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A few hundred yards up the beach from where this photograph was composed, Clarks River debouches into Chignik Lake. Small enough to cross when wearing waders but large enough to navigate in a skiff equipped with a jet drive, Clarks provides major spawning habitat for Sockeye and Coho salmon. Lots of salmon. Lots of bears. September 13, 2018