Several Local Anglers Win Fishing Derby Awards

February 23, 2017

COURTESY OF THE DIVISION OF MARINE FISHERIES

BOSTON – Several local saltwater anglers were honored last weekend in Boston at the New England Boat Show.

State fisheries officials presented 34 trophies to winners of the 2016 Massachusetts Saltwater Fishing Derby.

Winners are chosen in men’s, women’s and junior’s divisions in 21 species categories.

The annual fishing derby runs from January 1 through November 30 and is free to enter. To qualify, entries must be caught by hook and line and weighed in at Division of Marine Fisheries-certified weigh stations.

In the catch and release derby, anglers are required to submit a picture of their fish on a measuring device.

A list of all local winners can be found below.

Weigh-In Derby
Name	Town of Residence	Division	Species	Heaviest Fish (lb. oz.)
Brenna McCoubrey	Marstons Mills	Women’s	Bluefish	15 lbs. 12 oz.
John Clark	Marion	Junior’s	Bluefish	12 lbs. 4 oz.
Tammy King	Nantucket	Women’s	Bonito	10 lbs. 2 oz.
Alex Avila	Sandwich	Men’s	Dolphin	24 lbs. 5 oz.
Joanne Cameron	Mattapoisett	Women’s	Dolphin	17 lbs.
Frances Clay	Osterville	Women’s	False Albacore	10 lbs. 6 oz.
Dylan Kadison	Tisbury	Junior’s	False Albacore	11 lbs. 13 oz.
Keely Ahlstrom	Orleans	Women’s	Fluke	13 lbs. 13 oz.
Jeff Lema	Nantucket	Men’s	Halibut	89 lbs.
Bill Potter	Vineyard Haven	Men’s	King Mackerel	6 lbs. 14 oz.
Beverly Bergeron	West Tisbury	Women’s	Scup	2 lbs. 13 oz.
Joseph Pearle	Wareham	Junior’s	Scup	2 lbs. 9 oz.
Michael Jones	Carver	Men’s	Striped Bass	53 lbs. 14 oz.
Amy Burrell	Mashpee	Women’s	Striped Bass	51 lbs. 10 oz.
Michael Bridges	Barnstable	Junior’s	Striped Bass	49 lbs. 6 oz.
Ashley Brown	Wareham	Women’s	Tautog	10 lbs. 13 oz.
Sam Jaxtimer	Osterville	Men’s	Thresher Shark	405 lbs. 5 oz.
Steve Dowler	Vineyard Haven	Men’s	Yellowfin Tuna	91 lbs. 13 oz.
Jack Willis	Barnstable	Men’s	Yellowfin Tuna	92 lbs.