Fishing Is Fierce as 78th Derby Heads Into Final Week
Keeper caught with one week remaining for the Derby.
Keeper caught with one week remaining for the Derby.
Warmed by October sun on Memorial Wharf.
Warmed by October sun on Memorial Wharf.
On the Big Bridge jetty.
On the Big Bridge jetty.
Fishing the jetties.
Fishing the jetties.
Lobsterville Beach lineup.
Lobsterville Beach lineup.
Coming in after a day on the Sound.
Coming in after a day on the Sound.
Fishermen await favorable conditions at Owen Park.
Fishermen await favorable conditions at Owen Park.
Near Edgartown Light.
Near Edgartown Light.
Alone with his thoughts, and fishing rod.
Alone with his thoughts, and fishing rod.
Casting into Edgartown's outer harbor.
Casting into Edgartown's outer harbor.
Wild weather means wild waves.
Wild weather means wild waves.
Golden hour.
Golden hour.
With just one week remaining in the 78th annual Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish derby, anything can happen, especially as the number of fish crossing the scales each day routinely reaches triple digits.