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<\/a><\/p>\nThe harbor at Rodanthe<\/em><\/strong> was a pretty busy place back then. There were gill-netters, crabbers and long haulers working out of that spot, better known locally as The Creek<\/em><\/strong>. In the Summer of 1980, brothers Collins and Belton Gray<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0ran their long haul rig out of Rodanthe. In this photo Belton, Sr<\/strong><\/em> and son Belton, Jr<\/strong><\/em> contemplate after packing out their day’s catch. I don’t recall the name of their black lab standing on the bow.<\/p>\n Dale Midgett<\/strong><\/em> ran the fish house and packed out the daily catches for Jimmy Austin Seafood Company with his loyal companion, Titus<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Another fishing friend of mine was Roger Woolyhan<\/em><\/strong>. He worked out of The Creek<\/em><\/strong> and had just begun a career in commercial fishing after moving here from Delaware in the 70’s. He bought an old wooden skiff and learned to hang his nets. I went fishing with him a number of times and got one of my favorite shots in Spring of 1977.<\/p>\n His female black lab was named Moose<\/em><\/strong>. She went everywhere with him fishing, surfing or shopping. It made no difference to her, as long as she was close.<\/p>\n By 1987 after I had finished building my home in Waves, a regular visitor was a young boy named Brian Midgett<\/strong><\/em>. He and his extended family lived on property adjacent to mine, and still do. My Chesapeake Bay Retriver named Boca<\/em><\/strong> loved Brian and they frequently played in the creek behind his grandparents’ place. Boca always wanted to be in the water.<\/p>\n Boca<\/em><\/strong> was a big, beautiful Chessie<\/em> and I took him whenever I foraged the sound for oysters. When he found a terrapin trapped in this abandoned crab pot, we released the poor struggling critter.<\/p>\n Another creek in Salvo belonged to Burgess Hooper<\/strong><\/em>. He was born, raised and fished there all his life. With his wife Zanovah<\/strong><\/em>, they owned property and rental units. I used to help him on maintenance and building projects. We were pretty close and he loved his canine companion, Princess<\/em><\/strong>. She fished with him every time he went out on the Pamlico Sound.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n