"Beach Fishing" illustration from Nancy Standlee for my "Dreams of the Turtle King" beach poem book.
The poem is BEACH FISHING and the illustration is for a stanza in the poem ...
"Three brothers fishing
on the beach, the oldest
manning the poles.."
There were often people beach fishing when I would take my morning walks. They would have their equipment and coolers set out just above the water line. They would either have one long pole in hand, or more often, have a series of poles set deep into the sand and be watching for a strike.
Other times I would see them wade into the shallow edge of the water and toss their nets to catch bait fish. These fishermen would not stay on the beach, but would drop their catches into a plastic bucket filled with ocean water and head for their boats for fishing out on the water.
This particular moment captured in the poem was unusual as it was three boys together on the beach, teenage and younger, without adults. From the illustration you get how the work was divided - one boy was doing it all!
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