A quick update, nothing more...

There is a purple ice fishing basket in Downeast Maine

The glut of the lobster season continues, first the lobstermen tie up to allow some lobsters to move and then many of the dealers can't move the large score of lobsters landed as a result of the extra long soak.  In a nutshell, I've caught a lot of lobsters and am currently selling them between $1.50 and $1.70 a pound plus the expected rebate (profit sharing) in December.  I'm busting my hump to pay off insurances, payments, and other things so that I can brace for the decreased revenues between my lobster fishing and my resignation from administrating an after school program.  Thank god I am 1) relatively debt free with my lobster boat paid for in 9 months and 2) almost have the house finished.  It will be interesting to see how our family fares on less income, but if there won't be any payments then I shouldn't have to come up with that money.  A lot of people are certainly feeling the pinch, including me but we are a gritty bunch Downeast and times will improve.

I hauled twice this week and may not be working again until Tuesday at a lower price, our cooperative is sitting on tens of thousands of pounds which may be moved Sunday.  Translation, things aren't moving and plenty more are just waiting in traps that are setting.  So what have I been doing?

We ordered a dumpster to gut two homes, installed final touches on the new house, and have been doing a variety of family things.  The most recent event was that I took my girls to get Lauren's new kayak and hit the camp at Indian Lake for some paddling, fishing, and swimming.  Here's some photos of the kayak and fishing.

So that's my world, busy but not on the ocean.  We'll see how things continue for the rest of the summer.  I'm supposed to be fishing landlocked salmon with Matt Diesel tomorrow, hopefully we'll nab a sunrise silver.

Do I smell a Trey Luckiesque project in the near future?