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 …
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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 …
Squid and Fog
Photos by Zach Harvey. Story by JP Lee Point Judith, R.I. --- Sometimes on windless nights in May, when everything in the harbor is still, when there’s no boat traffic, no ferries backing in or out, no welders or grinders, no fishermen pulling heavy sweeps and …
Boston Seafood Show photos
Opening day at the Boston Seafood Show was packed with people from all over the world. If last year's theme was sustainability, I think this year's theme was buy, sell, brand, distribute and market. I didn't get a warm fuzzy feeling over traceability and …
