Clayton Hoyle was more interested in fishing than women’s shoes
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 man in the 1870s,...
First-time fisherman lands a northern kingfish
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 fishing gear of her late...
A beginner forays into kayak fishing
Many surf fisherman know the frustration of helplessly watching diving birds and water frothing with feeding fish, just out of casting range.
A kayak changes all that.
It allows fishermen to track their quarry well offshore....
Let the Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby begin!
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 for the five-week tournament that...
Fishermen tell us how (and why) they cook their catch
Stanley 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 up in my father’s fish market, Amaral’s...
Perseverance and good karma lead to this year’s Derby wins
Trish Lyman reacts to the winning "click." — Stacey Rupolo
When Trish Lyman of Edgartown bought a guided trip with Danny Gilkes at an auction to support an Edgartown school field trip this spring, the...
Leftover derby fish is donated to Island senior centers
“It’s the time of the fish,” Ann Tyra says, as she and four other volunteers finish up bagging the fish, and wait for the clock to strike 9. That’s when the distribution starts, and...
Aquafarming on the Vineyard: No one said it would be easy
From left, Jeremy Scheffer, Will Bronson, and Noah Mayrand with 10 or 12 102-count bags of Spearpoints ready for market.
As the pressure on natural resources grows worldwide because of population growth, so is there...
A day aboard the Skipper fishing charter
It was 10 am, and the faint rumble from a starting engine hummed as it pulled away from its slip in Oak Bluffs Harbor. Capt. “John-O” Potter stood alert in the wooden wheelhouse aboard...
Derby days, and nights
By Lucas Thors
For 75 years, the Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby has been a shining example of how special the Island is, and that isn’t going to change.
But there will be some...
