My View of Life on the Dock
Yep, we’ll have lobsters for Fathers Day thanks to the hardworking lobstermen that head out in all conditions to make dads everywhere happy! Be sure to place your order ahead of time if you want certain sizes.
Captain Joe and Sons 95 East Main Street, Gloucester
978-283-1454
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Added to our Collection of Mutant Lobsters that have been Landed here.
click below for the slideshow of all the mutant lobsters landed here at our dock.
Past pictures and videos of mutated lobsters landed at our dock
We have more documented mutated lobsters here than any other dock on the planet as shown in the slideshow below-
A couple of weeks ago the New England Aquarium took possession of a calico lobster and was touting it through their marketing efforts as a one in 30 million lobster.
Either the numbers they are using are off or we here at the dock are the luckiest lobster dealers on the planet and should be stocking up on megabucks tickets because we get 2-5 a year.
Click here for pictures of the Calico Lobster at The New England Aquarium
I’m pegging the over/under on number of speckled lobsters that are landed at our dock this year at 3.
Here’s the first one I’ve seen this year landed June 1st by our Fisherman Mark Davis aboard the Holy Mackerel-
Just another mutant to add to the gallery of blue, marbled, albino, speckled, yellow, double clawed, triple clawed and other odd lobsters landed here at our dock, Captain Joe and Sons.
Click below to see the pictures I’ve taken over the years of mutant lobsters landed at our dock.
Captain Dave Jewell and his wife Erin, daughter Maddy, and son Wyatt say hello to Joey.
Dave and Maddy
Dave is the Captain of the Lady J, which runs fishing charters throughout the year. Dave also provides lobsters to Captain Joes. Lady J Fishing Charters offers full and half day trips for bluefish, striped bass, cod, haddock, and tuna, and kids are encouraged–for an adventure of a lifetime! After reading about Dave’s charters I’d love to plan a trip with my son!
From Captain Dave’s website about the Lady J. Fishing Charters:
Hi, I am Captain Dave Jewell owner and operator of the Lady J. I would like to welcome you aboard my second home to experience what life is like as a professional fisherman. To me there is nothing better or more rewarding than a day at sea loading the boat with the best New England has to offer.
It is my mission to bring you the excitement that fishing offshore Gloucester brings me each day. Give us the opportunity to show you how great fishing can be and we will not disappoint. Just one trip and you’ll be hooked!
Dave and Wyatt
A few days ago I informed my mother and GMG contributor Kim Smith that I would be coming home to Gloucester for a short visit.
Immediately the first question she asked me was, "What do you want for dinner your first night home?" Of course I didn’t have to think twice about the answer: lobsters from Captain Joe’s! It had been months since I had fresh lobster; I suffer through flavorless, overpriced lobster tempura in sushi rolls and rubbery lobster nuggets in wanna-be lobster rolls during the winter months in NYC. The only thing I wanted was to get my hands on a tender, juicy two pounder straight off the boat, and boy did Joey C deliver.
Last night my family enjoyed our scrumptious boiled lobsters accompanied by artichokes, pasta pesto, and a refreshing salad. It was simply the perfect summer meal! Today I had the pleasure of visiting the king of the lobsters himself on his docks, the "epicenter of the lobster world", to see exactly where my delectable crustaceans come from. I was in heaven surrounded by the bins of live lobsters just waiting to go in my belly (sorry, PETA), and even got a few to model with me. Thanks to Joey for having me!
Check out Liv’s blog here- http://bostontobk.wordpress.com/
The pictures under the top one are all crops from the camera with the lens fully extended.
Last year I spotted a juvenile Black Crowned Night Heron With It’s Momma On June 17th-
Posted on June 17, 2011 by Joey C
Click below to listen to the sounds they make at www.allaboutbirds.com
Captain Joe and Sons lobsters are simply the best! From dock to table, you can’t get much fresher than that. Happily so for me, both Liv and Alex are home at the same time for a few days–cooking their favorite dinners and reveling in the joy and laughter that fills our home whenever they are together.
Toby Burnham
Joe Ciaramitaro
I see you looking at me looking at you. Don’t think I don’t.
Blessed to have these characters in my life.
Lobster Season Starts To Slowly Ramp Up.
It would hover like a hummingbird and a couple of times it dove into the water.
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You can actually see inside the pilot houses of the boats.
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This one looks really nice full screen. The detail in the background is stuff the human eye doesnt see at ths time of the morning but is only captured with the long exposure taken at three different focal lengths and then combined so everything is in relative focus.
Here’s the calculator we’ve been banging away down here at the dock on for a good long while now. It gets like that when you are tallying up a boat with fish guts on your hands 
The + button and the 0 button are almost entirely worn away.
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Hope you like it. This one is gong in my favorites pile. I may even blow it up for myself.
to me it’s very atmospheric with both the boats in the fore and background somewhat visible even though it’s very early morning. It was a 4 second exposure, f4.5, iso 200.
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Good Morning Gloucester 