Young Anglers Line the Wharf at First Light for Kids Derby
Foggy morning as the day dawned.
Foggy morning as the day dawned.
Parents watched as children pulled in fish.
Parents watched as children pulled in fish.
Kids take over the Oak Bluffs Steamship Wharf.
Kids take over the Oak Bluffs Steamship Wharf.
Hunter Gilkes with her grandfather, Cooper Gilkes 3rd.
Hunter Gilkes with her grandfather, Cooper Gilkes 3rd.
Asgton Trott with his giant black sea bass.
Asgton Trott with his giant black sea bass.
Jids Derby is a time for fathers and daughters.
Jids Derby is a time for fathers and daughters.
Volunteers manned the measuring table.
Volunteers manned the measuring table.
Sun finally burned through the morning pea soup.
Sun finally burned through the morning pea soup.
Winners and their prizes.
Winners and their prizes.
A steady stream of kids walked back and forth across the Oak Bluffs Steamship Authority wharf, their hands holding scup and sea bass. Fish caught at the annual kid's derby day, a long-running part of the annual Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby, are measured by length, and then returned to the sea.