At
one point last week Nantucket had the lowest absolute temperature in the continental
United States. The red flags are getting tattered and frayed. They have flown
for over two weeks straight and it will barely break thirty degrees today. Nobody
has fished since mid-January. Some diehards might go out a few more times when
the freeze-up is over, but the fact is there are not many scallops left. For
most scallopers, psychologically, economically, and practically, the season
is over.
Photos
and text copyright Jim Patrick and Rob Benchley, 2002
