Becoming a Waterman chronicles some six decades of life and lessons learned making a living with a boat on the Chesapeake Bay. Tune in every Friday at noon for another installment.

Captain Fred Pomeroy started crabbing when he was 16 years old, and hasn't stopped since. A poet, teacher, builder and farmer by turns, he continues the lore and the legends of those who feel weather in their bones and fishing in their blood.