All Smiles on Steamship Wharf at Kids Derby
Kids’ Day at the 2021 Derby begins.
Kids’ Day at the 2021 Derby begins.
Sun rises over Nantucket Sound at 6:30 a.m.
Sun rises over Nantucket Sound at 6:30 a.m.
Taking photos to preserve memories.
Taking photos to preserve memories.
Hopeful anglers hustled to spots along the railings, staking out their territory.
Hopeful anglers hustled to spots along the railings, staking out their territory.
Alyssa O'Donnell of Oak Bluffs with her giant black sea bass.
Alyssa O'Donnell of Oak Bluffs with her giant black sea bass.
The air rang with cries of “Daddy! I need a minnow,” and “Look at this little fish I just got.”
The air rang with cries of “Daddy! I need a minnow,” and “Look at this little fish I just got.”
Kids Derby time is family time.
Kids Derby time is family time.
Fishing with dad.
Fishing with dad.
Lyla Ben David of Oak Bluffs with her dad Anthony Ben David and her black sea bass.
Lyla Ben David of Oak Bluffs with her dad Anthony Ben David and her black sea bass.
Ilija Trance of Edgartown. caught a fluke.
Ilija Trance of Edgartown. caught a fluke.
Student artwork created for the 2020 and 2021 competitions by students from the Tisbury and West Tisbury school.
Student artwork created for the 2020 and 2021 competitions by students from the Tisbury and West Tisbury school.
Everyone is a winner at the Kids Derby.
Everyone is a winner at the Kids Derby.
On Sunday morning, kids and their parents were up early to take advantage of fishing on the Oak Bluffs Steamship Wharf. The Kids Derby took place from 6 to 8 a.m., an annual event that gets kids hooked on fishing by reeling in scup, sea bass and flounder.