This painting depicts a typical fishing stage. It is located in St. Linaire-Griquet, on the tip of the Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland. The small wooden boat turned bottom up (for winter storage) is called a “punt” or “rodney.” In the early days when fishing for cod with hook and line (i.e., “hand-lining”) was common, this type of row boat carried fishermen to their fishing grounds. It would also be used for hunting sea birds (Hence, the term “gun rodney”). The platform on which the punt sits was used for drying salt cod.