Woods Hole Film Festival 2009

"Who fishes Plum Island and why?" The answers bring light to a wonderful, intermingled sub-culture revolving around the single-minded pursuit of the big one. Explore the culture of fishing, and what makes anglers tick. A film about fishermen more than fishing, it’s setting is Plum Island, Massachusetts, a barrier island just off the coast of Newburyport. The island is one of the finest fishing locales in the Northeast and draws an exceptionally diverse group of people searching for Striped Bass, Bluefish, Cod, Flounder, Mackerel, and others.

The film introduces you to people who find their excitement at the end of a piece of string. Plum Island Fishermen take all shapes and forms, from bait throwers and fly casters, women and men, children and octogenarians. The unique and entertaining characters all have their own rationale for time on the water. At the heart of Plum Island's fishing community lies the nearly fifty-year-old shop Surfland Bait and Tackle. Local legend Kay Moulton shares stories and photographs from seasons past.

The film mixes studio and on-site interviews with action footage, archival photographs, and amateur film spanning 60 years of fishing on Plum Island. The film is entertaining for both fishermen and those that simply enjoy a good story