This two hour tour will include a boat ride from the beautiful working harbor of Corea on a true commercial vessel. We will take in the sights of the Petit Manan lighthouse, Harbor & Gray seals, Atlantic puffins, & then experience hauling lobster traps. It does not get anymore authentic than this tour.
All paying guests will take home one lobster. If your on tours before 2:30pm, you will have the option to take the lobster to our local Lunch on the Wharf in Corea and have them steamed up for you. They have sides and beverages available for purchase, and you can eat them on the wharf while overlooking beautiful Corea harbor. During the months of July & August on Monday’s our 2:30pm tours will also be able to take them to the Lunch on the Wharf. If after 2:30pm during the other open months the Lunch on the Wharf will be closed so you will have to cook the lobsters on your own, we do have steaming instructions available. New for 2024 we will offer an onboard lobster dinner experience for our 2:30pm tour Mon-Sat Memorial Day-Labor Day - WEATHER PERMITTING. There will need to be at least 6 passengers signed up to have the onboard dining.
F/V Bottom Line is a 46' WesMac that is fully insured and Coast Guard certified. It is a commercial lobster fishing vessel that is owned by Bottom Line Fisheries, Inc. Captain Dan Rodgers is a licensed captain, who has worked as a commercial fisherman for over 30 years. He was born and raised in Corea and started this business to offer visitors to the area this amazing sightseeing and lobstering experience. This is a family run business and your crew will either be Melissa who is Dan's wife, she grew up locally in neighboring Birch Harbor and has over 4 generations of lobster fishing in her family. Or you will be joined by our daughter Taylor, or niece Michaela they have both been lobster fishing since they were 8 years old and continues now as an adult with commercial lobstering and educating passengers on our lobster tours.
We set sail from the beautiful working harbor of Corea, we leave and go through our small chain of islands in search of the gray and harbor seals that frequent that area. We then set sail for the Petit Manan Island here you will find a variety of seabirds including the Atlantic Puffin that come to nest every season. We like to make everyone aware that the Puffin season is mid-May through the end of July, after that they will travel offshore until the next breeding season. The island is also home to the Petit Manan Lighthouse, built in 1857 it stands at 119 feet, is Maine’s 2nd tallest lighthouse, and still is in service today. As we continue back towards shore we then demonstrate the process of lobster trap hauling and about the lobsters we can keep here in the beautiful State of Maine
Our tours offered by Bottom Line Fisheries, Inc. will run at least twice a day Monday - Saturday from Memorial Day, to the first week of October. We do offer custom cruises & times by inquiry. In the event of inclement weather and we have to cancel we will rebook for another day if possible or we will give a full refund. If you try and contact us during the off season please leave us a message or send a text and we will get back to you within 24 hours. If you are looking for somewhere to stay check out our vacation home just minutes from our wharf.
WE NEED 6 ADULT PASSENGER FARE TO RUN A TOUR IN MAY, JUNE & SEPT AND 10 ADULT FARE PASSENGERS IN JULY & AUGUST. WE WILL ONLY HAVE 16-20 PASSENGERS WITH MIXED GROUPS BUT WE DO HAVE A 23 PASSENGER LIMIT SO GROUPS OF THAT SIZE TRAVELLING TOGETHER WE CAN ACCOMODATE
TOURS ARE BY RESERVATION ONLY
OUR BOAT IS DOG FRIENDLY, BUT PLEASE LET US KNOW AHEAD IF YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR DOG TO JOIN.
We own a great vacation rental home within walking distance to our wharf in Corea. Your booking will include a 15% discount off 4 passengers on one of our tours.
Our VRBO listing #2912160 is attached to this site and we also advertise through AirBnB
