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PDFAbout 80 per cent of the fishing is done in that part of the river between the northern end of Whitmore Island and Islesboro. While single weirs in that part of the river between Bucksport and Bangor may take as many as 50 or 60 salmon some seasons, the average was only 14 in 1895 and 26 in 1896, and the aggregate is comparatively small. In the townships of Lincolnville and Camden, which are the lowest points in the Penobscot region at which salmon fishing is done, the average catch to a net in 1895 was only 16 salmon and in 1896 only 19 salmon.
Detailed statistics for 1895 and 1896.
The following tables show, by townships, the extent of the salmon fishery of Penobscot Bay and River in 1895 and 1896:
TABLE. Persons Employed
Towns | 1895 1896 | --------------------------| ---- ---- | Brooksville (Cape Rosier) | 4 2 | Bucksport | 10 9 | Camden | 2 2 | Castine | 3 2 | Hampden | 1 1 | Islesboro | 7 6 | Lincolnville | 7 7 | Matinicus & Ragged Islands| 4 8 | Northport | 7 6 | Orland | 17 22 | Orrington | 5 5 | Penobscot | 16 15 | Searsport | 3 2 | South Brewer | 2 2 | Stockton and Prospect | 17 15 | Verona | 21 21 | Winterport | 7 8 | | --- --- | Total | 133 133 |
Table. Apparatus, boats, etc.
| Weirs and traps.* | Gill nets. | | | | | 1895 1896 | 1895 1896 | | --------- --------- | --------- --------- | | No. Value No. Value | No. Value No. Value | | --- ----- --- ----- | --- ----- --- ----- | Brooksville (Cape Rosier)| 7 $420 4 $240 | 0 | Bucksport | 13 511 11 455 | | Camden | 5 200 5 200 | | Castine | 4 252 3 201 | | Hampden | | 2 $26 2 $26 | Islesboro | 17 925 16 875 | | Lincolnville | 12 650 14 700 | | Matinicus and | | | Ragged Islands | 1 1,000 2 2,500 | | Northport | 15 1,155 12 1,005 | | Orland | 19 664 26 888 | | Orrington | 2 99 2 99 | 5 58 5 58 |
