Annual Kids Derby Held in Oak Bluffs

The early birds get the fish at the kids derby.
The early birds get the fish at the kids derby.
Tim Johnson
The early birds get the fish at the kids derby.
The early birds get the fish at the kids derby.
Tim Johnson
Learning to fish is the name of the game.
Learning to fish is the name of the game.
Tim Johnson
Learning to fish is the name of the game.
Learning to fish is the name of the game.
Tim Johnson
Friends and family help each other fins the big one.
Friends and family help each other fins the big one.
Tim Johnson
Friends and family help each other fins the big one.
Friends and family help each other fins the big one.
Tim Johnson
A nice looking sea bass is a sought after prize.
A nice looking sea bass is a sought after prize.
Tim Johnson
A nice looking sea bass is a sought after prize.
A nice looking sea bass is a sought after prize.
Tim Johnson
A towel to hold the fish reduces hand sliminess.
A towel to hold the fish reduces hand sliminess.
Tim Johnson
A towel to hold the fish reduces hand sliminess.
A towel to hold the fish reduces hand sliminess.
Tim Johnson
Families line the docks as the sun rises over Oak Bluffs.
Families line the docks as the sun rises over Oak Bluffs.
Tim Johnson
Families line the docks as the sun rises over Oak Bluffs.
Families line the docks as the sun rises over Oak Bluffs.
Tim Johnson
Brie Cortez and here mom are having fun.
Brie Cortez and here mom are having fun.
Tim Johnson
Brie Cortez and here mom are having fun.
Brie Cortez and here mom are having fun.
Tim Johnson
A founder is a rare catch but a welcome one.
A founder is a rare catch but a welcome one.
Tim Johnson
A founder is a rare catch but a welcome one.
A founder is a rare catch but a welcome one.
Tim Johnson
McCabe Neadow is a kids derby pro.
McCabe Neadow is a kids derby pro.
Tim Johnson
McCabe Neadow is a kids derby pro.
McCabe Neadow is a kids derby pro.
Tim Johnson
A pufferfish does not have much length but it is a small category.
A pufferfish does not have much length but it is a small category.
Tim Johnson
A pufferfish does not have much length but it is a small category.
A pufferfish does not have much length but it is a small category.
Tim Johnson
The officials at the weigh-in table are there to help young anglers.
The officials at the weigh-in table are there to help young anglers.
Tim Johnson
The officials at the weigh-in table are there to help young anglers.
The officials at the weigh-in table are there to help young anglers.
Tim Johnson
Will DeBettencourt looks on as the fun continues.
Will DeBettencourt looks on as the fun continues.
Tim Johnson
Will DeBettencourt looks on as the fun continues.
Will DeBettencourt looks on as the fun continues.
Tim Johnson
The early birds get the fish at the kids derby.
Learning to fish is the name of the game.
Friends and family help each other fins the big one.
A nice looking sea bass is a sought after prize.
A towel to hold the fish reduces hand sliminess.
Families line the docks as the sun rises over Oak Bluffs.
Brie Cortez and here mom are having fun.
A founder is a rare catch but a welcome one.
McCabe Neadow is a kids derby pro.
A pufferfish does not have much length but it is a small category.
The officials at the weigh-in table are there to help young anglers.
Will DeBettencourt looks on as the fun continues.

The annual Kids fishing derby was held at the Oak Bluffs ferry dock this past Saturday. Kids and parents lined up at dawn to catch scup, black sea bass, flounder and even a pufferfish.

 

 

 

Kids Derby: First Many, Then Few Fish

Mark Alan Lovewell

This morning, you could have seen the smallest wavelet left by a fish at the Oak Bluffs Steamship Authority wharf. The water was a flat calm, and mirrored the overhead deep blue sky. The sun cast long shadows across the wharf and more than 200 youngsters stood along the rails trying to catch fish.

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Kids’ Derby Draws Crowd

Mark Alan Lovewell

Eight-year-old Donald O’Shaughnessy of Edgartown won the 26th annual Kids’ Mini Derby on Sunday. Mr. O’Shaughnessy caught a 14 3/8 inch scup, the largest fish of the contest. It was the first time an angler had won the morning contest with a scup. The youngster caught his fish at about 7 a.m., at a time when most Island youngsters were at home asleep.

The boy was aglow at the 8:30 a.m. awards ceremony at the Oak Bluffs Steamship Authority wharf. He also received a plaque of a good looking mounted scup, made by Janet Messineo of Island Taxidermy.

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Kids Catch Derby Fever, Prizes At Annual Contest in Oak Bluffs

Mark Alan Lovewell

With the 62nd annual Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby now at full speed, two events are running along on the side.

One is for youngsters. The other is a kayak fishing contest. Both start on Sunday.

