Bunny Clark Deep Sea Fishing

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The F/V Bunny Clark (edited May 16, 2014)
Map, Directions & Location (Edited Feb 1, 2007)
Captains & Crew (Revised Feb 1, 2007)
2024 Season Reservations, Rules & Info. (Revised Jan 10, 2024)
2024 Season Schedule & Rates (Revised Jan 10, 2024)
Fishing Update (edited on Monday, January 20, 2025, 0730 EST)
Bunny Clark Guestletters (New Guestletter added Jan. 5, 2024)
Bunny Clark World & State Records List (Edited January 20, 2019)
"Tim Reidsema, Lee Dykas, Jason Ridolfi & Dennis Pietro" Photo Gallery (May 20, 2006)
Short Bunny Clark Fishing Videos(New Mar 6, 1997)
2010 Moon Phases (Revised Jan 30, 2010)
The New England Herring Problem (Who is taking our baitfish?)
Federal, State & Private Fishery Regs & Links
Favorite Bunny Clark Weather Links
Current Month Tide Chart for Ogunquit
2007 Accommodations & Services In Ogunquit Area

In the digital image, right, Erik Grove (ME) can be seen holding the Bunny Clark's largest barndoor skate caught during the 2024 fishing season weighing 22.5 pounds. He was fishing with me on a fall marathon trip at the time. This skate was the last fish caught that day and also won him the boat pool for the largest fish of the trip. The fish was weighed, a quick picture taken and then released back to the ocean alive. Barndoor skates can't be retained. In 1994, the World Conservation Union (ICUN ) listed the barndoor skate as "vulnerable" under it's "Categories & Criteria". The barndoor skate (Dipturus laevis) became listed as an endangered species in 2003 by the ICUN ). In 2019 it made the ICUN "Red List" for least concern species, which is just about the lowest level before it's taken off the list altogether. This species of fish is only found in the western north Atlantic ocean (New England & Maritime Canada). And it is the largest skate found there, in our region. It is the eleventh largest skate found in the world. Specimens of over 60 pounds and larger have been caught on trawlers (draggers). The common or blue skate (Dipturus batis) is the largest skate in the world attaining weights up to 220 pounds. This skate is found in the eastern north Atlantic off the coast of Europe, the Brittish Isles and the Mediterranian sea. It was listed as critically endangered in 2021 by the ICUN . Very few of these skates are seen anymore. At one time this skate was highly prized by anglers in the UK. The big skate (Raja binoculata) is the largest skate caught in North America attaining weights up to 200 pounds. It is found in the eastern north Pacific from Alaska to California. Since the fishery is much younger than all the other fisheries in the world and the range of this skate is much larger, this species is still available. The ICUN had listed this species "near threatened" but in 2014 changed it's designation to least concern. A directed fishery was started in the eastern north Pacific in 2003 for the big skate. Since then the population has dwindled considerably. Regulations, later, stopped this directed fishery. They have been making a come-back recently. All three of these skates share the same morphological characteristics (they all look similar with the pointed nose), have the same behavioral characteristics, display the same eating habits and are vulnerable to exploitation (dragging/trawling) due to their very slow growth rate, late maturity (8 years for the barndoor), low fecundity, ease of catch by the trawling method and large body size. My point is that the recent increased catch rate of the barndoor skate within the closed areas should be recognized. Although it's early, this could be another fishery management success story, the reasons for which seem very clear to me. To date there is no management or regulatory measure in place in New England for the barndoor skate apart from ad hoc protection in the closed areas in the Gulf of Maine and the closed areas of Georges Bank and, of course, it's "threatened species status" in the US. We caught two barndoor skates last season, two during the 2023 season and five in 2022. There have been seventy-three barndoor skates caught on the Bunny Clark since the first one was caught by Rick Gelaznik (MA) on October 4, 2008. I had never seen one caught on rod & reel on any boat in my lifetime before that date. They are fun to catch because they get so large and because it reminds one of hooking a halibut when they are first hooked. Special fish like Erik's are the kind of fish we like to see on caught on the Bunny Clark .

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Call: Bunny Clark, Corp. at - 207-646-2214
Write (Mailing Address): Tim Tower, P.O. Box 837F, Ogunquit, Maine 03907-0837
GPS Location to the dock: 70 Perkins Cove Road, Ogunquit, Maine 03907
Email Address (click here): bunnyclarkdsf@gmail.com

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