The coastal lobster season is in full swing during August and prices to the fishermen reportedly are at comfortable levels now. But Sunday usually is a day of rest for the hard-working crews and fishing vessels.
On a recent Sunday, I took “portraits” of all eight of the FVs in Naskeag Harbor as they rested on reflective waters and basked in the beautiful golden light of near-sundown. One of the reasons that lobster boats are fascinating to some of us is that, unlike trucks, they come in an almost infinite number of sizes and personalities, perhaps in part reflecting their owners’ ways and means. Here are the differing eight:
Captain Morgan
Dear Abbie:
Dream On
Judith Ann
Knotty Problem
Meghan Dee
Poor Beagle
Tarrfish
(Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on August 10, 2025.)