Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine
Bakers Island Ridge This is a narrow ledge making out from Bakers Island E. by N. The eastern part bears S. by E. from Schoodic Island, % mile distant The ridge Is much broken, its average width being ½ mile, and it has depths of from 20 to 25 fathoms over a rocky and gravelly bottom.
It is not much fished on the shoaler spots, but in 30 to 35 fathoms, on a muddy bottom, hake are abundant from July to October, inclusive.
Cod and cusk are found here in the spring and fall; haddock from October to January, inclusive. Fishing here is done by small boats and small vessels mainly from Bass Harbor and Southwest Harbor by trawl and hand line. It is a very good lobster ground.