Scot done having my morning cup of coffee and down here I can see the river
coffee and down here I can see the river
coffee and down here I can see the river really started dropping last night
really started dropping last night
really started dropping last night dropped a couple feet I’m gonna head
dropped a couple feet I’m gonna head
dropped a couple feet I’m gonna head upriver make sure my fish will is not
upriver make sure my fish will is not
upriver make sure my fish will is not high and dry I can’t afford to just let
high and dry I can’t afford to just let
high and dry I can’t afford to just let a functionable fish wheel go to waste
a functionable fish wheel go to waste
a functionable fish wheel go to waste the waters been high for about two weeks
the waters been high for about two weeks
the waters been high for about two weeks now I just kind of like planed out in
now I just kind of like planed out in
now I just kind of like planed out in the last couple days and just dropped
the last couple days and just dropped
the last couple days and just dropped overnight just like that and that’s how
overnight just like that and that’s how
overnight just like that and that’s how this river is it’s constantly changing
Jessie Holmes relies on the resources
Jessie Holmes relies on the resources along the Nenana River to maintain a
along the Nenana River to maintain a
along the Nenana River to maintain a subsistence lifestyle getting his fish
subsistence lifestyle getting his fish
subsistence lifestyle getting his fish wheel up and running his crucial to
wheel up and running his crucial to
wheel up and running his crucial to feeding himself and his team of sled
feeding himself and his team of sled
feeding himself and his team of sled dogs for the year ahead
so fishwheel is made out of spruce log
so fishwheel is made out of spruce log grafts and it floats out in the river
grafts and it floats out in the river
grafts and it floats out in the river what we do is we take it with big logs
what we do is we take it with big logs
what we do is we take it with big logs and push it far out into the river into
and push it far out into the river into
and push it far out into the river into a deep channel we drop the axle down and
a deep channel we drop the axle down and
a deep channel we drop the axle down and the big baskets dip through the water
the big baskets dip through the water
the big baskets dip through the water it’s turning with the current because it
it’s turning with the current because it
it’s turning with the current because it scoops down the fish have no place to go
scoops down the fish have no place to go
scoops down the fish have no place to go so they swim right into the scoop scoops
so they swim right into the scoop scoops
so they swim right into the scoop scoops them up now the purpose of a fish wheel
them up now the purpose of a fish wheel
them up now the purpose of a fish wheel is to put up a large amount of fish I
is to put up a large amount of fish I
is to put up a large amount of fish I can put up 900 fish in a day if the
can put up 900 fish in a day if the
can put up 900 fish in a day if the fishings going good I need to be
fishings going good I need to be
fishings going good I need to be catching fish and feeding the dogs fish
catching fish and feeding the dogs fish
catching fish and feeding the dogs fish right now because it’s the most
right now because it’s the most
right now because it’s the most cost-effective way for me to be able to
cost-effective way for me to be able to
cost-effective way for me to be able to keep these dogs this could be a real big
keep these dogs this could be a real big
keep these dogs this could be a real big deal to me to not be able to use that
deal to me to not be able to use that
deal to me to not be able to use that fish wheel my main goal is to not fall
fish wheel my main goal is to not fall
fish wheel my main goal is to not fall in the river it’s one of the fastest now
in the river it’s one of the fastest now
in the river it’s one of the fastest now having wool waters in the US the Tanana
having wool waters in the US the Tanana
having wool waters in the US the Tanana River is and there’s just tons of silt
River is and there’s just tons of silt
River is and there’s just tons of silt in here a minute you’re in there the
in here a minute you’re in there the
in here a minute you’re in there the silt starts filling your pockets filling
silt starts filling your pockets filling
silt starts filling your pockets filling your clothes fill in your boots little
your clothes fill in your boots little
your clothes fill in your boots little things can become big things quick
this thing’s definitely up on the
this thing’s definitely up on the sandbars the rivers drop a couple feet
sandbars the rivers drop a couple feet
sandbars the rivers drop a couple feet here yeah it definitely looks like I got
here yeah it definitely looks like I got
here yeah it definitely looks like I got my work ahead of me finding get this
my work ahead of me finding get this
my work ahead of me finding get this thing out here on the water current soon
thing out here on the water current soon
thing out here on the water current soon it’s gonna get a lot worse because the
it’s gonna get a lot worse because the
it’s gonna get a lot worse because the rivers drop them fast if I waiting any
rivers drop them fast if I waiting any
rivers drop them fast if I waiting any longer on this it could put me out of
longer on this it could put me out of
longer on this it could put me out of the season is stressful the stakes are
the season is stressful the stakes are
the season is stressful the stakes are high and like it’s very easy to mess up
high and like it’s very easy to mess up
high and like it’s very easy to mess up with a fish wheel there’s a lot of
with a fish wheel there’s a lot of
with a fish wheel there’s a lot of things going on you got the current
things going on you got the current
things going on you got the current thousands of pounds I mean this is gonna
thousands of pounds I mean this is gonna
thousands of pounds I mean this is gonna be one hell of a job every minute the
be one hell of a job every minute the
be one hell of a job every minute the ghost by is a minute wasted and another
ghost by is a minute wasted and another
ghost by is a minute wasted and another couple inches of water loss possibly so
couple inches of water loss possibly so
couple inches of water loss possibly so it’s time to get to work bust this thing
it’s time to get to work bust this thing
it’s time to get to work bust this thing out get on to the next process it’s a
out get on to the next process it’s a
out get on to the next process it’s a lot of work but it provides a lot of
lot of work but it provides a lot of
lot of work but it provides a lot of food for the dogs there we go she’s
food for the dogs there we go she’s
food for the dogs there we go she’s moving
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