Salmon is airshipped from Emmonak during the summer season. There is also a fish processing plant that flash freeezes the salmon for cargo barges to take to Seattle. Commercial fishing is an important part of the economy. Well equipped fishing boats line the river banks and it is a sign of prosperity for the racks to be filled with salmon drying for winter use. Winter fishing under ice nets Lush and White fish for a change of diet.
Trapping is a cash income and also used for clothing.
Beaver, Redfox, Mink, Land Otter, and Lynx are plentiful. What to Bring Warm clothes and rain gear, good walking boots, camera, and film, especially if your camera uses special film. Other airlines transfer to small feeder lines from Bethel or St. Mary s. For a birds eye view of the area there are charter flying services working out of Emmonak serving the smaller villages. Emmonak is the air hub for the Lower Yukon Delta.