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The Fishermen
Whither Striped Bass?
Mark Alan Lovewell
The commercial striped bass season ended last Monday and Alec Gale of West Tisbury said it was the worst season he has seen in the six years he has...
9:45 am, August 26, 2010
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Crab Hunt
Mark Alan Lovewell
Blue crab is a Vineyard seafood delicacy. For many years, the idea of eating blue crab here was kept quiet among those who knew where to find them...
1:15 pm, August 19, 2010
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Elusive Bonito
Mark Alan Lovewell
It should be bonito season. The water is warm, well into the 70s. There are plenty of sand eels swimming near the shoreline and there are plenty of...
2:00 pm, August 12, 2010
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Mussel Farming
Mark Alan Lovewell
The first blue mussels on the experimental offshore mussel farm in Vineyard waters will be harvested in the coming weeks. The mussels are large...
2:30 pm, July 29, 2010
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Shark Hunting
Mark Alan Lovewell
This is the weekend of the 24th annual Monster Shark Tournament and as many as 120 recreational fishing boats are expected in Oak Bluffs harbor....
12:00 pm, July 22, 2010
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Commercial Striper
Mark Alan Lovewell
Vineyard restaurants and fish markets are now serving and selling fresh, locally caught striped bass. The commercial season officially opened on...
2:00 pm, July 15, 2010
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Shark Hooks
Mark Alan Lovewell
A Sag Harbor landscape artist has turned her attention to making shark tournaments on Long Island and on the Vineyard more environmentally friendly...
5:00 pm, July 8, 2010
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A Boat Called Vanity
Mark Alan Lovewell
The 21-foot wooden catboat Vanity has been crisscrossing the Edgartown Harbor in the last several weeks, the start of what will be a busy summer....
10:15 am, July 1, 2010
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Current Affairs
Mark Alan Lovewell
The current in the Edgartown harbor has changed again. It has been three years since the Norton Point opening connected Katama Bay to the sea,...
6:15 pm, June 24, 2010
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Family Fishing
Mark Alan Lovewell
Island fishermen gathered for a dinner meeting at the Home Port Restaurant last week. The guest speaker was Niaz Dorry, a director with the...
3:15 pm, June 3, 2010
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Season Opener
Mark Alan Lovewell
The recreational season is off and running and no one can appreciate it better now than Capt. Scott McDowell of Chilmark. His boat is in the water...
12:00 pm, May 27, 2010
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More Than A Fluke
Mark Alan Lovewell
Local fishermen landed more than 100,000 pounds of fluke this summer at Menemsha. The landings by 10 small draggers and about five handline...
2:30 pm, August 27, 2009
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