Derby is Thursday, August 21st. Rain Date: Friday, August 22nd.
2025 Derby Has Been Moved To Friday, August 22nd
2025 Derby Has Been Moved To Friday, August 22nd
2025 Derby Has Been Moved To Friday, August 22nd
2025 Derby Has Been Moved To Friday, August 22nd
2025 Derby Has Been Moved To Friday, August 22nd
2025 Derby Has Been Moved To Friday, August 22nd
How It All Started
About Arthur Lem
Arthur Lem spent his time fishing and teaching countless children how to fish at the Kismet marina and ferry dock.
The First Derby
After Arthur's passing in 1997, his friends Bob and Ellen Ryan, Joyce and Larry Cole, Jack and Bobbi Baker thought the derby would be a great way for kids to learn the joys of fishing and also pay tribute to Arthur's legacy in Kismet.
Over the years, Warren and Lee Lem along with the the Kismet Fire Department Auxiliary and Kismet Community Association helped keep the event going.
Since 2021, Kai Sitone and Kim Sitone Harris have worked to grow the event into a large scale gathering of up and coming anglers!
Thank you to event organizers: the Lem Family, the Harris/Sitone Family and the Finn Family
Thank you to event organizers: the Lem Family, the Harris/Sitone Family and the Finn Family
Thank you to event organizers: the Lem Family, the Harris/Sitone Family and the Finn Family
Thank you to event organizers: the Lem Family, the Harris/Sitone Family and the Finn Family
Thank you to event organizers: the Lem Family, the Harris/Sitone Family and the Finn Family
Thank you to event organizers: the Lem Family, the Harris/Sitone Family and the Finn Family
The Big Catch Sponsors
The Kismet Inn
West Marine - West Islip
West Marine - West Islip
1 Oak St, Kismet
West Marine - West Islip
West Marine - West Islip
West Marine - West Islip
147 Sunrise Hwy West Islip, NY 11795
631-669-8585
Bay Shore Fish And Hunt
West Marine - West Islip
Bay Shore Fish And Hunt
20 Ackerson St, Bay Shore, NY 11706
Travis Podesta
Lambie Electric Inc.
Bay Shore Fish And Hunt
The Podesta Family
Lambie Electric Inc.
Lambie Electric Inc.
Lambie Electric Inc.
Kerry Turner
Lambie Electric Inc.
Lambie Electric Inc.
The Agency
The Bell Family
The Bell Family
Real Estate Sales & Rental Services
Emily LaRocca & Jennifer Cole
631-813-9229
The Bell Family
The Bell Family
The Bell Family
Rose Ann Harris
The Bell Family
Rose Ann Harris
Sam Wood, Inc
Louis Romanzi, Jr. Landscaping
Rose Ann Harris
Residential and Commercial Construction and Renovations - Waterfront Home Experts
631-583-8784
Louis Romanzi, Jr. Landscaping
Louis Romanzi, Jr. Landscaping
Louis Romanzi, Jr. Landscaping
Louis Romanzi Jr. Landscaping is a family-owned full service landscape design company in Suffolk County, also serving Fire Island properties.
631-986-8161
Fire Island Pedicab
Louis Romanzi, Jr. Landscaping
Louis Romanzi, Jr. Landscaping
Service from Field 5 to Lighthouse & Kismet Old Fire House.
(516) 402-4175
The Big Catch Sponsors
The Boatel
The Dive - Kismet
The Dive - Kismet
110 E Lighthouse Walk
The Dive - Kismet
The Dive - Kismet
The Dive - Kismet
Chill, 1970s-inspired Cali-style beach bar serving comfort fare, beer, and cocktails, plus live music.
NALU DRY GOODS
The Dive - Kismet
The Moonrise Motel
Located inside the Kismet Market.
For all of your casual and seasonal wardrobe and boading needs.
The Moonrise Motel
The Moonrise Motel
The Moonrise Motel
A boutique motel and bar/restaurant located in the heart of Kismet, Fire Island
The Sharp Family
The Moonrise Motel
The Sharp Family
Angler Sponsors
Sidney and Frank Maas
Sidney and Frank Maas
Sidney and Frank Maas
Bellafiore Family
Sidney and Frank Maas
Sidney and Frank Maas
Sharon Sitone
Sidney and Frank Maas
Lazybones Chiropractic
Lazybones Chiropractic
Lazybones Chiropractic
Lazybones Chiropractic
Kismet, Fire Island
516-314-2131 / 516-313-4744
KFD Auxiliary
Lazybones Chiropractic
KFD Auxiliary
Hook & Bobber Sponsors
The Knoth Family
Jon Williams & Lisa Wolf
Jon Williams & Lisa Wolf
Jon Williams & Lisa Wolf
Jon Williams & Lisa Wolf
Jon Williams & Lisa Wolf
The Schou Family
Jon Williams & Lisa Wolf
Gary & Dawn Leone
Gary & Dawn Leone
Jackie and John Compitello
Gary & Dawn Leone
Jack Henry
Jackie and John Compitello
Jackie and John Compitello
Jackie and John Compitello
Jackie and John Compitello
Jackie and John Compitello
Billie & Bird LLC
Billie & Bird LLC
Billie & Bird LLC
The Schoen Family
Billie & Bird LLC
Billie & Bird LLC
The Licari Family
Billie & Bird LLC
The Licari Family
The Butler Family
The Butler Family
The Licari Family
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Files coming soon.
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