Some of the fishing vessels in Naskeag Harbor yesterday were still wearing their scallop dredging equipment for winter mollusk dragging and were showing the wear and tear of cold weather fishing. See Tarr Baby below; she likely will have her dragger mast, boom and other scalloping gear removed soon.
Some vessels in the Harbor yesterday already had had that equipment removed and had been spiffed up to start summer lobstering, probably in mid- to late June when the lobsters usually are most active. See Captain Morgan below:
The Harbor bait hut already has been installed on its raft in the middle of the Harbor. It not only sells lobster trap bait and boat fuel, it also buys lobsters from returning fishermen (a term that also refers to females here).
(Brooklin, Maine)