More than a week into scallop harvesting season, East Hampton fishermen dredging for bay scallops have said it might be the best in more than a decade.
East Hampton fisherman Dan Lester said he and his brother Paul had the best opening day in the Peconic Bay that he's had in along time, and the scallops have been plentiful throughout the first week. "This was the first time we caught our limit on the first day since 1994," Lester said.
Scallop fishermen must have licenses and are limited to ten bushels per licensed man a day, as well as twenty bushels per boat. Scallop season runs through March 31. Lester said that all their scallops from the first day were sold out in two. The Lester brothers shuck their own scallops at the dock and sell all of their catch by local word of mouth.
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