Cod, hake, and cusk are the principal species taken, with pollock and haddock in lesser amounts.  It is a fairly good halibut ground also, wherever a bottom of black and white gravel is found, though formerly little regarded as such.  The fish (except hake) are most abundant in the spring.  This ground is not much fished of late years, but was formerly considered a good place for hake fishermen in summer.  Probably it is equally as good now, but the demand for hake has diminished materially in recent years, and this fishery has suffered in consequence.  Mostly Maine vessels fish this bank, from Cutler, Moosabec, and Rockland, with a few from Portland and perhaps an occasional visitor from the Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, fleet.

Newfound.  This ground is 45 miles Se. by S. from Mount Desert Rock and has depths of 90 to 100 fathoms over a gravelly bottom.  It is about 12 to 15 miles long.  ENE. and WSW., by 7 miles wide, lying in the track of the Yarmouth (Nova Scotia) to Boston steamers.  Apparently, this title is given to some rediscovered old ground and with a new generation of fishermen displaces the old name.  This is not a haddock ground, but cod, cusk, and hake (large fish) are abundant here in the spring.  Perhaps this is an all-the-year fishing ground, but thus far no further information about it has been obtainable.  It is about 12 to 15 miles long, ENE aned WSW, by 7 miles wide, lying in the track of the Yarmouth (Nova Scotia) to Boston steamers.

Jones Ground.  This is an important cod ground though of small size.  The western part bears Se, from Bakers Island Light, distant 32 miles.  The ground is 10 to 12 miles long, NE. and SW. and 5 miles wide.  Depths range from 50 to 100 fathoms.  The bottom, which is quite broken, consists of rocks, gravel, and mud.  On the northeast parts, where depths vary from 50 to 70 fathoms, the bottom is rocky and rough.  This part bears Se. by E. 1/2 E. from Bakers Island Light, distant 35 miles. (Green Mountain, of Mount Desert, bears NW.) It is a hake ground in 110 fathoms.  The center of the ground furnishes good trawl fishing from May 1 to September.  The principal catch is large cod, but a smaller amount of hake, cusk, and pollock are taken also.

Bank Comfort.  This is a comparatively little known fishing ground lying Se. by S. from Mount Desert Rock. distant 12 or 13 miles.  It is said to be 5 miles long, SW. and NE., by 3 miles wide.  Here are depths of from 75 to 80 fathoms over a hard gravelly bottom, the shoalest water being some 65 fathoms.  This is an excellent ground but little fished because its small size makes it somewhat difficult to find.  It is a very good cod ground in spring and summer, hand-liners catching large cod here from May to August.  Hake and cusk are present here in summer also.  It is scarcely fished at any other than the seasons mentioned.

Clay Bank.  This bank lies SW. by W. from Mount Desert Rock, the center distant 7 miles.  It is 4 miles long, WSW. and ENE., by 2 miles wide.  Depths are from 50 to 80 fathoms over a bottom of hard clay.  Cod are the principal catch in spring, hake in summer.  There is virtually no winter fishing.