Fisherkids Line the Wharf at First Light for Kids Derby
Organizers reign in kids eager to start the annual fishing contest.
Organizers reign in kids eager to start the annual fishing contest.
And away they go!
And away they go!
First fish is a scup.
First fish is a scup.
Brett Sylvester got up early for the kids derby.
Brett Sylvester got up early for the kids derby.
Andrew and Avery Cahl show off her catch.
Andrew and Avery Cahl show off her catch.
Cooper Gilkes and John Custer helped organize the fall fishing classic.
Cooper Gilkes and John Custer helped organize the fall fishing classic.
Kids take over the Oak Bluffs Steamship Wharf.
Kids take over the Oak Bluffs Steamship Wharf.
Julian Capece.
Julian Capece.
Alyssa O'Donnell shows off her sea bass.
Alyssa O'Donnell shows off her sea bass.
Cloudy skies to begin the day.
Cloudy skies to begin the day.
Samuel Ferreira.
Samuel Ferreira.
Parents watch as children pulled in fish.
Parents watch as children pulled in fish.
John Roriz.
John Roriz.
Sun rises over Nantucket Sound.
Sun rises over Nantucket Sound.
Adam Luzik.
Adam Luzik.
Fathers help mind their kids fishing rods.
Fathers help mind their kids fishing rods.
Brielle and Braydon Cortez.
Brielle and Braydon Cortez.
Kids write notes to fishing legend Janet Messineo.
Kids write notes to fishing legend Janet Messineo.
Cosmo Creanga reads the awards to the assembled fisherkids.
Cosmo Creanga reads the awards to the assembled fisherkids.
John Roriz won a first place and a new fishing rod.
John Roriz won a first place and a new fishing rod.
Manny Furtado also won a first place.
Manny Furtado also won a first place.
Henry Jackson won overall prize for second year in a row.
Henry Jackson won overall prize for second year in a row.
Samuel Ferreira won the t-shirt design contest.
Samuel Ferreira won the t-shirt design contest.
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.