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First Week for Fall Classic and Fishing Is the Cure for Derby Fever

California wildfires smoke gives an eerie feel to the skies over Katama.
Jeffrey Gendreau
California wildfires smoke gives an eerie feel to the skies over Katama.
Jeffrey Gendreau
Flyfisherman wets his line at sunset off Menemsha Beach.
Tim DeWitt
Flyfisherman wets his line at sunset off Menemsha Beach.
Tim DeWitt
Trying their luck at the fishing pier in Oak Bluffs.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Trying their luck at the fishing pier in Oak Bluffs.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Perfectly socially distanced at Big Bridge jetty.
Jeanna Shepard
Perfectly socially distanced at Big Bridge jetty.
Jeanna Shepard
Golden time casting into Sengie.
Jamie Fishman
Golden time casting into Sengie.
Jamie Fishman
Activity around the harbor entrance at Menemsha.
Tim DeWitt
Activity around the harbor entrance at Menemsha.
Tim DeWitt
Thumbs up for fishing at Owen Park.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Thumbs up for fishing at Owen Park.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Trying his luck at the new beach at North Bluff.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Trying his luck at the new beach at North Bluff.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Connor Hillemeir got himself an albie.
Jeanna Shepard
Connor Hillemeir got himself an albie.
Jeanna Shepard
Iconic location during Derby.
Tim DeWitt
Iconic location during Derby.
Tim DeWitt
At Little Bridge in Oak Bluffs.
Mark Alan Lovewell
At Little Bridge in Oak Bluffs.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Jeanna Shepard
Jeanna Shepard

Heading into the second week of the Derby, the word was all about the weather; good, bad, windy, rainy and sunny.

See highlights of derby history at the Vineyard Gazette's Time Machine.



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