Maine Memory Network

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Lobstering

"The dory in the foreground has wooden lobster traps on it, while the dory in the background has a trawling tub on it."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"Trapping has always been popular in our area. Trapping was really quite time consuming and expensive compared to hunting animals."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"It was not a strong wind or even a rough sea. Some men of Pine Point, including Harold, would haul their traps by starting at Prouts Neck and…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… a combination of weirs, stop-seines, trawls and traps. In winter, they might go north to cut wood."

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Explore photos from the "Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold" documentary

"… a few descendants now store some of their lobster traps and fishing gear there. But, the island remains relatively untouched."

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"… Herald reported, “Never did a fisherman bait his traps with more alluring or attractive morsels that did Reverend P."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… brush needed to build and refurbish the herring traps. So great was the demand for the large herring preferred by the smokehouses that Lubec began…"