Fishing Is the Cure for Derby Fever as Contest Enters Second Week
Casting from Lighthouse Beach.
Casting from Lighthouse Beach.
Front moves in across Vineyard Sound as fisherman plies West Chop waters.
Front moves in across Vineyard Sound as fisherman plies West Chop waters.
Max is a derby fixture on Chris Gibson's shoulder.
Max is a derby fixture on Chris Gibson's shoulder.
Kayaker heads into Edgartown harbor to try his luck.
Kayaker heads into Edgartown harbor to try his luck.
Chappy Point is popular destination for anglers.
Chappy Point is popular destination for anglers.
Taking a break on Memorial Wharf.
Taking a break on Memorial Wharf.
Measuring a bonito to determine whether it's a keeper.
Measuring a bonito to determine whether it's a keeper.
Fishing crowd gathers at end of Oak Bluffs Fish Pier.
Fishing crowd gathers at end of Oak Bluffs Fish Pier.
Retrieving the line into the creel.
Retrieving the line into the creel.
Eugene Kelly tries the shallows of Lake Tashmoo.
Eugene Kelly tries the shallows of Lake Tashmoo.
Eugene's grandson Justin Kelly, of Milton, tries his luck in the channel.
Eugene's grandson Justin Kelly, of Milton, tries his luck in the channel.
Bob Popovics has to contend with a sailboat heading out.
Bob Popovics has to contend with a sailboat heading out.
Rising tide.
Rising tide.
Wind and waves at Lucy Vincent Beach for shore fisherman.
Wind and waves at Lucy Vincent Beach for shore fisherman.
Heading into the second week of the Derby, the word was all about the weather; good, bad, windy, rainy and sunny.
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