Category Archives: Fishermen Profiles

North Coast Angler Report From Skip Montello

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

  North Coast Angler Report From Skip Montello Fishing Report: 5-17-2013 Brad Sudbay with a freshly caught keeper 5/12/13 With warming temperatures finally here, the striper migration continues to build in both size and numbers throughout the greater Cape Ann … Continue reading →

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Fish on Fridays

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

The Fish on Fridays series is a collaboration between Gloucester photographers Kathy Chapman and Marty Luster. Look for various aspects of Gloucester’s centuries-old fishing industry highlighted here on Fridays. Because of the new quota restrictions, Sal and Joe Sanfilippo (father and son) of … Continue reading →

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A Race For Real Sailors

Posted on May 16, 2013 by

Al Bezanson submits- Joey___ How many folks can name the schooner sailing over City Hall and explain why she merits such a lofty presence?  It is a fascinating story – thoroughly researched here in Gloucester by a Canadian — Capt. … Continue reading →

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THE PREACHER’S SON —- The Story From Tuffy

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

30 miles off the north coast of Honduras are the three Bay Islands of Utila ,Roatan and Guanaja . Roatan , in the middle,is the largest and most populated . Roatan has a International Airport and easy access from the … Continue reading →

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Captain Mike Parisi Is A Codfish Assasin

Posted on May 11, 2013 by

Hey Joe,I keep hearing there is no cod ,fished on my charter boat F/V Amanda Marie stopped catching cod after running out of bait.Capt . Mike Parisi

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Wicked Tuna Fans 4500 miles away…but where was this broadcast?

Posted on May 10, 2013 by

Dwight Hebert submits-

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Proof That Northeast Fishermen Are Smarter Than Southern Pond Fishermen

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Brilliant Doesn’t Begin To Describe The Genius That is The Chum Cutter

Posted on April 28, 2013 by

  Our buddy Stevie Corbett designed something so simple, so efficient so time saving for ANYONE that does ANY amount of fishing.  Unless of course you’d rather spend your time chopping up bait for hours instead of getting your lines … Continue reading →

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Chronicle producer’s new book cover is Motif #1

Posted on April 27, 2013 by

You may know Ted Reinstein from the award-winning TV show Chronicle on Channel 5. I’ve been a fan for years and  was lucky enough to meet Ted when he produced Chronicle’s feature of Gloucester in 2007 right after Celebrate Gloucester and the opening of … Continue reading →

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Fishing Honduras With Tuffy

Posted on April 17, 2013 by

Born to fish.

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Yankee Fleet Making First Trip Of The Year for 2013

Posted on March 29, 2013 by

Captain Pete Mondello At The Helm

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Wahooooooooo! Tuffy Represents! In Honduras

Posted on March 24, 2013 by

Natural Born Fisherman! Da Sticka Looks Like It’s Havin A Hell of a Time In Honduras!!!! Thanks Tuffy!

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Hauling Up A Tangled Mess Of Lobster Trawl Lines After February Storm Aboard The Miss Merideth

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Seafood. Jupiter Florida from Mike Parisi

Posted on February 25, 2013 by

Hey Joe, Here I am in beautiful Jupiter,Fl. at the Bubba Gump Shrimp restaurant.  Now you would think you could have some nice locale seafood,not a chance, everything they serve for shrimp is farm raised.  All the fish imported too.  … Continue reading →

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Wicked Tuna Dave Marciano’s Hard Merchandise On The Blocks At The East Gloucester Marine Railways- Watch Sunday Night!

Posted on February 23, 2013 by

Don’t forget to watch Wicked Tuna and check out The Hard Merchandise and Tuna.Com Websites where you can buy their gear Next episode: Shark Attack New  Sun, Feb 24 9:00 PM NGC  The fishing teams are threatened by great white … Continue reading →

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Change and Conflict in the Gloucester Fishing Industry Featuring Wicked Tuna’s Dave Marciano, Lady Jane Skipper Russell Sherman

Posted on February 17, 2013 by

Molly Ferrill came down the dock last May. She also did a time lapse video from our dock which you can see below and went out lobstering for a day with Tommy Burns, the same Tommy Burns who took out … Continue reading →

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New York Times puts Gloucester’s big debate on the front page

Posted on February 16, 2013 by

The home page of today’s New York Times website features a story on Gloucester’s big debate about what to do with our waterfront (see story here). Mayor Kirk is quoted a number of times promoting her vision of our port supporting … Continue reading →

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We Lose A Good Morning Gloucester Favorite To The Navy

Posted on February 3, 2013 by

Sean retires from lobstering to enlist in the Navy A little bit of sunshine will be leaving along with Sean.  Always positive always funny.  We will miss you buddy. Remember-  The Backbone of this country is…..  Long before there were … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Industry- A Little Night Mending Photo by Anthony Marks

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Update To The Post By Virginia (Frontiero) McKinnon From The Infamous Fred Buck (Update At Bottom)

Posted on January 31, 2013 by

Hi Joey, I recently joined the Gloucester Writers Group. On Jan. 17th I attended my first meeting, The Inaugural Meeting of Fish Tales, Live Story Telling. I would like to share my story and pictures with your readers. Virginia (Frontiero) … Continue reading →

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Ginormous Barnacle Landed At Captain Joe and Sons

Posted on January 30, 2013 by

Barnacle Landed By Dave Jewell Aboard The Lady J

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Fish Tales Of A Gloucester Fisherman

Posted on January 28, 2013 by

Hi Joey, I recently joined the Gloucester Writers Group. On Jan. 17th I attended my first meeting, The Inaugural Meeting of Fish Tales, Live Story Telling. I would like to share my story and pictures with your readers. Virginia (Frontiero) … Continue reading →

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Tweet Of The Day From @WickedTuna

Posted on January 22, 2013 by

Get a full boat tour of the FV-Tuna.com with Dave @tunadotcom himself. on.natgeo.com/ZCSkVX — Wicked Tuna (@WickedTuna) January 10, 2013 Click on the video below for a tour of Dave’s boat-

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2013 Bluefin Blowout Giant Tuna Tournament is set for August 22nd-24th!!!

Posted on January 13, 2013 by

The 2013 Bluefin Blowout Giant Tuna Tournament is set for August 22nd-24th…more boats and an even bigger party. Details will be released prior to the February 10th tournament episode of Nat Geo’s Wicked Tuna!!! Follow Them On Facebook!-

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Offshore Gillnetting On George’s Bank 1980

Posted on January 10, 2013 by

Tuffy writes- Offshore gillnetting on georg

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