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Mount Desert Outer Ridge. This ridge lies SE. by E. from the Big Hill
of Mount Desert Island. From Schoodic Island to the center of this
ground is about 25 miles. Its length E. by N. and W. by S, is 2 miles;
its breadth 3/4 mile. Depths are from 45 to 60 fathoms; the shoals are
rocky, but on the sides sand and clay predominate. This is a
comparatively small ground, but it furnishes good cod fishing in the
spring (April to July) and fall. Cusk are taken in the spring and fall.
Virtually no haddock are taken here. Hake are found in the deep water on
the W. and SW. in spring, summer, and fall; trawl lines principally are
used here. It is a good lobster ground but is too distant for present
fishing methods.
Flat Ground. This ground lies between Mount Desert and Swan Island,
SW. from Long Island. In 50 fathoms, on a hard mud bottom, there is good
fishing for hake in the summer. Fishing is by hand line and trawl.
Enoch's Shoal. This shoal lies ENE. 3 miles from Great Duck Island.
This is a small hummock on the outer parts of a ridge extending out to
it from Great Duck island. It has a sharp, rocky bottom with depths of
about 18 fathoms. Hand lining and trawling are the methods employed to
take a few cod in early spring; haddock are here in small numbers in the
summer as well as a small quantity of hake. It is a good lobster ground.
Banks Ground. The center bears SE. by S. from Great Duck Island,
distant about 5 miles. It is about 1� miles long in a NE. and SW.
direction by 1/4 mile wide and has a mud bottom with depths from 35 to
50 fathoms. It is mainly a small-boat ground, fished mostly in the
summer, when hake are fairly abundant and there are a few haddock and
cod. It is a lobster ground, also.
Shell Ground. This lies SE. from Long island Head, from which the
center of the ground is distant 6 miles. It is 2 miles long, in a NE.
and SW. direction and about � mile wide. In the middle portion is a
shoal of 25 fathoms, its bottom sharp rocks. On all sides of this shoal
the bottom is quite irregular, consisting of pebbles and mud. The
greatest depth, near the edge of the bank, is 50 fathoms. Cod and
haddock, together with a few cusk and pollock, are taken here in June,
July, and August and even into the late fall, but it is mainly a hake
fishing ground for small boats and an occasional larger craft, all using
hand line and trawl. It is a good lobster ground.
Abner Ground. This ground is SSE. from Gott's Island, distant 8 miles.
It extends 1� miles in a NE. and SW. direction and is about 1/4 mile
wide. The bottom is broken, rocks and mud, with depths of from 25 to 50
fathoms. This is principally a haddock ground, the best season being in
July and August, and is resorted to mostly by small craft.
Grumpy. Extends from SE. 4� miles from Eastern Ear of Isle au Haute to
SE. 1/4 E. from the western head of Isle au Haute, distant 7 miles. This
ground is 2� miles long by 3/4 mile wide and has a small shoal of 14
fathoms on the northeast part. Over the rest of the ground the average
depths run from 35 to 40 fathoms over a gravelly bottom. Though not of
great importance of late years, this was formerly considered one of the
best inshore grounds for cod for the entire year and for haddock in
winter. Hake usually are abundant just off the southeast edge in summer.
This bank is mostly fished by craft from ports of eastern Maine--small
boats as a rule--and the principal method is by trawling, although
there is considerable hand-lining for cod in 25 fathoms in June and
July. Marks: Big Camden Mountain over the Eastern Ear of Isle au Haute;
Fog Island in Jericho Bay, touching on the eastern part of Big Spoon
Island; Brimstone between Isle au Haute and the Western Ear.
Hatchell Ground. This ground lies SE. by E 3/4 E. 9� miles from the
western head of Isle au Haute. Marks are eastern Mount Desert Hill in
the Middle Saddle of Long island, and Little Spoon Island in the great
or center Saddle of Isle au Haute.
Blue Hill Ground. This ground lies approximately E: by S. � S from the
western head of Isle au Haute, distant 7 miles. The bottom consists of
gravel and pebbles. Marks: Brimstone Island out by the western head of
Isle au Haute and Blue Hill on the west side of Marshall Island. These
marks lead to a depth of 25 fathoms on the northeast part of the ground,
deepening southwest to 40 fathoms in 1 mile from the shoaler part, which
is about � mile wide, part of the ground, deepening southwest to 40
fathoms in 1 mile from the shoaler part, which is about � mile wide.
This is a good ground for cod in the spring and fall but is best for
haddock during the entire winter. Hand lines and trawl are used.
Inner Horse Reef. This reef lies SE. � E 1� miles from the eastern ear
of isle au Haute. There is a shoal here of 25 fathoms about 1/8 mile in
diameter. From this the water gradually deepens to NE. for � mile, where
it drops off into the mud. Depths on this northeast portion are about 35
fathoms. The bottom is of pebbles and gravel. In spring and fall this is
a good cod ground. Hake are found close to the edge in summer. Fishing
is by small craft, generally, using trawl and handline. It is a good
lobster ground. Marks: Bring Blue Hill Mountain in the saddle of White
Horse; Brimstone showing between Western Ear and Isle au Haute.
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