It's January in New England, one of the best times to fish the North Atlantic. It's also the prime time for Nor'easters - powerful hurricane-like storms that can create hurricane force winds and waves that top 40 feet.
After fighting through the first Nor'easter of the year, two boats - the Triunfo and Apollo - came back to sell their fish at market while the Harmony and Lily Jean took a gamble and kept fishing.
Gus San Filippo, owner and captain of the Lily Jean, is almost at the breaking point and his crew is close to mutiny. He buys a brand new net and hopes that he can finally turn his luck around.