Watch these giant fish practically jumping into a boat off Mt. Desert Island in 1947 July 21, 2016Acadia EssaysAcadia National Park, cool history of Acadia, fishing stories, fishing tuna off the coast of Maine, jigging, vintage fishing footage By Sarah Cottrell We’ve all heard a good fishing tale that illustrates how abundant our waters once were. So abundant, in fact, the fish would practically jump into the boat. Well, it turns out this is kind of true.