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Our Alaska: Dipnetting in Chitina

Fort Wainwright resident Tony Heinz took his video camera along on a dipnetting trip to Chitina over the summer as he attempted to bag his limit of salmon. Watch as Heinz sets his net -- and then celebrates catching three salmon in 45 seconds, a record he says is a "personal best." (We'll take a cue from TLC and preface this video segment with a warning: Be prepared for some man-on-fish violence shortly after the one-minute mark. You're going to see some fish get clubbed.)

0102-ourak-dipnet"Sarah Palin's Alaska" finished its eight-week run on TLC Sunday, Jan. 9. While the former governor has given viewers nationwide her own tour of the Last Frontier, Alaska Dispatch takes a look at the state as it's experienced by residents across the state -- urban and rural, young and old, from all walks of life. You've seen "Sarah Palin's Alaska" -- now welcome to Our Alaska.

Craig Medred

Craig Medred is a former writer for the Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Dispatch and Alaska Dispatch News. He left the ADN in 2015.

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