Swan's Islands answer to
therising cost of fuel.

Rent A Maine Lobster Trap And Be A
"Virtual Lobster Fisherman"

Bypass all the middlemen and buy direct from an 8th generation fisherman whose ancestors settled on Swan’s Island in 1806.

When James Joyce settled on Swan’s Island in 1806, he began a legacy that continues to this day. Now, over 200 years later, a direct descendant of his is available to tend a lobster trap for you.  Located in a conservation area in beautiful Downeast Maine, just 7 miles off the the shore of Mount Desert Island, home of Acadia National Park, lies Swan's Island. Here in the crystal clear waters of the North Atlantic is where your virtual lobsterman's career begins.

When you become a "Virtual Lobsterman" - a member of  "Swan's Island Rent A Lobster Trap", Captain Joyce will tend a trap specifically for you. As a member, you will receive a short digital video of your trap being tended, and the opportunity on a first-come-first-serve basis of boarding Captain Joyces lobster boat to help tend your trap once during the season (weather and sea conditions permitting). You will also receive fishing updates, weather reports, and most importantly, the lobsters from that trap delivered anywhere you wish in the continental U.S. All this PLUS a buoy, along with a chart of the Swan's Island Conservation Area. If conservation is what you are interested in, we also have the Swan's Island Conservation Rent-A-Trap option - click here for more information.

Fishing knowledge has been passed down from father to son here for over 8 generations and you now have the opportunity to learn what it really takes to catch Maine lobsters.
Learn via weekly updates, the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of lobstering off the coast of downeast Maine where the waters run cold and deep and the fishing is more than just an income; it’s been a way of life for the Joyce family on Swan’s Island for over 200 years. Click here to learn about the Joyce family heritage.

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