A butterfish on deck in a tote with ice, slushed down in sea water--it's almost heaven. White flesh full of fat, the good sea fat not the potato chip kind. They've got beautiful silver bodies, flattened like a frisbee, tiny scales. And the fish are nearly …
Fishing
A brief herring video
I'm exploring video as another way to communicate what is going on both on and off the water. …
Photos: Fishing for Rhode Island native brook trout
My friends brought me in to a stream that was good for native brook trout. "Keep this place quiet," they said. We hiked a trail through the woods. Pines trees rose like toothpicks from the ground. Owl country. The west wind shook the trees. At the stream, cold and …
Photos of Rhode Island Atlantic herring
The herring's definition, the scales, are everywhere--on the fisherman's boots, the shovels and brooms, the edges of wood and steel. The herring's definition is on the nets, the wires, the working rigging of the boat. Go ask a herring fishermen, "Do you taste the …
Photos: Ground Fishing off Block Island
Here some photos from a recent fishing trip I went on. I just tagged along, went for a boat ride. It's something I feel the need to do every once in a while. Mix it up. Brian Loftes, owner and captain of the 65-foot Evan Christine took me out. It was a day trip, …
USA herring roe and Japan– A fishery that once boomed.
Photos: Abner Kingman Story: JP Lee Dominic Papetti and his wife Karen set nets for herring in San Francisco Bay. They set along the Embarcadero, the shores in Sausalito. They set near the Bay Bridge and the ferry docks. It’s the roe they want, the eggs. In …
