(Oct. 11, 2020) The Nantucket Inshore Classic fishing tournament wrapped up Saturday, Oct. 10.
All tournament standings were determined by length only. There were three divisions: All Tackle, Fly and Junior, with separate categories for beach and boat.
Species eligible for prizes are striped bass, bluefish, bonito and false albacore. Weekly and overall tournament prizes are awarded.
Division Champions
(Combined Length of Largest Fish of Each Species)
Total Inches
All Tackle, Boat: Chris Connolly, 122.5 inches
All Tackle, Beach: John Colton, 122.25 inches
Fly, Boat: Stef Beer, 95.75 inches
Fly, Beach: John Moy, 101.25 inches
Junior, Boat: Curren Wiggin, 109 inches
Junior Beach: Colin Lynch, 46.5 inches
Overall All-Tackle Winners
(Longest individual fish)
‒ Striped Bass, Boat: Victor Boucher, 41.5 inches
‒ Bluefish, Boat: Tripp Donelan, 37 inches
‒ Bonito, Boat: Dana Troxell, 27.5 inches
‒ False Albacore, Boat: Macy Crowell, 31 inches
‒ Striped Bass, Beach: Justin Bell, 38.5 inches
‒ Bluefish, Beach: Zak Colton, 32.5 inches
‒ Bonito, Beach: John Colton, 26 inches
‒ False Albacore, Beach: Tammy King, 29.5 inches
Overall Fly Winners
(Longest individual fish)
‒ Striped Bass, Boat: David Policansky, 40 inches
‒ Bluefish, Boat: Chris Connolly, 33 inches
‒ Bonito, Boat: Stef Beer, 22.25 inches
‒ False Albacore, Boat: David Policansky, 30.5 inches
‒ Striped Bass, Beach: Chris Bonelli, 33 inches
‒ Bluefish, Beach: John Moy 22 inches
‒ Bonito, Beach: John Moy, 22 inches
‒ False Albacore, Beach: Dan Day, 27.25 inches
Overall Junior Winners
(Longest individual fish)
‒ Striped Bass, Boat: Matvei Shubin, 37.5 inches
‒ Bluefish, Boat: Ryland Rabil, 30.75 inches
‒ Bonito, Boat: Curren Wiggin, 25 inches
‒ False Albacore, Boat: Timmy Sullivan, 28.5 inches
‒ Striped Bass, Beach: Homer Ray V, 29 inches
‒ Bluefish, Beach: Brennan Conrad, 20.75 inches
‒ False Albacore, Beach: Colin Lynch, 27.5 inches
Week Five (Oct. 4-10) All-Tackle Winners
(Longest individual fish)
‒ Striped Bass, Boat: Paul Bocher, 36.5 inches
‒ Bluefish, Boat: John Dooley, 35 inches
‒ Bonito, Boat: Phil Albertson, 22.5 inches
‒ False Albacore, Boat: Macy Crowell, 31 inches
‒ Striped Bass, Beach: Justin Bell, 38.5 inches
‒ Bluefish, Beach: Brian Sullivan, 27 inches
‒ Bonito, Beach: Reese Castiglioni, 23 inches
‒ False Albacore, Beach: Tyler O’Brien, 28 inches
Week Five Fly Winners
(Longest individual fish)
‒ Bluefish, Boat: David Policansky, 21.5 inches
‒ False Albacore, Boat: Brendan Renehan, 26.25 inches
‒ Striped Bass, Beach: Dan Day, 31 inches
‒ False Albacore, Beach: Dan Day, 27.25 inches
Week Five Junior Winners
(Longest individual fish)
‒ Striped Bass, Boat: Matvei Shubin, 37.5 inches
‒ Bluefish, Boat: Knox Keating, 22.5 inches
‒ False Albacore, Boat: Timmy Sullivan, 28.5 inches
‒ Bluefish, Beach: Colin Lynch, 19 inches
‒ False Albacore, Beach: Colin Lynch, 27.5 inches
Week Four (Sept. 27-Oct. 3) All-Tackle Winners
(Longest individual fish)
‒ Striped Bass, Boat: Kris Wiggin, 34.25 inches
‒ Bluefish, Boat: Tripp Donelan, 37 inches
‒ Bonito, Boat: Chris Connolly, 25.5 inches
‒ False Albacore, Boat: Skip Ahneman, 29 inches
‒ Striped Bass, Beach: Raf Osona, 31.75 inches
‒ Bluefish, Beach: Zak Colton, 32.5 inches
‒ False Albacore, Beach: Andy Cowherd, 28.5 inches
Week Four Fly Winners
(Longest individual fish)
‒ Striped Bass, Boat: Joe Santucci, 28.5 inches
