Outer Schoodic Ridge. The northwest part of this ground bears SE. from
Bakers Island, from which it is distant 22 miles. It lies 7 miles
outside Inner Schoodic, has long been considered one of the best shore
fishing grounds of the Maine coast, and still seems to deserve the
reputation. The ridge is about 8 miles long in a NE. and SW. direction,
lying nearly parallel with the adjacent coast. Its greatest breadth is 6
miles. The bottom is broken and irregular and has depths from 22 to 80
fathoms over rocks and gravel on the shoaler parts and mud on the deeps.
Principally Maine vessels fish this ground, using hand line and trawl.
Cod, pollock, haddock, cusk, and hake are present here from June to
November, and a few large halibut, up to 300 pounds in weight, are taken
here in June and July.

Mount Desert Outer Ridge. This ridge lies SE. by E. from the Big Hill
of Mount Desert Island. From Schoodic Island to the center of this
ground is about 25 miles. Its length E. by N. and W. by S, is 2 miles;
its breadth 3/4 mile. Depths are from 45 to 60 fathoms; the shoals are
rocky, but on the sides sand and clay predominate. This is a
comparatively small ground, but it furnishes good cod fishing in the
spring (April to July) and fall. Cusk are taken in the spring and fall.
Virtually no haddock are taken here. Hake are found in the deep water on
the W. and SW. in spring, summer, and fall; trawl lines principally are
used here. It is a good lobster ground but is too distant for present
fishing methods.

Flat Ground. This ground lies between Mount Desert and Swan Island,
SW. from Long Island. In 50 fathoms, on a hard mud bottom, there is good
fishing for hake in the summer. Fishing is by hand line and trawl.

Enoch's Shoal. This shoal lies ENE. 3 miles from Great Duck Island.