Directions: Directions to Manchester Marine Take Route 128 towards Gloucester ( North). Take Exit 16 which is called Pine Street. At the bottom of the exit ramp, turn left onto Pine St. Proceed to the end of Pine St. (2 miles approx.) Pine St. ends in a T intersection with Route 127. There will be a gas station on your right. At the T intersection, turn right. DO NOT take the sharp right which goes up the hill!!! After turning right onto Route 127 you will see the Harbor on your left side. Take the first road on your left which is called Ashland Avenue. Ashland Avenue is approximately 200 meters from the T Intersection with Pine St. and Route 127. Turn left onto Ashland Ave. Proceed down Ashland Ave. for 150 meters. Turn left before you cross the railroad tracks and drive down until you see two signs on your right hand side on the fence(approx. 75 meters). These signs indicate the parking spaces for On-Line Fishing Charters. Walk up the embankment, across the railroad tracks and go down the ramp in front of you. My boat will be out on the L slips adjacent to the tracks. The Orca is a 1995 Boston Whaler Guardian 27Ő. It has twin Yamaha 250 H.P. outboards on the stern and a white T-Top with an observation platform. If you have trouble locating the boat, ask for help in the Marina office and they will direct you to my slip. Directions to 267 Argilla Rd., Ipswich, MA. Take Route 128 north to exit 20. Follow Rt. 1A north through N. Beverly, Wenham, Hamilton and into Ipswich. After passing the Hospital on your right you will continue north on 1a for .4 miles. You will have passed two car dealerships and one light. You will see a blinking yellow light on the left side of the road. Turn right opposite the light onto Argilla Rd. After you turn onto Argilla Rd. from 1A you will travel 2.8 miles and you will cross a granite bridge over a creek. This creek is called Fox Creek. After the Fox Creek bridge you will take the fourth driveway on the right. It has a post and rail fence along side a field next to the driveway and is .2 miles from the Fox Creek bridge. The driveway is unpaved and has a mailbox #267 at the end of it. You will see a small cove at the base of the hill with three docks. We are the long pier in the middle of the cove. Follow the road down the hill until you see a small dirt road going into the field. Turn right into the field. You will see parking further into the field on your left next to a grapevine. Our trucks will already be there. Park next to our trucks and walk down the long pier to our dock.

Contact Captain John Pirie

On-Line Fishing Charters, Inc. 639 Bay Rd. Hamilton, MA. 01936 (978) 468-1314 Fax (978) 468-1324

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