Joe Zuray Checks His Fish Net for King Salmon at Rapids

Fishing for King Salmon on the Yukon River is not for sport. People put up large amounts of the migrating fish that come up the river, some traveling more than a thousand miles to their spawning grounds. Promised you a video of my son Joe checking his King Salmon net after I uploaded the one of him setting his net out (see    • How Joe and Sam Set Their Fishnet at Rampa...  ). The first video shows how simple setting can be for someone who does it a lot. This one here is probably more rewarding and fun to watch. Note: Been getting a large amount of questions about why the rocks are used to sink the net. Because of new regulations on mesh size our many family nets are now illegal and we are using a net too short to catch much fish, because it only fishes about the top 6' of the water. Eventually we will make a deeper net. Normally rocks are never used like this and they are a lot of trouble every time we check the net. Using the rocks to stretch the net vertically and sink towards the bottom away from currents is the only way we have found to make the short net catch any fish. Stan Zuray 📖 BOOK: Carry On: Stan Zuray's Journey from Boston Greaser to Alaskan Homesteader Written by Tim Attewell, one of the filmmakers behind the TV show Yukon Men, this powerful memoir tells the true story of my journey from the streets of Boston to building a life deep in the Alaska wilderness. Available on Amazon in paperback, hardcover, eBook, and audiobook: 👉 https://www.amazon.com/dp/1521098891 Want a signed copy? Get one here: 👉 https://www.thestanproject.com/mercha... 🎥 DOCUMENTARY: The Stan Project Created by Ryan Walsh a former Yukon Men filmmaker, and Kari Pickering, this thoughtful documentary offers a rare, honest look at life in rural Alaska through my eyes. It’s a heartfelt film about living simply, surviving with purpose, and staying true to tradition. Watch it now at: 👉 www.TheStanProject.com Both the book and the documentary were made with real care by people who lived in Tanana and wanted to share something meaningful about this way of life. I hope you enjoy them.