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Monhegan Southeast Ground. This ground lies SE from Monhegan Island,
the center distant 12 miles. This is nearly circular, 3 miles in
diameter. The bottom is so broken that depths may vary much within a
short distance, but depths are from 35 to 75 fathoms over a bottom of
rocks, gravel and mud. Fishing is by trawl and handline. It is good cod
ground from April to July; haddock are taken in December and hake in
summer on the edges in 50 to 60 fathoms.
Hill Ground. This ground is SSW 9 miles from Matinic: between 3 and 4
miles long NE and SW and some 2 miles wide. The shoalest part has 35
fathoms and a rocky bottom. From this it slopes gradually to a depth of
50 fathoms over a bottom of mixed gravel, rocks and mud. Its best
fishing is for hake, using both hand lines and trawls.
Monhegan Inner Sou'Sou'west Ground. this ground takes its name from its
bearing, lying SSW from Monhegan light, distant 5 miles. Its width is
1� miles, its length NNE and SSW is 1 1/4 miles. It has a sharp, broken,
rocky bottom, including a small shoal of 20 fathoms and some hummocks of
rather greater depths. The deepest water is in the neighborhood of 50
fathoms. Fishing here is from May until July for codfish and pollock:
hake and cusk are in the deep water in the spring months and halibut on
the shoal in July and September. This ground is principally fished by
trawls, but there is considerable hand lining in September and October.
Gillnetting, too, has become more common of later years.
Harris Ground. From 15 miles S � W from Monhegan island to 6 miles
SSW. It has 40 to 50 fathoms over a bottom of sharp rocks and mud--a
"blistery" bottom. Cod, cusk and hake are found here the year around.
Halibut are here in June, July and August. Fishing is by trawling and
hand lining, with very little gillnetting.
The 45 Fathom Bunch. Sixteen miles S 1� E from Monhegan. This is a
great ground for June hand lining for cod. Thence 1 mile ENE to 70
fathom depth, which leads to a piece of ground leading to the Inner
Fall, on which, on a hard bottom and mud where there is an abundance of
"lemons" and similar forms, are found cod cusk and pollock in June. The
ground is about 6 miles long, WSW and ENE by 1 mile wide.
Another Forty Five Fathom Bunch lies 22 miles S � E from Monhegan. This
ground is 4 miles long by 1 mile wide, running ENE and WSW, and has
depths from 45 to 75 fathoms. This is likewise a great cod hand lining
ground in June.
Another of the same name lies 26 miles S 1� E from Monhegan. It has a
49 fathom shoal and the species and seasons are much the same as on the
other grounds of the name. This is probably the ground known to other
vessel captains as Toothaker Ridge.
Monhegan Outer Sou'Sou'West. This ground is SSW from Monhegan Light.
the center distant 9 miles It is 4 miles long, NNE and SSW and about 2
miles wide, and has 45 fathoms on the shoalest part but the depths
generally are from 60 to 80 fathoms. The bottom generally is gravelly
and quite level. The ground is fished by both boats and vessels using
hand lines and trawls.
This is a cod ground in spring and fall. In summer hake are abundant
here, and halibut are quite plentiful in July on the shoalest part.
Old Jeffrey. An exceedingly good ground. It is said that better
fishing may be had here than on any other ground of its size in the
vicinity. This piece of bottom bears SE from Pumpkin Rock, from which
the center is distant about 6 miles. It is about 3 miles long NE and SW,
and about 1 mile wide. The bottom is broken, of gravel and mud, with
depths from 25 to 50 fathoms. Fishing here is by trawling and
land-lining. In spring cod are most abundant, in late summer and fall
hake, cod, and pollock are taken. Halibut are found on the shoaler parts
in July.
Little Jeffrey. A small piece of broken, rocky bottom, roughly
circular in form. Depths average 35 fathoms. Species and seasons are as
on Old Jeffrey, from which it lies about 4 miles NE by E.
Monhegan Western Ground. This is a somewhat extensive ground lying
about 4� miles WSW from Monhegan Island. The depths range from 22 to 45
fathoms. Its length is 4 or 5 miles, and its greatest breadth is 2 miles
on the eastern portion, gradually narrowing westward to about 1 mile.
The ground runs SE and NW. Pollock are found here in September and
October. It is fished by hand lines, trawls and gill nets. Marks: Bring
houses on New Harbor over the white cliff on Pemaquid 6 miles from New
Harbor.
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