Dumping Day on Thurber’s Tradition
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Thurber’s Tradition squeezes by Grace & Madeline on our way out Grande Passage just after 6 a.m. dumping day. photo by
Jonathan Riley -
A line of lights from fishing boats headed out from Westport and Freeport on Dumping Day, Nov. 29, the first day of lobster season. photo by
Jonathan Riley -
The crew of Thurber’s Tradition started fishing a little after 6 a.m. on dumping day. photo by
Jonathan Riley -
Glendon Moore, Roy Nichols and Tony Thurber don’t have a lot of room on deck to start. photo by
Jonathan Riley
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Dawn breaks over St. Mary’s Bay and the salmon cages while Glendon Moore, Roy Nichols and Tony Thurber tie a string of three traps together. photo by
Jonathan Riley -
Anne Yelle, Anne Warner (you can just see her arms) and Pat McMullen bait traps on the wharf for Leander Melanson on the Pride of Mine on dumping day Nov. 29. photo by
Jonathan Riley -
The coast guard have a friendly chat with the crew aboard the Island Rebel in Grande Passage mid-morning on dumping day, Tuesday, Nov. 29. photo by
Jonathan Riley -
Tony Thurber, Glendon Moore and Roy Nichols relax while they steam across St. Mary’s Bay with their second load of traps. photo by
Jonathan Riley
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Glendon Moore throws out a buoy on St. Mary’s Bay on dumping day, Tuesday, Nov. 29. photo by
Jonathan Riley -
Glendon Moore, Roy Nichols and Tony Thurber tie traps together aboard Thurber’s Tradition on dumping day. photo by
Jonathan Riley -
Tony Thurber watches from the wheelhouse as Glendon Moore throws out a buoy and Tony Thurber stands by to dump the traps. photo by
Jonathan Riley -
Roy Nichols dumps a trap while Tony Thurber gets set to dump the third in the string. photo by
Jonathan Riley
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