#17 The Lucky Catch Lobster Boat - Portland, ME

 It was a beautiful day, warm on shore but a bit breezy on the waters of Casco Bay. Lobster and crab balloons soared high above the harbor. That was a nice surprise as we came back into Old Port.

We had previously visited the Portland Head Light from shore, but it was fun to see it from the boat. It became very special to us and we thought of it as "our lighthouse."

 Rubye didn't want to miss the opportunity to "work" the traps. One essential step was filling the bags with exactly 6 herring. They weren't alive so they posed no threat except from their smell.

The lobster runners were paid $4 or $5 by the restaurants for each lobster. Everything else went back into the water. Don took a turn throwing back the undesirables, mostly crabs.

 The Lucky Catch is an appropriate name for the boat. We worked only 8 traps but harvested enough for everyone. Don chose two nice ones for dinner.

 At the Portland Lobster Company Don walked in and placed the two lobsters upon the counter. The hostess bagged and tagged them for the cooks and we enjoyed the fruit of our labors.

Thank you, wonderful crew of the Lucky Catch. It was a great afternoon.