Down on the Docks, Jigging for Squid

Longfin squid have returned to Vineyard waters as they do every spring. When dusk approaches, fishermen all over the Island congregate on the docks and beaches, or head slightly offshore.

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Mayhew Cousins Spend a Spring Day Mending Nets

Matthew and Todd Mayhew mending nets for squidding in Menemsha. Matt and Todd co-own the fishing vessel Lady M. out of Menemsha harbor.

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51st Annual Kid's Trout Tournament

Kids and their parents got up early on Saturday morning for the 51st annual Kid’s Trout Tournament at Duarte's pond in West Tisbury.

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Kid’s Trout Tournament Hooks Next Generation of Anglers

At the break of dawn on Saturday, five-year-old Aurora Lapierre reeled in a 14-inch trout at Duarte’s Pond using her rainbow striped pole and worms she had named Wormy and Squirmy.

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Fly Tying Time

The Martha’s Vineyard Rod and Gun Club will begin its winter fly-tying get-togethers on Tuesday Feb. 4.

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Chilmarks Enacts Size Limit at Charter Dock

The select board voted 2-1 on Dec. 17 to cap the length of boats at the town charter dock to no more than 36 feet after boat owners cited navigation concerns.

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Janet Messineo, Fishing Legend, Taxidermist, Writer, Dies at 76

Janet Messineo, a revered fisherman who stalked the nighttime shores of the Vineyard for more than 50 years, died on Dec. 17 at her home in Vineyard Haven.

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Fishing for Clues to Herring Decline

Striped bass have become a focus of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) Natural Resource department as it continues to study the decline of the herring population.

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Kids Derby Is a Generational Tale

For nine-year-old Brielle Cortez, fishing means being able to connect with her grandfather, who died before she was born.

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Surfcaster Sale Is Right on Time

This Saturday, the Martha’s Vineyard Surfcasters Association hosts its annual used tackle sale. All proceeds support scholarships for Island students.

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