On Tuesday - March 6th - I was in Reedville, VA to photograph Lewis Seafood setting their gear for the 2018 fishing season. The Lewis family has fished pound nets near the mouth of the Potomac River for multiple generations. After cutting and sharpening poles, mending nets, and dipping net all winter, they were driving poles into the bottom.
Other Reedville fishermen were taking advantage of the calm seas on Tuesday to get poles out into the bottom. After setting the poles, which are the foundation for the net, they will set their net and start fishing. The first run of fish that they will see is the spring Bunker run which will supply crab potters up and down the bay with bait.
