Kids Fishing Derby Lures Young Anglers to Oak Bluffs
At first light, kids derby day delights.
At first light, kids derby day delights.
Hundreds of kids and their parents lined the pier.
Hundreds of kids and their parents lined the pier.
Overall winner Liam O'Donnell, with his 21-inch black sea bass, and his dad John.
Overall winner Liam O'Donnell, with his 21-inch black sea bass, and his dad John.
Cameron Erich and his father Cliff of Vineyard Haven.
Cameron Erich and his father Cliff of Vineyard Haven.
Young angler has a fish on the line.
Young angler has a fish on the line.
Paddleboarder also plies the waters off wharf.
Paddleboarder also plies the waters off wharf.
Tayla Bendavid with her 20-inch black sea bass.
Tayla Bendavid with her 20-inch black sea bass.
Linda Evangelista, 10, of Edgartown, came up with the winning T-shirt design.
Linda Evangelista, 10, of Edgartown, came up with the winning T-shirt design.
Hundreds of kids and parents rose before dawn Sunday morning to take part in the annual Kids Derby, a featured event of the Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby.
At first light lines were being cast into the sound off the Oak Bluffs Steamship wharf, and soon after fish were being reeled in.