• Harris Fishing Trips: A Harris family owned charter fishing boat, the Quoddy Dam leaves most mornings around 8 a.m. from the downtown Breakwater. A number of fishermen (women and kids, too) enjoy the next four hours fishing, usually in Friar Roads. Call 853-4303 or 853-2500 for reservations. All fishing gear and bait is provided. Bring your own container for your fish. Anything from a cooler to a plastic bag will be fine. Bring your own drinks and snacks. Binoculars are always nice. Enjoy the scenery.
  
  Captain Butch Harris and the Harris Family are an important part of the Boston Museum of Science program in Cobscook Bay . Deep sea fishing is part of the course. Their marine science program in cooperation with Suffolk University is headquartered at the Friedman Lab in Edmunds. A group of 25 middle school students spend a week exploring the marine plants, animals, and ocean phenomena in the Cobscook Bay area. The book Ultimate Field Trip 3: Wading into marine biology published in 1999 by Antheneum books for Young Readers, written by Susan Goodman, illustrates the experiences one group had exploring and learning about Cobscook Bay. Call 617-589-0300 or e-mail: travel@mos.org for a complete application.
  
  If you have your own boat, the surrounding waters provide an excellent area for fishing. No license is required for recreational salt-water fishing. Limits are generous for private recreational anglers. Cod and haddock must be a minimum of 21" but you can possess a combined total of ten of them. In federal waters, pollock must be 19", but in Maine waters you can possess 6 pollock under 19" per person. Flounder should be 13" with no limit. There is no limit on size or number of mackerel. In Canadian waters the limits may vary. Most people use rod and reel or handlines, but fish may be legally taken by speargun, harpoon, or hand dip net. If you are new to the area, you should check with the U.S. Coast Guard to ensure that you understand the tides, the currents, the ever changing weather and the charts of the area before leaving shore. The Coast Guard is most helpful. Be safe!

Many locations in Eastport have free copies of a map detailing the Eastport/Lubec Quoddy Loop vicinity. Carry one with you. This map details roads and ferry routes connecting the entire area. You'll enjoy each of these day trips more fully if you have a camera and binoculars always at hand. At every turn you have the opportunity for a moose to appear, an eagle to soar overhead, or some other breathtaking sight to awaken your senses. Many days you'll want a sweater or sweatshirt within easy reach. Bring along water and food so you'll have the freedom to explore in every direction.

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