Kids Derby Day Puts the Spotlight on Youngest Anglers

The Kids Derby had been scheduled for two weeks ago but had to be postponed due to bad weather. Then the rescheduled date had to be rescheduled due to bad weather again. Finally, despite cold winds and overcast skies, the event went forward this Sunday morning, and the kids’ enthusiasm ran high.

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Next Generation Gets Hooked Early at the Kids Derby

On Sunday morning, the mood at the Steamship Wharf in Oak Bluffs was as bright as the December holiday season or a birthday eve.

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Black Sea Bass Lead the Way at Annual Kids Derby
Will Sennott

At first light on Sunday morning, young anglers lined the Steamship Authority wharf in Oak Bluffs, rods and reels in hand, to fish in the annual kids derby.

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Kids Derby Ignites the Next Generation

The annual Kids Derby Day is Sunday, Sept. 16 from 6 to 8 a.m.

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Kids Derby Puts Little Ones Center Pier
Heather Hamacek

On Sunday morning the Oak Bluffs ferry wharf was filled as young anglers took to the pier for the annual Kids Derby, where fish are measured by length and then returned to the sea.

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Oak Bluffs Steamship Wharf Opens for Kids Derby

On Sunday, Sept. 17, kids ages 4 to 14 have the opportunity to fish from the Oak Bluffs Ferry Wharf during the annual Kids Derby.

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Casting Lines at First Light at Annual Kids Fishing Derby
Vivian Ewing

Fishing poles bobbed like reeds and voices were hushed early Sunday as children waited to claim their spots at the Oak Bluffs Steamship wharf for the annual kids derby day. Hannah Gibb, 13, was the overall winner with a 19.75-inch shark.

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Young Anglers Come of Age at Kids Derby

It’s time to get the future generations of Vineyard fishermen and women hooked on the derby.

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Junior Anglers Shine at Kids' Derby Day
Alison L. Mead

Early Sunday morning, Hannah Gibb was the first to arrive at the Oak Bluffs ferry gate, ready to cast off the Steamship Authority wharf as part of the Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby’s annual kids’ day, which kicked off at 6 a.m.

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Kids' Derby Day Rules Steamship Wharf

This years kids’ derby is Sunday, Sept. 20, from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. Just a short window of time, before the ferries roll in and take over.

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