Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of MaineRich, Walter H. (Walter Herbert)
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Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine
Rich, Walter H. (Walter Herbert)
Fisheries -- Maine, Gulf of
Green Ground. This is a hand-line spot for cod all the year, but the
fishing is best in the spring and continues good until the last of the
fishing for cod about the river mouths in June. There are two shoals,
one of 14 and the other of 16 feet, both of which break in rough
weather, but depths elsewhere on the ground about are from 13 to 20
fathoms. The bottom, both on the shoals and about them, is rocky and has
many starfish upon it, except on the north-western part, where the
bottom is of sand. Marks: The eastern end of Elmwood Rock on the little
high woods of Small Point: the Outer Sister on Lower Five Island.
Lambo. This lies B. by N. from Halfway Rock 5 miles. It has a buoy
upon it, marking a 5 fathom shoal that breaks in heavy weather. Good
fishing is to be had in all directions about it, with haddock in June on
the sand outside it, hake inside in August, and cod on the hard bottom
about it; but for these it is mostly a summer hand-line spot.
Bull Ground. This is an irregularly shaped piece of bottom of
indefinite area, being perhaps 3 miles long by 2 miles wide. It lies
between Lambo Ledge and the White Bull and at about 2 miles distance
from Ragged Island. The bottom here is of rocks and mud with depths from
20 to 30 fathoms. This ground furnishes hake fishing in June, July, and
August. Cod are taken here in good numbers in the fall by gill nets,
with a lesser amount also in the spring by the same method. In the
winter the cod are taken here by "bobber trawl." Haddock are taken about
the edges in August. mainly by hand line. This ground is visited
principally by small boats, the greater part of the catch being taken by
gill nets, although trawls and hand lines also are used here.
The Garden. This is a broken piece of ground lying outside The Elbow
and Eagle Island. It runs NNE. and SSW., is about 2 miles long by 1 mile
wide, and has depths running from 35 to 60 fathoms. This is a fall
ground for hand-line fishing for cod, while haddock, cod, and cusk are
found here in the spring. Hake are taken in May and June on the mud
about the edges.
Marks: Halfway Rock Light on the big field of Chebeague Island; Eagle
Island Woods on the woods in the Eastern Bay.
Sand Shoal. It is ENE. from White Head Grounds 4 miles. This has
depths of 18 to 20 fathoms and in species and seasons of their abundance
agrees with White Head Ground.
The Elbow. This lies NE. from the Sand Shoal 6 miles from the
lightship; S. by E. 4 miles from Halfway Rock. Depths on the shoal parts
are 26 fathoms, deepening to 40 fathoms on the edges. The bottom is of
rocks and mud. The species and seasons are as on White Head Grounds.
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