Leighton's fishing camps, on the Abagadasset River in Bowdinham, Maine, have been operating from January through February since 1953.
The fishing shacks have power and are lit up thru the night.
Steve Leighton and his wife Marilyn in the roadside shed that serves as his office and bait shop.
Steve Leighton in his office; note the handmade sign on the right.
A couple fishing in one of the fishing shacks owned and operated by Steve Leighton.
A fisherman's hands and rod.
A foggy day of ice-fishing on the frozen Abagadasset.
A bucket of rainbow smelt caught at Leighton's smelt camp in Bowdinham, Maine.
Steve Leighton moves one of the 10 shacks he sets up every year on the Abagadasset River, Bowdinham, Maine.
Steve Leighton leaving his office at night.
Steve Leighton gathering power wires off the river.
The frozen Abagadasset River at the end of the season, after Leighton's shacks have been packed away for another season.
photos © Sarah Breul
