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Broken Ground. The center bears nearly S. from Pumpkin Island (at
entrance to Boothbay Harbor), distant 7 miles. It extends 4 miles in an
ENE. and WSW direction and has an average width of 1� miles. Depths are
from 35 to 50 fathoms on a bottom of rocks and mud. Cod are taken here
the year around; hake from June to September. Cusk also are found here
all the year in 40 fathoms depths. It is fair herring ground on spring
nights.
Great Ledge. Ten miles S. from Cape Newagen. It is about 4 miles long,
SSW. and NNE and from 1 to 2 miles wide. There is said to be a shoal of
14 fathoms on the northern edge and another of 22 fathoms near the
center. These are both broken and rocky, but the main part of the
ground, having depths of 30 to 45 fathoms, is mostly composed of sand.
is quite level, and slopes gradually toward the edge. It is a good
ground for cod and haddock in winter and for cod in the spring. A few
pollock are taken here, also. Halibut are found on the shoals in July.
On these, also, are good lobster grounds. It is chiefly a small-boat and
vessel ground, fishing being done by hand lines and trawls, with some
gill netting. Marks: Show the sawtooth of Morse's Mountain coming out by
Seguin on the western side; hold this until Pumpkin Island comes onto
White Island.
Barnum Head Grounds. These lie SSE. from Damariscove Island and are
about 1 mile long by 400 yards wide. Depths are from 40 to 70 fathoms
over broken ground of sharp rocks on the shoals, with mud on the deeper
parts. This ground is fished by hand lines, gill nets, and trawls mainly
by boats and small craft. Cod, haddock, and pollock are found here in
the spring and fall months: hake in the muddy parts in summer. It is a
summer hand-line ground for cod and pollock also. Marks: Bring the peak
of Heron Island on Damariscove and the "Whistler" on Seguin, 7 miles
from Damariscove Island (this gives 21-fathom soundings) or Big White
Island's inner part just touching on Barnum Head; Morse Mountain (in
Kennebec) touching on eastern part of Seguin to make a sawtooth.
Peterson's Ground. Lies distant SW. from Monhegan 20 miles and SSE.
from Seguin 16 miles. This is about 3 miles long in an ENE. and WSW.
direction by about 1� miles wide. The northern and western edges rise
sharply from the 85 or 90 fathoms of the muddy bottom about it to 60
fathoms over a bottom of rocks and stones. Easterly and southerly the
ground slopes away gradually over hard gravel to 90 fathoms. Cod and
hake furnish the best fishing here--at its peak during October and
November.
Cusk Ridge. It lies S. � E. 12 miles from Pumpkin Island, 3� to 4 miles
long, NE. and SW., and 1/4 mile wide. This ground is somewhat difficult
to find. It has a bottom of black gravel and rocks with 30 to 60 fathoms
of water over it. A "blistery" bottom that is a cod ground the year
around, the best of the fishing occurring in the spring months. Hake are
abundant in the fall, and cusk fishing is exceptionally good in the deep
water in June.
Potato Patch. Three miles WNW. from Monhegan. A round nubble about 14
mile in diameter, of sharp, rocky bottom having about 40 fathoms over
it. Cusk and cod are taken on the shoal and hake from the muddy edges
about it.
The Apron. Four and one-half miles from Monhegan. Marks are the tripod
on Eastern Egg Rock over Franklin Island Light; Monhegan Light over the
middle of Manana. Its length is 5 miles and its width 3 miles. It is a
broken piece of ground with 10 to 45 fathoms. Cod are present the year
around and haddock all the year except for a few weeks in summer. Cusk
are here most of the year, but the season for pollock is September.
Henry Gallant Ridges. The inner one lies 16� miles S. by E. of
Monhegan Island, extending in a NNE. and SSW. direction, about 1 mile
long by 1/4 mile wide. The outer ridge lies about 1� miles farther from
the island on the same bearing as the first and paralleling it and
apparently is about the same size. The bottom on both shoals is of
gravel and black rocks with depths averaging 45 fathoms but rising from
the 80 and 90 fathoms of the surrounding muddy ground. Both these are
year-around cod grounds, the spring months, however, having The largest
school. Cusk also are abundant on both shoals in the spring.
Mosers Ledge, also known as Middle Ground. This piece of shoal ground
lies about midway between Monhegan Island and Pemaquid and has a
3-fathom shoal on the eastern part where the sea breaks in heavy
weather. This shoal, called Mosers Ledge, is broken and rocky but slopes
gradually to the SW., reaching 48 fathoms, with a bottom of gravel and
mud on the deepest part. The ground is about 2 miles long NE. and SW.
and about 1 mile wide. It is good ground for cod and haddock in the
spring and for herring in June and other top-schooling fish In their
season. Mackerel occur in late August and September. It is a lobster
ground the year around.
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