, racing back and forth, forcing the salmon into the nets, where their gills would become entangled in the net.

That’s the fun part. Then, they start hauling in the net, painstakingly disentangling each salmon from the net.

It’s hard work, but they seem to enjoy what their doing.

They worked for hours, in pouring rain, until almost dark.