‒ Bluefish, Boat: Chris Connolly, 33 inches
‒ False Albacore, Boat: Chris Connolly, 27 inches
‒ Striped Bass, Beach: Ken Andrewlavage, 18 inches
‒ Bluefish, Beach: Russell Carson, 16.25 inches
‒ False Albacore, Beach: Ken Andrewlavage, 27 inches
Week Four Junior Winners
(Longest individual fish)
‒ Striped Bass, Boat: Grant Johnson, 37 inches
‒ Bluefish, Boat: Ryland Rabil, 30.75 inches
‒ Bluefish, Beach: Brennan Conrad, 20.75 inches
Week Three (Sept. 20-26) All-Tackle Winners
(Longest individual fish)
‒ Striped Bass, Boat: Malcolm Condon, 39 inches
‒ Bluefish, Boat: Dalton Frazier, 31 inches
‒ Bonito, Boat: Louis Grecco, 25.5 inches
‒ False Albacore, Boat: Craig Arsenault, 27.25 inches
‒ Striped Bass, Beach: John Colton, 38 inches
‒ Bluefish, Beach: Lucas Sathler, 26 inches
‒ Bonito, Beach: Victor Boucher, 23.25 inches
‒ False Albacore, Beach: James Hatton, 27.25 inches
Week Three Fly Winners
(Longest individual fish)
‒ Striped Bass, Boat: David Policansky, 40 inches
‒ Bluefish, Boat: James Kilmartin, 26 inches
‒ False Albacore, Beach: Russell Carson, 25 inches
Week Three Junior Winners
(Longest individual fish)
‒ Striped Bass, Boat: Yasha Chumak, 32.5 inches
‒ Bluefish, Boat: Yasha Chumak, 29 inches
‒ False Albacore, Boat: Yasha Chumak, 26.5 inches
‒ Striped Bass, Beach: Meara Taylor, 19.75 inches
‒ Striped Bass, Boat: Fisher Quinn, 16.75 inches
Week Two (Sept. 13-19) All-Tackle Winners
(Longest individual fish)
‒ Striped Bass, Boat: Victor Boucher, 41.5 inches
‒ Bluefish, Boat: Timothy Smiles, 31.75 inches
‒ Bonito, Boat: Dana Troxell, 27.5 inches
‒ False Albacore, Boat: James Musia, 29.25 inches
‒ Striped Bass, Beach: Timothy Thatcher-Renshaw, 38 inches
‒ Bluefish, Beach: John Colton, 29 inches
‒ Bonito, Beach: John Colton, 26 inches
‒ False Albacore, Beach: Tammy King, 29.5 inches
Week Two Fly Winners
(Longest individual fish)
‒ Striped Bass, Boat: Stef Beer, 26.5 inches
‒ Bluefish, Boat: Steve Rogers, 20 inches
‒ Bonito, Boat: Stef Beer, 22.25 inches
‒False Albacore, Boat: Evan Schwanfelder, 26.75 inches
‒ Striped Bass, Beach: Russell Carson, 24.25 inches
‒ Bonito, Beach: John Moy, 22 inches
Week Two Junior Winners
(Longest individual fish)
‒ Bluefish, Boat: Yasha Chumak, 24.75 inches
‒ Striped Bass, Beach: Homer Ray V, 29 inches
‒ Bluefish Beach: Harrison Ray, 20.5 inches
Week One (Sept. 6-12) All-Tackle Winners
(Longest individual fish)
‒ Striped Bass, Boat: Scott Holmes, 36.75 inches
‒ Bluefish, Boat: EJ Harvey, 33.25 inches
‒ Bonito, Boat: Eloy Nava, 26.5 inches
‒ False Albacore, Boat: Noelle Maroney, 28.5 inches
‒ Striped Bass, Beach: Cody Peterson, 38.25 inches
‒ Bluefish, Beach: Cody Peterson, 27.5 inches
‒ Bonito, Beach: David Small, 25 inches
‒ False Albacore, Beach: Raf Osona, 28.5 inches
Week One Fly Winners
(Longest individual fish)
‒ Striped Bass, Boat: Chris Lydon, 16.25 inches
‒ Bluefish, Boat: Brian Sullivan, 30.25 inches
‒ False Albacore, Boat: David Policansky, 30.5 inches
‒ Striped Bass, Beach: Chris Bonelli, 33 inches
‒ Bluefish, Beach: John Moy, 22 inches
‒ False Albacore, Beach: John Moy, 26.75 inches
Week One Junior Winners
(Longest individual fish)
‒ Striped Bass, Boat: Fisher Sullivan, 22 inches
‒ Bluefish, Boat: Sander Reinemo, 25.5 inches
‒ Bonito, Boat: Curren Wiggin, 25 inches
‒ False Albacore, Boat: Chic Reinemo, 28 inches
Click here to view last year’s winners
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