Derby Brings Fishermen Together in Spirit of Camaraderie
Graceful boat makes her way past line up of fishermen.
Graceful boat makes her way past line up of fishermen.
End of day.
End of day.
Jack Cushman tries his luck on State Beach.
Jack Cushman tries his luck on State Beach.
Familiar scene at the end of the Menemsha jetty.
Familiar scene at the end of the Menemsha jetty.
Evening activity at Derby headquarters.
Evening activity at Derby headquarters.
Wil Sideman weighs in a 5.58 pound bonito.
Wil Sideman weighs in a 5.58 pound bonito.
Leader board is always good reading.
Leader board is always good reading.
Reflections.
Reflections.
Fishermen brave the gale in pursuit of a keeper.
Fishermen brave the gale in pursuit of a keeper.
Each day and night of fishing provides participants in the derby with choices — not only of baits and lures and lines, but favorite fishing spots that become secrets only when competitive fish are landed there. Whether watching the sunset at Lobsterville or the sunrise at South Beach, whether casting into the rip at Wasque or bobbing over the waters of Middle Ground in a Boston Whaler, fishermen know that the search for their finny friends is a competition that, more than anything else, brings them together in a spirit of camaraderie and gives them yet another excuse to celebrate the matchless joys of our Island.