Staley Larsen aboard his dragger, Four Kids, in Menemsha Harbor. – Lynn Christoffers Steve Amaral, Surfcaster; Derby participant for 71 years, Oak Bluffs What got you started fishing? We all grew…
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The 72nd annual Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby is underway with the opening bell ceremony held Sunday, September 10 in Edgartown. Roy Langely rang the bell to get things going…
Northern Kingfish caught at Eastville Beach by Anna Marie D’Addarie. Photos courtesy Anna Marie D’Addarie Anna Marie D’Addarie of Oak Bluffs pondered for years about what to do with the…
Bluefish kept anglers busy last week, both on and offshore. Striper action slowed down, and squid, which have showed up in big numbers in recent years, are mysteriously absent. Peter…
W.D. Harding’s clothing and shoe store stood on Circuit Avenue roughly where Reliable Market is today. Mr. Harding, a Vineyard Haven native who opened his shoe business as a young…
Generally speaking, I can accept those nights I go fishing and do not catch fish. One of the benefits of living on Martha’s Vineyard is that I can safely assume…
This story might have ended up as the Martha’s Vineyard version of the Loch Ness monster, only in this fish story Nessie got eaten. But of course, Island fishermen don’t…
Jigging for squid is about the most fun an Island kid of any age can have. It requires a minimal amount of tackle, some limited tactile skill, a bucket, and…
Olga Hirshhorn did not fish as many days, or catch as many big fish, as many Derby fishermen, but she had as much heart and soul and spirit as anyone…
The 70th Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby began with a false albacore. Aidan Gates of Tisbury was first in the weigh station line when longtime weigh master Roy…
