Last Call for the 76th Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby
Looking for a boat-caught keeper under the Gay Head Cliffs.
Looking for a boat-caught keeper under the Gay Head Cliffs.
Wetting a line from the Menemsha docks.
Wetting a line from the Menemsha docks.
Charter fisherman Alphonsus Simmons fillets while Scott Morgan looks on.
Charter fisherman Alphonsus Simmons fillets while Scott Morgan looks on.
Lighthouse Beach at the entrance to Edgartown harbor is known for good luck.
Lighthouse Beach at the entrance to Edgartown harbor is known for good luck.
Couple married at Lighthouse Beach — and then kept fishing for albies.
Couple married at Lighthouse Beach — and then kept fishing for albies.
Lining up on the breakwater at Eastville Beach.
Lining up on the breakwater at Eastville Beach.
Surf fishermen try their luck casting into waves.
Surf fishermen try their luck casting into waves.
Rudy Sanfilipo gives a thumbs up in Menemsha.
Rudy Sanfilipo gives a thumbs up in Menemsha.
Off Noman's.
Off Noman's.
Crowd gathers at Derby Headquarters hoping to see a big one.
Crowd gathers at Derby Headquarters hoping to see a big one.
Sharing stories of the one that got away.
Sharing stories of the one that got away.
It's the last few hours for the 76th annual Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby. And memories have been made on the leader boards, the volumes of derby stories, and etched into the minds of all the competitors who participated. A lot of bleary-eyed fishermen will get a good night’s sleep for the first time in five weeks.