A Red Sky at Morning

Like most veteran fishing skippers, John Gillett has plenty of good yarns to spin about his many years on the water. Some are funny, some are about boats loaded to the gunwales, some are about bad years and others are about close calls — all are interesting. A few years ago, I had the opportunity one evening to sit and chat with John on the veranda of his home in Gillesport/Twillingate on the northeast coast of Newfoundland. Overlooking Twillingate Harbour while sipping a cup of tea ...