Fishing Picks Up as 79th Derby Heads Into Final Week
Fishermen line the shore at Wasque hoping for a large blue.
Fishermen line the shore at Wasque hoping for a large blue.
Paul Carr.
Paul Carr.
Vehicles crowd the beach at Wasque.
Vehicles crowd the beach at Wasque.
The Gut.
The Gut.
Heading out of Menemsha harbor with a week to go in the fishinbg contest.
Heading out of Menemsha harbor with a week to go in the fishinbg contest.
Dropping lines in off the Menemsha jetty.
Dropping lines in off the Menemsha jetty.
Nighttime at Derby Headquarters and Diane Lucy brings in an albie.
Nighttime at Derby Headquarters and Diane Lucy brings in an albie.
Weighmaster Mike Cassidy weighs a bluefish.
Weighmaster Mike Cassidy weighs a bluefish.
Mica Zoref Wilcox with a bonito.
Mica Zoref Wilcox with a bonito.
Bennett MacDougall, Jeffrey Love, Matthew Scardingo and Joe MacDougall.
Bennett MacDougall, Jeffrey Love, Matthew Scardingo and Joe MacDougall.
Sarah Kadison with her entry for bonito day.
Sarah Kadison with her entry for bonito day.
Lathrop Keene with a triple crown.
Lathrop Keene with a triple crown.
Justin Alexander with a new leading boat bluefish.
Justin Alexander with a new leading boat bluefish.
Andrew Moore and Harley Stowell with an albie.
Andrew Moore and Harley Stowell with an albie.
Cuyler Fisher with a blue.
Cuyler Fisher with a blue.
Derby Headquarters.
Derby Headquarters.
On the Tashmoo jetty.
On the Tashmoo jetty.
West Chop pier.
West Chop pier.
On the north shore.
On the north shore.
With just one week remaining in the 79th 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.