Category: Fishing

Making a Life on Stonington’s Working Waterfront

1/9/2013 - Of all the famous fishing ports I have visited on the eastern Maine coast, Stonington remains the most impressive. Everywhere you turn, there are lobster boats of all shapes and sizes, hundreds of skiffs, lobster traps, piles of neatly coiled rope and weathered buildings and wharves that cater specifically to… SEE MORE

Environment

The ice breaker TACKLE out of Rockland Harbor enters ice-choked Rockport Harbor.

Ice Breaking in Rockport Harbor

1/4/2013 - The Coast Guard ice breaker Tackle came into a quite solid Rockport Harbor on the morning of January 4. Ice is dangerous, especially to boats still in the harbor. Rather than run through and create a bunch of tennis court-sized chunks, they appeared to take it slowly and work at… SEE MORE

Environment

Cold Crushing Power: USCG Cutter Tackle

Fishing

1/4/2013 - Passing by Rockport Harbor this morning, I noticed the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tackle at work. It was impressive watching her carefully navigate to break free the handful of fishing vessels still in the harbor. The Maine winter freeze has only just begun. I couldn't help stopping and taking a… SEE MORE

Penobscot Bay Sea Smoke on a January Morning

1/3/2013 - Sea smoke, also known as arctic steam fog, usually arrives when the cold winter air moves across the warmer ocean water. It is quite something to see, but the swirling sight dictates that temperatures will easily be below zero and the wind will sweep across the land. January is here… SEE MORE

Why Was 2012 Such a Great Year for Stripers in RI?

Fishing

12/27/2012 - Before the season began I would have guessed that we were heading for a lean season as far as striper fishing was concerned here in Rhode Island. After all, the young of the year indexes from the Chesapeake Bay, those seining surveys that count juvenile stripers, had been poor for… SEE MORE

The schooner Nathaniel Bowditch sails into Burnt Coat Harbor. Schooner American Eagle is at left.

Maine’s Working Harbors, a Precious Commodity

12/23/2012 - Two schooners coasted into Burnt Coat Harbor last season and gave us a lesson in sailing. We followed in the wake of the schooner American Eagle as it took us deep into the harbor, rounded up into the wind, and dropped its anchor, all under sail. Then later, the schooner… SEE MORE

Seeking Solitude on the St. George River

12/13/2012 - The small peninsula that encompasses the towns of Cushing and Friendship is a very quiet place where fishing is a huge part of everyday life. Pleasant Point Gut, down at the southern end of the peninsula where the St. George River empties out into Muscongus Bay, is a small harbor… SEE MORE

Environment

COLUMBIA,PILGRIM, PURITAN, and YANKEE, Eastern Rig draggers/seiners owned by Capt. Ben Pine.

The Long, Salty Heritage of Gloucester

12/13/2012 - Few cities have played as important a role in America's commercial fisheries as Gloucester. These historic images, from the archives of Atlantic Fisherman and housed at the Penobscot Marine Museum, give a taste of this important harbor. SEE MORE

Culture

Owls Head, where hauling traps is a relentless pursuit.

Exploring West Penobscot Bay’s Working Waterfront

12/11/2012 - In the middle of December, when the sun sets far too early, the nooks and crannies, inlets and coves, of the eastern Maine coast seems as quiet as they will ever be. A diesel engine coming off the ocean rings incredibly clear through the early winter air. Seafood shops and… SEE MORE

Bruce Bourque, Maine State Museum Chief Archaelogist

Red Paint People to be Subject of Rockland Talk

12/4/2012 - The existence — and the disappearance — of the Red Paint People is one of the most interesting aspects of Maine history. The Friends of Maine's Seabird Islands is pleased to welcome an expert and author who will help shed some light on this ancient culture. Bruce Bourque, Maine State Museum… SEE MORE