Alaska - People Fishing With Bears Editorial Photo

A man and woman fishing for a shot at some ready to spawn Sockeye salmon, also known as Red salmon for the color they turn when they spawn, while a black bear walks the nearby shoreline. Fishing, especially for salmon, is one of the main tourism draws for both visitors and residents alike and is an important economic driver throughout Alaska. Visitors in this photo are fishing for Sockeye salmon where Wolverine Creek runs into Big River Lake. This popular summer tourism destination allows the few visitors lucky enough to take excursions from Kenai and Soldotna on the Kenai Peninsula to visit Wolverine Creek to only fish for salmon, but to see bears fishing for salmon themselves.