Steve Holler has been fishing for lobster since he was 14. He’s not about to stop now.
There’s one road into Houghs Neck, Quincy, and if you drive in on a Friday or Saturday in the summer, you’re bound to see the signs: “Lobsters fresh off the boat, 3-6.” Arrows point toward the Maritime Center and down a dock, where you’ll find Steve Holler’s boat, November Gale.
Holler is a fixture in Houghs Neck, selling some of the freshest lobsters in the Boston area. He starts back up again June 2, and will keep going through August. Holler, 54, has been a commercial fisherman since the age of 14, when his uncle — a former Navy SEAL — pulled him off the corner, where he was hanging out with friends, and said, “You’re going fishing.”
Since then, barring a four-year break when he was working on the Big Dig, Holler has been going fishing in Boston Harbor. He’s a lifelong “Necker.”
Houghs Neck is a peninsula in Quincy that’s surrounded by water and beaches on three sides. The neighborhood is mostly residential, with an old-school New England vibe and an enduring know-your-neighbors feeling. That’s what Holler likes about it.
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