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Delights of the 2013 Crab Fishing Season
Every summer, I crab fish off Arcadia Point around Hope Island. The water is probably too shallow for Dungeness, but it was a stellar summer for rock crab this year. Next year I will be trying farther south, toward Olympia and Boston Harbor. SEE MORE
Cockpit Cuisine: Joys of Al Fresco Dining on a Maine Cruise
Dropping the mooring pennant is the equivalent of an instant vacation for me. Like many vacationers, I like to eat out as a special treat. The difference is that I define “eating out” quite literally: dining out in the cockpit. It is common to see our boat at anchor with… SEE MORE
Lighthouse Marina Joins Southport Dealer Network
Southport Boats, a division of Maritime Marine Group, LLC, is expanding its nationwide sales reach into the Long Island Sound area with the addition of Lighthouse Marina to its dealer network. Lighthouse Marina, of Aquebogue, will represent Southport Boats' entire line of 27-foot and 29-foot center console and express fishing… SEE MORE
Enjoying the Excitement of an August Striper Blitz
My brother Steve and I went out during the evening on August 14 in the boat along the RI oceanfront. Instead of going way offshore in deep water, we fished close to shore in about 20 feet of water. We hit the biggest August blitz of stripers I have ever… SEE MORE
Summer Parade of Big Fish Continues for RI Boat Anglers
It is amazing how many big fish have fallen to boaters this summer. If I had to guess, I would say there may have been over 100 stripers over 50 lbs. landed by boaters in the last month. Most of these big fish have been caught along the oceanfront and… SEE MORE
The Mystery of the Disappearing Clams
Clams may be disappearing before our very eyes! When juvenile clams settle into acidic mud--like mud we find on some clam flats in Casco Bay--they don’t last very long. Those that do grow may be stunted and pitted; others simply dissolve. After sampling at 30 clam flats around the Bay… SEE MORE
New Casco Bay Monitoring Vessel Nears Completion
You probably heard that Friends of Casco Bay was looking for a new boat. Now, after many months raising funds to buy, retrofit, and maintain a new Baykeeper vessel, she’s here! Or more accurately, at New England Fiberglass, which is continuing the transformation begun at Yankee Marina, to create our… SEE MORE
It's a Boater's Game When Fishing In RI This Summer
This is the time of year in which those who fish from a boat far outfish the shore guys. It was proven again July 12 as I went out with my brother in his boat and fished the south shore oceanfront. It was a day of plenty and a day… SEE MORE
Smile! Maine Fishermen Urged to Photograph Their Catch
The Coastal Conservation Association-Maine (CCA-Maine) and the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) are collaborating on an ongoing data collection program called “Snap-A-Striper,” aimed at compiling photos and valuable information from live release and legally kept striped bass caught in Maine waters. Here’s how Snap-a-Striper works: When an angler catches… SEE MORE
For Keeper Stripers, Get a Boat and Head Offshore
Recently I've mentioned how poor shore fishing is right now, especially in the upper and mid-Bay. The oceanfront, too, is not fishing well from shore for larger fish. I got out late last week and landed several small ones, but we are talking very small fish of about 12 inches.… SEE MORE
A Boatyard Dog's Dreams Come True in Rockland
Here's a challenge: The next time your dog is stretched out for a catnap in a cool spot, take a good, long look at her. You might notice the light whimper, the muzzle twitch, the jerking feet that are indicative of a doggy dream. Think your pup is enjoying a… SEE MORE
Whaleboat Crew Aims to Row from Maine to Mystic
A team of boatbuilders from the Apprenticeshop in Rockland has embarked on an incredible journey indeed, rowing a 30' open whaleboat from Maine to Mystic, Connecticut. The crew of nine — seven apprentices and two instructors — worked all winter to build the historic whaleboat for the Charles W. Morgan. Six… SEE MORE
