After narrowly missing another hurricane last week, the lobstering here in Maine is getting back to normal again. After a big storm system goes by it usually takes us a couple days to get our traps back in order. The big waves and swells actually move the traps and all too often they get tangled with other traps and it turns into a big mess. A good portion of my day yesterday was actually spent untangling “birds nests” of rope and traps. Luckily the storm wasn’t as bad as it could have been and I didn’t lose a single trap. Fall is certainly in the air here in Maine. The leaves are changing color and it is nice being on the water and seeing all the different colors of the trees on the shore. I think this is my favorite time of year out on the water, it is chilly in the morning but as the day goes on, the crisp air warms up and you can get away with wearing a t-shirt. The fact that the lobstering always picks up this time of year off of Cape Elizabeth helps too! We’ve been starting to take video cameras out in the boat with us to show you what it’s like so as soon as we get some of these videos online we’ll let you know. Keep checkin’ in!
-Captain John R.