After his mother's death, twelve-year-old Skiff Beaman decides that it is up to him to earn money to take care of himself and his father, so he undertakes a dangerous trip alone out on the ocean off the coast of Maine to try to catch a hugh bluefin tuna.
Twelve-year-old Ben must cope with the loss of his father, who died the year before, and his mother's overprotectiveness when he enters the annual Striped Bass Derby on Martha's Vineyard.
Simon, who wants to catch a salmon, finally realizes his wish when he discovers a silver salmon trapped in a clam hole, but he decides the fish is too beautiful to die and finds a way to return the creature to the sea.
"Adapted from the Curious George film series." Curious George's interest in helping a fisherman catch more fish ends in disaster, but he is able to redeem himself later.
