Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine

Western Egg Rock This Is SW. from Moosabec Light, 8 miles distant, lying in a NE. and SW. direction, 3 miles long by 1 wile wide. The bottom is irregular, sharp, and rocky and has 25 to 30 fathoms. Fishing here is mostly by hand line, the ground being said to be too rough for trawling.

This is a small-boat ground, and fishing is done mainly in the summer season.

Cod and pollock are taken in the spring, summer, and fall; haddock are present in spring and fall; and cusk in 35 to 40 fathoms In spring and fall. This is not a hake ground.