Snapper Derby offer kids competition and fun on Fire Island
On Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, 28 children ages 7 to 14 competed against one another to fish for snappers around Fire Island National Seashore during the 10th Seashore Snapper Derby at Sailors Haven. Children and their parents competed from morning to midafternoon to see who would catch the largest fish for their age group.
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Jake Polito, 13, of East Patchogue and his dad, Chris, hold a snapper they caught from the dock at Sailors Haven during the Seashore Snapper Derby on Aug. 24, 2019, on the Fire Island National Seashore.
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Mason Bilella, 10, of Patchogue, casts a line on the dock at Sailors Haven during the Seashore Snapper Derby on Aug. 24, 2019, on the Fire Island National Seashore.
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A park ranger measures the length of a snapper caught during the Seashore Snapper Derby on Aug. 24, 2019, on the Fire Island National Seashore.
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Participants for the Seashore Snapper Derby arrive at Sailors Haven on Aug. 24, 2019, on the Fire Island National Seashore.
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Annie Barrett of Brooklyn helps her children Lucia Pecoraro, 3, and Giorgio, 5, during the Seashore Snapper Derby at Sailors Haven on Aug. 24, 2019, on the Fire Island National Seashore.
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Mason Bilella, 10, of Patchogue disembarks from the ferry at Sailors Haven on Aug. 24, 2019, for the Seashore Snapper Derby on the Fire Island National Seashore.
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Austin Bilella, 7, of Patchogue proudly holds his snapper, which measured 9 3/4 inches, during the Seashore Snapper Derby on Aug. 24, 2019, on the Fire Island National Seashore.
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Cole Stuhler, 7, of Bayport races with his bucket as he arrives at Sailors Haven for the Seashore Snapper Derby on Aug. 24, 2019, on the Fire Island National Seashore.
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Anthony Bilella of Patchogue helps his son Brandon Bilella, 5, during the Seashore Snapper Derby at Sailors Haven on Aug. 24, 2019, on the Fire Island National Seashore.
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Matthew Lotz, 4, of Sayville unhooks his catch with his dad, Tom Lotz, during the Seashore Snapper Derby at Sailors Haven on Aug. 24, 2019, on the Fire Island National Seashore.
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Austin Bilella, 7, of Patchogue proudly holds his snapper, which measured 9 3/4 inches, during the Seashore Snapper Derby at Sailors Haven on Aug. 24, 2019, on the Fire Island National Seashore.
Credit: Danielle Silverman
Anthony Bilella of Patchogue helps his niece Ayla Murphy of Oakdale cast a line from the dock at Sailors Haven during the Seashore Snapper Derby on Aug. 24, 2019, on the Fire Island National Seashore.
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