Can I dipnet for my beneficiary? What am I required by regulation to carry in the field while proxy fishing? Are photocopies of the licenses ok to carry in the field? What are the proxy harvest recording requirements? When must I deliver the fish or shellfish? Can I proxy fish for more than 1 person?
Can I have more than one Proxy Fishing Form on me in the field? How long is the Proxy Fishing Form good for? If there's a regulation that says I have to quit fishing for the day once I've harvested a fish, I can keep fishing for my proxy, right? What about payment? Can I pay my proxy to get my fish for me? Can I reimburse my proxy for gas money, food expenses, or any other expense while he or she fishes for me?
I want to go hunting while my proxy fishes for me, can I do that? I want my brother to go subsistence fishing, where NO fishing license is required, while my sister sport and personal use fishes for me, where a license IS required, all on the same day. Can they do that? Once I give him my proxy, can I fish at all? Back to top Q. What about physically disabled people? State law specifically states the physician must be licensed in Alaska.
A proxy must possess a valid resident Alaska sport fishing license to subsistence, personal use or sport fish by proxy. In addition to the licenses and validated Proxy Fishing Form, proxies must carry harvest cards, permits, and any other documents required to participate in the fishery. If proxies plan to take fish or shellfish for their own use, they must also have their own fishing license and any required permits. Tow trucks make regular visits to the area.
Alaska Avenue beach road near the parking area is for loading and unloading only! Since this access road is so narrow, RVs are not allowed. Motor vehicles are not allowed from the vehicle access point east turning to the left to the mouth of the river. Four-wheel-drive is required - anything less is courting disaster and a very expensive tow truck bill! Follow signs to the staffed fee station at this location. Old Cannery Road is no longer available for fee collection or beach access.
To protect the dunes, do not drive your car or ATV above the high tide mark. All areas between mean high water and the dunes is private property so please respect the rights of private property owners in these areas. Camping within these private properties is not allowed unless authorized by the landowner.
The City of Kenai has provided a parking and camping area near the river mouth. Fees are charged in this area. Four-wheel-drive is also required to get to the mouth on the south shore. Don't drive anything you can't get unstuck, such as a motorhome, down the beach.
It is very expensive to get towed. Dipnetting from a boat is allowed during the same open season and times as dipnetting from shore. The same permit, harvest limits, and marking requirements apply. All your personal use fish must be recorded on the permit and the tail fins clipped before going upstream of the Warren Ames Bridge, or you may be subject to a fine.
The open area is different than that of the shore dipnetting area. Be prepared for a long wait at the Kenai City Dock, especially during peak days, and before high tides. Please be courteous and bring an extra measure of patience, as wait times can be as long as three hours.
However, remember that this section of river falls inside the Alaska Department of Natural Resources "Kenai River Special Management Area," and as such is restricted to motors of 50 horsepower or less hours per day, year-round.
Robbins said the bears have not been getting into trash or camps and he believes they are drawn to the area by fish waste left in the shallows and along the banks of O'Brien Creek.
He offers the following suggestions to prevent food-conditioning bears and avoid human-bear conflicts:. Dipnetters who clean fish on site are encouraged to chop fish carcasses into numerous pieces and throw them into the fast-moving Copper River, not O'Brien Creek. Avoid camping close to the creek; streambanks are natural travel corridors for bears.
Trespass is a huge potential issue for dipnetters. Be sure you are traveling, camping, and dipnetting on public lands only. Generally, any land below the mean high water mark is public land, as is land along public roadways.
Dipnetters sometimes cross private property on their way to the river, or they may camp on private property unawares. Check the boundaries before you head to the field, and know where you are allowed to walk and to camp. Dipnetting is open to Alaska residents only! Nonresidents are not allowed to participate in the dipnet fishery in any way, including handling the gear, cleaning fish, or actually dipnetting.
Environmental damage is a very important issue, and dipnetters have caused damage to beach grasses and other vegetation by driving, camping, or even walking where they are not supposed to be. In many areas protective barriers or temporary fences have been placed to keep people off of these areas.
Respect those barriers by driving, camping and walking only in designated areas. The equipment required for dipnetting is relatively basic. Here is a list for reference.
Note that each of these items is discussed in greater detail elsewhere in this section. There are may ways to net fish, and each method is discussed in detail on our Dipnetting Techniques page. Most dipnetters operate from shore, or by wading some distance out into the water. This method is very effective, if you are in the right place at the right time. Shore-based dipnetters have the option of setting camp nearby, which provides an opportunity to take a break and refresh yourself if necessary, while remaining close by in the event that a run of fish comes through suddenly.
Boat-based dipnetters are usually a lot more successful at catching fish, because they can find locations far less crowded than the beach. Additionally, they cover a lot more ground, increasing their chances of encountering fish. Successful dipnetting is all about timing. You can't catch fish that aren't there! Review our Salmon Run Charts linked at the left side of the page for the current run timing in your area of interest.
It's also a good idea to check our Dipnetting Forum for any gossip or current information relevant to your upcoming trip. The forums are also a great place for tips on gear, techniques, and even to pool up with someone else who is headed that way.
Alaska fishermen want to properly care for their fish. The exceptions are mostly a result of ignorance, and can be corrected with proper instruction. But when the quantity of fish caught goes up dramatically, as it does with dipnetting, proper care can become much more challenging. In order to help dipnetters properly care for their catch, we have an entire section on how to take care of your fish from the time you catch it until it ends up in your freezer.
Because the facilities and amenities available to assist with fish care vary from one location to another, we have also built a fish care section into each of our Dipnetting Location pages. Those pages go beyond general practices into the specifics unique to that area.
Very few Alaskans were born here, and most of those came from parents or grandparents who moved here from somewhere else. At the same time, we live among people who can trace their ancestry back to a time when Alaska was a very primitive place, devoid of the modern trappings of development.
So Alaska is an amazing melting pot of diverse cultures, with vastly diverse perspectives on nature, the environment, and on how we conduct ourselves in the field. Most of the cultures represented in Alaska today have their roots in a strong love for the outdoors, and an intensely personal environmental ethic. Traditional Samoan culture has a very high regard for the environment and man's place in it. Filipino culture embraces a concept they call " pakikisama ", or "harmony", in which getting along with others is respected.
They also incorporate the principle of " hiya ", or "shame". It's a sense of social decency that drives them to comply with public norms of behavior.
They believe that they bring shame upon themselves and their family if they do not live up to accepted standards of behavior. Japanese culture embraces the notion of living with nature, as opposed to the Western concept of taming nature. Alaska native culture embraces a love for the land and the creatures that live on it, recognizing man's role as a participant in nature.
Western culture, though having gone through times when care for the environment took a back seat to industrial progress, has come full-circle to now setting high standards of environmental protection and accountability. Gone are the days when tossing beer cans into the weeds at the old fishing hole, or flipping cigarette butts into the river were accepted practices.
Now, we pick up after ourselves and those around us.
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