Scenes from the 2015 Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby
Wasque fishing scene.
Wasque fishing scene.
Brian (Chip) Vanderhoop assesses bluefish catch after a fishing charter with Nicholas lehrhoff, Logan Solomon and Steven Solomon. Mr. Iehrhoff came in second for all-tackle boat on Tuesday with 12-pound bluefish.
Brian (Chip) Vanderhoop assesses bluefish catch after a fishing charter with Nicholas lehrhoff, Logan Solomon and Steven Solomon. Mr. Iehrhoff came in second for all-tackle boat on Tuesday with 12-pound bluefish.
Oak Bluffs jetty at sunset.
Oak Bluffs jetty at sunset.
Lines in the water at the Menemsha Jetty.
Lines in the water at the Menemsha Jetty.
Fernando Almeida at Memorial Wharf.
Fernando Almeida at Memorial Wharf.
Amy Lima was the shore grand leader early Sunday--and the first woman to weigh in--with this 19.30-pound striper.
Amy Lima was the shore grand leader early Sunday--and the first woman to weigh in--with this 19.30-pound striper.
Derby time brings generations together.
Derby time brings generations together.
Warming up for the derby at Lighthouse Beach.
Warming up for the derby at Lighthouse Beach.
Longtime weighmaster Roy Langley rings the opening bell as derby chairman John Custers looks on and Aidan Gates waits to weigh-in his fish.
Longtime weighmaster Roy Langley rings the opening bell as derby chairman John Custers looks on and Aidan Gates waits to weigh-in his fish.
Aidan Gates, 14, of Vineyard Haven, weighs in first fish of the derby: a 5.95-pound false albacore.
Aidan Gates, 14, of Vineyard Haven, weighs in first fish of the derby: a 5.95-pound false albacore.
Aidan Gates weighs in albie, first of many fish that will come through headquarters.
Aidan Gates weighs in albie, first of many fish that will come through headquarters.
Chris Bonica, 26, of Norwood, brings his bluefish to headquarters.
Chris Bonica, 26, of Norwood, brings his bluefish to headquarters.
John Casey brings in biggest fish of day one, a 24.82-pound striped bass caught from a boat.
John Casey brings in biggest fish of day one, a 24.82-pound striped bass caught from a boat.
John Casey of Edgartown with his striper.
John Casey of Edgartown with his striper.
Weigh station is back in action as John Casey waits for the results.
Weigh station is back in action as John Casey waits for the results.
Aubrey Warburton with 14.65-pound boat bass.
Aubrey Warburton with 14.65-pound boat bass.
Oak Bluffs channel.
Oak Bluffs channel.
Roy Langley weighs in big bass.
Roy Langley weighs in big bass.
A bluefish at West Basin.
A bluefish at West Basin.
Riley Amaral tries his luck at Oak Bluffs fishing pier.
Riley Amaral tries his luck at Oak Bluffs fishing pier.
Andrew Haugevik.
Andrew Haugevik.
Karen Altieri was on the grand leaderboard Sept. 19 with 15.65 bluefish.
Karen Altieri was on the grand leaderboard Sept. 19 with 15.65 bluefish.
Memorial Wharf is fishing hotspot.
Memorial Wharf is fishing hotspot.
Fishing with friends at Wasque
Fishing with friends at Wasque
Darryl Goffreda nabs an albacore by the Edgartown Lighthouse.
Darryl Goffreda nabs an albacore by the Edgartown Lighthouse.
Some are not keepers.
Some are not keepers.
After kids' derby, Alyssa, 6, and Nayelli, 4, fish with dad Garrison Vieira.
After kids' derby, Alyssa, 6, and Nayelli, 4, fish with dad Garrison Vieira.
Michelle DeSiena and Darryl Goffreda, visiting from New Jersey, pose with their catch.
Michelle DeSiena and Darryl Goffreda, visiting from New Jersey, pose with their catch.
Janet Messineo heads to headquarters.
Janet Messineo heads to headquarters.
Jacob Riley works on his gear.
Jacob Riley works on his gear.
About 200 anglers turned out for annual kids' derby day.
About 200 anglers turned out for annual kids' derby day.
Cameron Maciel has a 9.05-pound albie measured.
Cameron Maciel has a 9.05-pound albie measured.
A look at the leader board.
A look at the leader board.
Weighmaster Roy Langley measures Jim Cornwall Jr.'s albie as Jim Cornwall Sr. looks on.
Weighmaster Roy Langley measures Jim Cornwall Jr.'s albie as Jim Cornwall Sr. looks on.
Joey Huang has a tough choice: which one to enter?
Joey Huang has a tough choice: which one to enter?
Derby gear ready and waiting at headquarters.
Derby gear ready and waiting at headquarters.
Near Little Bridge in Oak Bluffs, flyfishermen wet their lines at sunset.
Near Little Bridge in Oak Bluffs, flyfishermen wet their lines at sunset.
Kathi Pagoda with her winning shore Albie - it weighed in at 10.10 pounds and won the Super Saturday shore prize.
Kathi Pagoda with her winning shore Albie - it weighed in at 10.10 pounds and won the Super Saturday shore prize.
Neither wind, nor waves, nor driving rain will keep fishermen away from the derby.
Neither wind, nor waves, nor driving rain will keep fishermen away from the derby.
Lathrop Keefe fishes Menemsha harbor.
Lathrop Keefe fishes Menemsha harbor.
Grady Keefe spends some quality time near old fishing boat Unicorn.
Grady Keefe spends some quality time near old fishing boat Unicorn.
Stephen J. Pietruska landed on leader board Oct. 6 with 41.98-pound boat bass.
Stephen J. Pietruska landed on leader board Oct. 6 with 41.98-pound boat bass.
Aaron Kinne in a quiet moment in Menemsha.
Aaron Kinne in a quiet moment in Menemsha.
Kevin Shea paints the Menemsha scene.
Kevin Shea paints the Menemsha scene.
Miles Spabone casts a line.
Miles Spabone casts a line.
Scott McDowell.
Scott McDowell.
Squid Row is a derby hub.
Squid Row is a derby hub.
The 70th annual Martha's Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby got underway in the wee hours of the morning on Sept. 13.