Our working harbor at Naskeag Point has been busy lately with lobster boats loading up traps and taking off to set them in nearby state waters for the summer season. Here you see “Dream On” being loaded with traps yesterday.
The traps are trailered down to the Town Dock, where they’re usually hand-loaded onto the fishing vessel. That’s not as easy as some fishermen make it look, especially when they don’t have a helper. Lobster traps are awkward and heavy. They typically are between 3 and 4 feet long and 40 to 60 pounds heavy, according one fishing gear report.
(Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on June 25, 2024.