Always a fairly active industry at the Vineyard, the sword fisherman has become an endangered speices. There are still a couple of old island families that go out to the Banks, but many factors, including long liners, size of boat restrictions, etc have made it almost impossible to make a living. This is a wooden tribute to them, at Menemsha.

To see what my brother and I caught today, see here. http://www.pbase.com/kleaf/marthas_vineyard Warning: it wasn't a swordfish, but I'll be having fresh fish for dinner tomorrow night! 60 lbs of fluke, most weighing between 1 1/2 lbs and 3 lbs, we had a pretty good day.