Waldon Rose was born in East Baltic to Olive and Wallace Rose. He was one of twelve children. Waldon started fishing in 1963 at North Lake Harbour. He is now retired but enjoys building traps for his son and son-in-law. He also helps his wife do the house chores. He is very glad that he is not lobster fishing anymore.

Lobster fishing or any kind of fishing is a lot of work. Waldon decided to fish because he had no other job. He needed something to do and he thought that it would be interesting. He first started when he was thirty years old. Waldon said that when he first starting fishing, a fishing licenses was 25 cents and now it is about $500 to $600 depending on your licenses. When Waldon first started fishing, the size of the boat was around 30 feet and now the length of the boats are 40-45 feet. Boats were built of wood when he first started fishing and now they are built of both wood and fiberglass. The cost of his boat was between $700-$1,000. Boats today cost around $75,000. The only equipment that they had on their boat back then was a compass compared to all the modern technology of today. The trap size when he started fishing was 28 inches. Today it is 48 to 50 inches. There was no limit on how many traps you were allowed to fish in the 1980's and now you are only allowed to fish 300 traps at a time.

The bait used in the lobster traps is the same as now: herring and mackerel.

The price paid for fish has also changed, Canners were 36 cents and now they have gone up to $4.65 a pound. Markets were 44 cents and they are now $6.50 a pound.

Every morning Waldon got up very early and started fishing at five am until twelve noon. They might have to stay out late depending on the weather.

There is one experience that Waldon will never forget! One day he was out at sea by himself and he got his foot caught in the rope. As soon as he noticed it, he struggled to get his foot out. Luckily God helped him get through it okay. He was not harmed in the mishap.

Some of the biggest changes that Waldon has seen over the years include: not having to fish alone, the trap limit, the equipment, and the electronics.

Waldon Rose was 67 years old when he retired. His reason for retirement was that he wanted to spend more time with his family.

The fishing industry for Waldon has provided a good living for his family. He has raised three children and they are very proud of their father.