Fishing mate Andy Santoriello of Portsmouth, hauls in two large pollock during a fishing outing with Captain Andy Rider, 61 miles out in the Gulf of Maine, from their Eliot marina base.

From the very first drop, at dawn, commercial ground fishermen on the Eliot-based Finlander started pulling fish, 61 miles out of port, in the Gulf of Maine.

Tim Rider, right, shows Ben Hasty, co-owner of Thistle Pig, a fresh-caught pollock during a delivery Sunday morning.

Charles Welshman of Bristol, R.I., lands a large pollock.

Welshman lands a string of pollock, while fishing in the Gulf of Maine, with Captain Tim Rider.

Tim Rider delivers 20 pounds of fresh-caught pollock to Thistle Pig Sunday morning.

Tim Rider and crew member Andy Santoriello wait aboard the commercial fishing boat Finlander at 2 a.m. for the winds to subside before heading to the fishing grounds 61 miles out in the Gulf of Maine.

Tim Rider, left, and Santoriello both land fish, at the same time.

Tim Rider lands a pollock to add to the many already on the boat.

Captain Tim Rider heads out of the Piscataqua River just after 2 a.m. to go fishing out in the Gulf of Maine.

Tim Rider and Santoriello clean 600 pounds of haddock, pollock, cod and cusk in just over 30 minutes, on the way back from fishing.

Tim Rider prepares to weigh fresh-caught pollock in the back of his van for delivery at Thistle Pig Sunday morning.

Ice is cleared from the rails of Tim Rider’s boat.

Tim Rider reals in one in an almost endless line of fish while far out in the Gulf of Maine.

Tim Rider prepares a delivery of his fresh-caught fish at Robert’s Maine Grill Sunday morning.

With a good haul of fish in the boat, fishing mate Charles Welshman, left, and Captain Tim Rider have time to converse.

Welshman lands a haddock and a pollock.

Tim Rider scrubs down his boat at the Eliot Marina early Sunday morning before making deliveries to local restaurants.

Fishing mate Andy Santoriello unhooks haddock.

With some good sized fish already aboard, Charles Welshman gets fresh bait.

Tim Rider puts away gear while cleaning his boat at the Eliot Marina before making deliveries of fresh-caught fish to local restaurants.