Striped Bass And Bluefish Derby

September 12, 2013

Legend and Lore Bait Hook at Derby Hot Spots

Mark Alan Lovewell
Fishermen participating in the 68th annual Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby are already out plotting a strategy for success. Nearly all of them will visit one or all of four popular fishing spots: Menemsha Jetty, Joseph Sylvia State Beach, Memorial Wharf and Metcalf’s Hole.
Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby
August 29, 2013

1946 Fishing Derby Comes Alive Again In Newly Discovered Film Archive

Tom Dunlop
Put plainly, most of the movie footage is not terribly good. Some of it is out of focus or overexposed. Some of it lingers too long on fish lying dead on the rocks. Some of it wasn’t even shot on the Vineyard, and it takes a judicious eye to determine which scenes show the Island and which show Nauset, Cotuit or the jetties at the northern end of the Cape Cod Canal.
Fishing history
Historic Movies of Martha's Vineyard
Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby
October 18, 2012

Arms Up, Fishing Poles Down, Derby Champions Are Crowned

Ivy Ashe
The 67th Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby came to an end Sunday afternoon when Adam Cummings and Robert Boyhan walked away with the monthlong event’s two largest prizes. Mr. Cummings, the grand leader in the boat-caught bluefish category (16.06 pounds), won the 2012 Chevy donated by Clay Motors. Mr. Boyhan, the grand leader for shore-caught bluefish (15.39 pounds), won the center-console boat donated by Eastern Boats.
Derby winners
Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby
October 13, 2012

Final Derby Weigh-in Done, Leaders Vie for Grand Prizes

Mark Alan Lovewell
The 67th annual Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby ended tonight at 10 p.m. with the ringing of bells.
Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby
October 12, 2012

After the Weigh-In, Derby Fillet Program Helps Feed the Hungry

Mark Alan Lovewell
There is always tough competition at the The Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby which these days attracts close to 3,000 fishermen. But amidst the awards and bragging rights there is also a tradition of generosity.
Derby Fillet Program
Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby
October 11, 2012
fishing

Nearly Ten Tons of Fish Later, Fishing Derby Comes to a Close

Ivy Ashe
Although relatively few weigh-ins took place Wednesday night at derby headquarters, the docks were crowded with curious out-of-towners, fresh from eating dinner at the Atlantic and on their way back to their hotels. Outside, bundled-up derby newcomers watched the fillet volunteers prepare fish. A woman snapped photos of a large bluefish on weighmaster Charlie Smith’s table. Another approached the derby ladies behind the counter and asked the difference between an albacore and a false albacore. Derby chairman Chuck Hodgkinson was called to the task.
Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby
October 4, 2012
Reno Trubiano fillets

Plenty of Fish in Sea as Derby Nears End

Mark Alan Lovewell
This holiday weekend is the last full weekend for those competing in the 67th annual Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby. Anglers will see the sunsets and note the sunrises, and quite a few will fish through the full three-day weekend, hoping to catch the largest striped bass, bluefish, bonito and false albacore. Nearly 2,800 fishermen are registered in the contest. Of those, 300 are junior anglers.
Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby
September 28, 2012
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Vineyarders Embrace, Fish Bite, In Honor of Wounded Warriors

Remy Tumin
Sunday afternoon was the first time Colton Wiley of Keofauqua, Iowa had ever seen the ocean. Three months ago he was shot in the legs in Afghanistan, leaving the 19 year old wheelchair bound. Now, on a beautiful September evening on Menemsha Beach, he was watching his first sunset over the Atlantic Ocean. “It’s beautiful and completely eye opening,” he said later that night during dinner at the Beach Plum Inn. Mr. Wiley was one of 10 wounded and recovering soldiers who visited the Island this week for the fourth annual American Heroes Saltwater Challenge.
American Heroes Saltwater Challenge
Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby
September 28, 2012
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In Week Three, Derby Leaders Unchanged

Ivy Ashe
Despite a flurry of action around headquarters as the Saltwater Challenge Wounded Warriors weighed in their daily catches, one important feature of the small building at the foot of Main street in Edgartown remains stagnant.
Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby
September 28, 2012

Who Will Win the Boat, Truck? Derby Sponsors Relish the Role

Mark Alan Lovewell
As the derby enters its third week, many fishermen no doubt have begun to dream about the two grand prizes — a new 22-foot Eastern center console boat with outboard and trailer, and a new 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 truck. Eastern Boats has provided the winning boat for four years. The Clay Family Dealership has provided the truck for 13 years. One of the four top shore fishermen with the largest fish will walk away with the boat. One of the top four boat fishermen will walk away with the truck.
Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby
September 28, 2012
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Diapers to Derby Winner is True Keeper

Chris Fischer
In 2005 my sister Molly, then 12 years old, caught an enormous striped bass. It was so big when she finally hauled it onto the boat she backed away from it in fear and almost fell head over heels off the side of the boat into the churning ocean. I remember her telling me she thought she had caught an alligator. It is a story that has been told over and over again since then: a 12-year-old girl catching a giant bass and winning the Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby.
Derby winners
Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby
Chris Fischer
September 21, 2012

Little Anglers Reel in Big Wins During Second Week of Derby

Mark Alan Lovewell
On Thursday the largest striped bass caught so far in this year’s 67th Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby was weighed in. Peter (Pete) J. Spengler, 75, of Cuttyhunk and Westport, Conn., caught his fish at 9:05 a.m. aboard Capt. Duane Lynch’s boat.
Kids Derby
Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby

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