Plying the Fishing Paradise of Menemsha
Late afternoon and Derby participants gather on Menemsha jetty.
Late afternoon and Derby participants gather on Menemsha jetty.
Fishing Menemsha channel from the Aquinnah side.
Fishing Menemsha channel from the Aquinnah side.
Flyfisherman casts into channel opening.
Flyfisherman casts into channel opening.
Lined up in a socially distant manner.
Lined up in a socially distant manner.
Lobsterville Beach.
Lobsterville Beach.
Cormorant competition for a tasty fish.
Cormorant competition for a tasty fish.
Heading out to try their luck.
Heading out to try their luck.
Jigging for bait off the dinghy dock.
Jigging for bait off the dinghy dock.
Netting a keeper.
Netting a keeper.
Sun going down in a blaze of glory.
Sun going down in a blaze of glory.
Blissful solitude.
Blissful solitude.
Menemsha is a fishing paradise, known around the Island for its strong tides and water teeming with bonito and bluefish. For many a surfcaster and flyfisher there is no other place to be on a September night than the Menemsha jetties.