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Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine

Hillards Reef, (Martins Ground); The center bears WSW. from Schoodlc Point, distant 3 miles. It is a rocky patch of 4 or 5 acres and has depths of from 15 to 25 fathoms. It Is not important except for its hand-lining for cod and haddock in the spring and fall months and for hake In the fall. It Is a good lobster ground.