While plenty of big fish were caught by grown adults in this first week of the derby, attention shifts Sunday morning to the youngest of anglers. Soon after sunrise, as many as 200 young children will gather for the Mini Kids’ Day Derby at the Steamship Authority wharf in Oak Bluffs.

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Kids' Derby Sees Record Turnout, Lots of Scup and One Big Dogfish

Brien Hefler

Gabe Bergeron almost had a great story about the one that got away.

Fishing Sunday morning with his father, Mark Bergeron, at the annual Kids' Derby on the Steamship Authority wharf in Oak Bluffs, the nine-year-old angler hooked a large dogfish that locked him in an intense eight-minute battle. But the pratfalls of pier fishing cost the young fisherman his catch.

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Kids' Derby Chases Fluke, Scup, Prizes in Sunrise Contest

Mark Alan Lovewell
The son of an Edgartown commercial fisherman is this year's winner of the 21st annual Kids' Derby, held Saturday at the Oak Bluffs Steamship Authority Wharf. Adam Castro, 6 years old, caught a 19-inch fluke; his father is Scott Castro.

More than 250 youngsters from around the Island participated in the morning of fishing and prizes. Most of the top winners of this year's contest caught fluke - large, doormat-sized fluke.

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Annual Kids Derby Held in Oak Bluffs

The early birds get the fish at the kids derby.
The early birds get the fish at the kids derby.
Tim Johnson
The early birds get the fish at the kids derby.
The early birds get the fish at the kids derby.
Tim Johnson
Learning to fish is the name of the game.
Learning to fish is the name of the game.
Tim Johnson
Learning to fish is the name of the game.
Learning to fish is the name of the game.
Tim Johnson
Friends and family help each other fins the big one.
Friends and family help each other fins the big one.
Tim Johnson
Friends and family help each other fins the big one.
Friends and family help each other fins the big one.
Tim Johnson
A nice looking sea bass is a sought after prize.
A nice looking sea bass is a sought after prize.
Tim Johnson
A nice looking sea bass is a sought after prize.
A nice looking sea bass is a sought after prize.
Tim Johnson
A towel to hold the fish reduces hand sliminess.
A towel to hold the fish reduces hand sliminess.
Tim Johnson
A towel to hold the fish reduces hand sliminess.
A towel to hold the fish reduces hand sliminess.
Tim Johnson
Families line the docks as the sun rises over Oak Bluffs.
Families line the docks as the sun rises over Oak Bluffs.
Tim Johnson
Families line the docks as the sun rises over Oak Bluffs.
Families line the docks as the sun rises over Oak Bluffs.
Tim Johnson
Brie Cortez and here mom are having fun.
Brie Cortez and here mom are having fun.
Tim Johnson
Brie Cortez and here mom are having fun.
Brie Cortez and here mom are having fun.
Tim Johnson
A founder is a rare catch but a welcome one.
A founder is a rare catch but a welcome one.
Tim Johnson
A founder is a rare catch but a welcome one.
A founder is a rare catch but a welcome one.
Tim Johnson
McCabe Neadow is a kids derby pro.
McCabe Neadow is a kids derby pro.
Tim Johnson
McCabe Neadow is a kids derby pro.
McCabe Neadow is a kids derby pro.
Tim Johnson
A pufferfish does not have much length but it is a small category.
A pufferfish does not have much length but it is a small category.
Tim Johnson
A pufferfish does not have much length but it is a small category.
A pufferfish does not have much length but it is a small category.
Tim Johnson
The officials at the weigh-in table are there to help young anglers.
The officials at the weigh-in table are there to help young anglers.
Tim Johnson
The officials at the weigh-in table are there to help young anglers.
The officials at the weigh-in table are there to help young anglers.
Tim Johnson
Will DeBettencourt looks on as the fun continues.
Will DeBettencourt looks on as the fun continues.
Tim Johnson
Will DeBettencourt looks on as the fun continues.
Will DeBettencourt looks on as the fun continues.
Tim Johnson
The early birds get the fish at the kids derby.
Learning to fish is the name of the game.
Friends and family help each other fins the big one.
A nice looking sea bass is a sought after prize.
A towel to hold the fish reduces hand sliminess.
Families line the docks as the sun rises over Oak Bluffs.
Brie Cortez and here mom are having fun.
A founder is a rare catch but a welcome one.
McCabe Neadow is a kids derby pro.
A pufferfish does not have much length but it is a small category.
The officials at the weigh-in table are there to help young anglers.
Will DeBettencourt looks on as the fun continues.

The annual Kids fishing derby was held at the Oak Bluffs ferry dock this past Saturday. Kids and parents lined up at dawn to catch scup, black sea bass, flounder and even a pufferfish.