Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby Enters Its Third Week
Sunset and changing tides and the fish are biting off East Chop.
Sunset and changing tides and the fish are biting off East Chop.
Water sparkles like diamonds at Lobsterville Beach in Aquinnah.
Water sparkles like diamonds at Lobsterville Beach in Aquinnah.
Amy Vickers of Chilmark tries her luck at Menemsha Beach.
Amy Vickers of Chilmark tries her luck at Menemsha Beach.
Baiting the hook under sunny skies.
Baiting the hook under sunny skies.
Pink and blue skies over Hart's Harbor in Oak Bluffs.
Pink and blue skies over Hart's Harbor in Oak Bluffs.
Tom O'Connell ends his day flyfishing at Sengekontacket.
Tom O'Connell ends his day flyfishing at Sengekontacket.
Anthony Sullo weighs in a 17.46 pound striped bass, caught from shore.
Anthony Sullo weighs in a 17.46 pound striped bass, caught from shore.
A time to gather one's thoughts, and fish.
A time to gather one's thoughts, and fish.
Geared up and ready to fish in the Chappy ferry line.
Geared up and ready to fish in the Chappy ferry line.
Tim Luce shares his lucky bait at Katama.
Tim Luce shares his lucky bait at Katama.
Heading in from the water (hopefully with keepers on ice).
Heading in from the water (hopefully with keepers on ice).
The weigh in station and leader board is a popular spot to drop in and check out your competition.
The weigh in station and leader board is a popular spot to drop in and check out your competition.
There are plenty of reasons why so many fishermen and women enter the month-long derby, and few of those reasons have to do with the rich array of prizes. It's all about being out on the water and at the water's edge, in a beautiful place, at a spectacular time of year.