The name of the game in Southern Alaska is Salmon. Salmon returns to the place where they were hatched. Seiners, pictured above, were among the most common fishing vessels in the salmon fleet. The small vessel sets the nets and closes the seine net up back to the trawler. Sounds easy, but a lot of knowledge and understanding of the fish is needed. Salmon openings lasted only 24-48 hours in very specific areas. We stayed very clear of the open fishing areas as there is nothing wilder than a large number of fishing boats jockeying for position to haul in salmon. A lot of money can be earned in a season and the weather, most of the time, does not cooperate like on these photos.