Kids Derby Lures Next Generation of Anglers
At 6 a.m. it was not yet bright, but certainly early, and crowded with fishing folk.
At 6 a.m. it was not yet bright, but certainly early, and crowded with fishing folk.
Hunter Creanga with her black sea bass.
Hunter Creanga with her black sea bass.
Tatum Merrill and her black sea bass.
Tatum Merrill and her black sea bass.
Nancy and Logan Merriman show off his catch.
Nancy and Logan Merriman show off his catch.
Line forms waiting to measure the morning catches.
Line forms waiting to measure the morning catches.
Jacob O'Donnell has two black sea bass on his line.
Jacob O'Donnell has two black sea bass on his line.
Sam Warner and his scup.
Sam Warner and his scup.
Crowd arrived early and lined the Oak Bluffs steamship wharf.
Crowd arrived early and lined the Oak Bluffs steamship wharf.
McCabe Neadow.
McCabe Neadow.
aul McKenna, dad Paul McKenna and Connor McKenna fish as a family.
aul McKenna, dad Paul McKenna and Connor McKenna fish as a family.
sabella Francis-Espino with her black sea bass.
sabella Francis-Espino with her black sea bass.
Sun finally rises after days of rain.
Sun finally rises after days of rain.
Henry Jackson and Michael Jackson with the winning black sea bass.
Henry Jackson and Michael Jackson with the winning black sea bass.
Joe El-Deiry, John Custer and Cooper Gilkes with prizes.
Joe El-Deiry, John Custer and Cooper Gilkes with prizes.
John Roriz, Freeman Fournier, and dad John Roriz with a dogfish.
John Roriz, Freeman Fournier, and dad John Roriz with a dogfish.
Cooper Glikes shows John Roriz how to get his pufferfish to inflate.
Cooper Glikes shows John Roriz how to get his pufferfish to inflate.
Awaiting awards.
Awaiting awards.
Tatum Merrill, Hazel Tuper and Alyssa O'Donnell, winners of the youngest age group.
Tatum Merrill, Hazel Tuper and Alyssa O'Donnell, winners of the youngest age group.
Jacob O'Donnell, Calvin Davis and Madeleine Ward, winners of the middle age group.
Jacob O'Donnell, Calvin Davis and Madeleine Ward, winners of the middle age group.
Jayden Fuller, Brett Sylvester and Amanda da Souza, winners of the oldest age group.
Jayden Fuller, Brett Sylvester and Amanda da Souza, winners of the oldest age group.
Gifting the Gilkes the first 2023 t-shirt.
Gifting the Gilkes the first 2023 t-shirt.
Despite cold winds and overcast skies, the Kids Derby took place Sunday morning and the kids’ enthusiasm ran high, as the shouts, squeals and exclamations of joy among the young fishermen rose above the rhythmic din of ocean crashing against pier and beach.