The recreational food fishery was set to start July 30 to August 19, 2007. This was going to be an exciting year as the French's purchased a new boat this year, a new 18' Ocean Fisher with the Z-Drive Motor Mounting system, and a 90hp Yamaha four stroke outboard.

This year, we brought Sandra's Father's 21' Seabreeze open boat to my Dad's summer house in Bay Roberts where we made some repairs and got it ready for the food fishery. We replaced the broken steering cable, replaced stiff throttle cables, installed new larger windows in the wheel house, painted the inside of the boat, installed new grab rails, and tuned up the 60 hp Mariner Outboard.

That summer we made quite a few trips on Conception Bay leaving from Bay Roberts. On the first day, Sandra, Dad and I got out and I caught the first and largest Cod Fish of the season. We managed to catch our quota that day and as well as most times we got out. Dad managed to arrange a birth for the boat on an old wharf in Bay Roberts so we spent one windy morning building a new walk way and ladder out to the wharf.

French really enjoyed their new boat logging lots of miles and catching lots of fish!

Cheers, MIKE