Today we took part in a sacred Roger's family tradition before we got on the plane to head back to Portland; today we got to white bait. White bait are a very small fish that you get in the northeast, that I have also tasted in Scotland. They look like little sardines and can be tasty if you fry them up and make a good sauce. The process is pretty simple, you get two guys with a net down on one side of the beach and a group of 10-12 people about 30 yards away that walk towards the net, scaring the fish into it. The hardest part is getting up at 7 AM to get to the beach. We made three passes and filled up a good size bucket with fish.
You can see a great documentary that David Baugnon made on white baiting at his film website.
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