The 77th Derby Is Underway
Derby headquarters opened for business Sunday morning.
Derby headquarters opened for business Sunday morning.
Scoreboard empty at the moment.
Scoreboard empty at the moment.
Volunteers Robyn Joubert, Amy Coffey, Terry Pothier, and Brian McCarthy get things ready.
Volunteers Robyn Joubert, Amy Coffey, Terry Pothier, and Brian McCarthy get things ready.
Mike Cassidy and Chris Reed share fishing stories in the early morning.
Mike Cassidy and Chris Reed share fishing stories in the early morning.
Derby veteran Steve Amaral rings the bell.
Derby veteran Steve Amaral rings the bell.
Taking in the opening of the 77th derby.
Taking in the opening of the 77th derby.
Brian McCarthy waits for the arrival of the first fish.
Brian McCarthy waits for the arrival of the first fish.
Bustling in anticipation.
Bustling in anticipation.
Lisa Belcastro hopped out with a 29-inch, 10.64-pound albie.
Lisa Belcastro hopped out with a 29-inch, 10.64-pound albie.
False albacore is beautiful fish, just not very tasty.
False albacore is beautiful fish, just not very tasty.
Derby committee president John Custer worked the scale.
Derby committee president John Custer worked the scale.
Fillet shack soon to be busy.
Fillet shack soon to be busy.
With a shake of his bell, Steve Amaral opened the weigh station in Edgartown Sunday morning at 8 a.m. and the 77th Martha’s Vineyard Bass and Bluefish Derby got underway.