[VFB] Fishing for a living

[Deborah Duran]

Something to think about...  I hear a lot of references to the movie A River Runs Through It.  I finally bought this movie a couple weeks ago and I really enjoyed it.  A movie that better fits the area I live in is called A Perfect Storm.  If you ever visit New England you need to visit the docks.  Everyday at the same time the lobster boats arrive at the processing plants.  Many of the men that work these boats aren't by any stretch wealthy.  They are in a battle to survive with the commercial fishermen.  A way of life here in New England is disappearing more everyday.  I've gone to the docks when the boats come in and bought the days catch from the lobstermen.  They always save some for the locals.  When they pull up to dock the boat you can walk out and purchase what they saved from that days catch.  On some docks they even cook it and serve it for you.  You can buy the fish fresh there also in the markets on the dock.   More and more of these guys are having to find other work.  It's a very tough life.   Linda Greenlaw the woman portrayed in The Perfect Storm has since given up being a swordfish boat captain and is now pursuing lobstering back home.  She has written about the struggles she has encountered as a lobsterperson.  I know this doesn't really fit the flyfishing forum but it may be of interest to some of you.   Deb