Fred, the cod are still there though they have been overfished by the draggers. New commercial fishing regulations have brought them back to sustainable stocks as long as the regulations are adhered to. It depends on where you go. For the best cod, those in the know go out for "winter cod" on Stelwagon Bank, due-east of Gloucester, in April and May. At that time there are no parasites in the flesh and it is as pure white as it can possibly be. The stripers have not arrived yet until mid-May and people can concentrate on replenishing their depleted freezer stock of cod.

I'm glad to hear that Dean. I read a book 10 years ago entitled "Cod" written by Mark Karlansky. It painted a pretty grim future for the fish. They're great eating.

Dave, Thanks for pointing out Bearskin Neck. As I remember it most of the boats were some type of lobster skiff and made of wood. Marblehead is another spot that I remember the name if nothing else.

When my ex first took me out on Bearskin Neck, she introduced me to a fish dealer she had known since she was a baby. We bought one claw one pounders for a dollar each. She showed me the restaurant on the neck where she had spent her teen years. We stayed in a wonderful bed and breakfast in town that had recently been purchased by one of her Lexington High School classmates. We spent a couple of days packing her mother's house, a high up place with a view of the harbor. I would gladly have moved there if I thought I could have learned the language.

But if you had lived in coastal New England for fifty years you would never be considered a native...

As an example - if the cat has kittens in the oven ya don't call 'em biscuits do ya?? :rolleyes:

No offense Dean but the only good reason I can find to go to Massachusetts is it's on the way to New Hampshire! :duck:

Who says the grass isn’t greener on the other side.:bigbye:

No offense taken. If I had my druthers I'd be living in Vermont or Maine. Eastern Massachusetts is the bastion of liberal politics and PC busybodies.... oh, and did I mention "taxation without representation"? Who would have thought the commonwealth wherein that cry resounded among the early colonists and led to the original Boston Tea Party, tossing all of King George's heavily taxed bales of tea into Boston Harbor, would be suffering the same injustice in 2010? Please Pray for us.... :usa:

Geez Larry...And a statement like that coming from a Red Sox fan...:shock:

Dave,
You are absolutely right there is a second reason, Fenway Park.

Now please don't ask me how I feel about New York.:cuss:

No...No...No...I already know how you feel about the Bronx...Oh well maybe next year for you guy's...:crying:

pitty me i'm a royals fan:banghead: