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Nelson Sigelman
Jan 206 min read
Chappy Fishing Culture Is Eroding
To: Edgartown Conservation Commission Re: TTOR OSV access upcoming hearing Dear Edgartown Conservation Commission Members: Who did or...
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Nelson Sigelman
Sep 16, 20233 min read
Martha's Vineyard Derby Fisherman Catches Albie, Dodges Shark
The Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby is often exciting in unpredictable ways. For example, two weeks into the 78th Derby...
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Nelson Sigelman
Jun 4, 20234 min read
Smokin' the Martha's Vineyard Blues
I generally do my best to avoid situations where I might encounter creatures that are mean and have the potential to inflict bodily harm...
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Nelson Sigelman
May 1, 20237 min read
Martha’s Vineyard Fly Rod Contest Celebrates 32 Years this June
A collision with a plow was not about to slow these anglers down. They were heading to the Vineyard.
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Nelson Sigelman
Mar 31, 20238 min read
Martha's Vineyard Nonprofits Battle Over Failed Culvert, Stream Ecology
Martha’s Vineyard has considerable self-regard for its commitment to environmental protection but falls short compared to some 80...
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Nelson Sigelman
Mar 16, 20233 min read
Harbinger of Spring: Trout Truck Arrives on Martha's Vineyard
The arrival Thursday, March 16, of a Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (DFW) tank truck filled with hatchery-raised trout was a tangible...
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Nelson Sigelman
Mar 10, 20235 min read
A Striper Fisherman Chronicles an Obsession
Seasons Of The Striper — Pursuing the Great American Gamefish by William Sisson occupies a rarefied space among books about striped bass....
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Nelson Sigelman
Sep 6, 20224 min read
Glory Fades Away; Sportsmanship Lasts Forever
To promote good sportsmanship, Derby leaders asked me to write the following essay for the 2022 Derby souvenir booklet. Latin scholars...
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Nelson Sigelman
Apr 21, 20224 min read
Remembering John Phillips; a Friend to Island Anglers
John Charles Phillips II died on Thursday, March 10. But for the mysteries of Google algorithms, which picked up on a reference to East...
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Nelson Sigelman
Aug 2, 20216 min read
President Obama Needs to Take Time and Go Fishing
There is a lot to learn outside the Vineyard summer cocktail circuit. (August 2010) The political pundits will be lathered up this week....
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Nelson Sigelman
Jun 25, 20215 min read
Finding Nature’s Sounds Amid the Noise
The sound was deafening. Caw. Caw. Caw. Hundreds of crows, swirling black shadows in the darkening sky, called to each other overhead as...
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Nelson Sigelman
Apr 22, 20214 min read
Peter Herrmann, VFW Fluke Tourney Impresario, Remembered
Amid life’s uncertainties, it may be reassuring to think that we will leave some good memories behind once we depart this earth. I...
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Nelson Sigelman
Mar 27, 20213 min read
Irony Swims in Island Waters
The return of river herring to Martha’s Vineyard this spring is one of the rhythms of a natural world unaffected by a pandemic that has...
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Nelson Sigelman
Dec 26, 20204 min read
A Fisherman's Fishy Christmas Gift
Some of the best Martha’s Vineyard striped bass fishermen are solitary individuals who steer clear of any stretch of beach where they...
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Nelson Sigelman
Jun 17, 20204 min read
Martha's Vineyard Squid Run Fun
Striped bass eat squid. Bluefish eat squid. Italians eat squid. What's not to like about squid?
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Nelson Sigelman
Apr 13, 20209 min read
Fishermen’s Bonds Were Forged in Combat
“I’ll tell you, those were some of the best men that the United States Army ever had in one spot, in one fight."
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Nelson Sigelman
Apr 7, 20204 min read
Remembering a Legacy of Public Access
Jack was not afraid to go toe-to-toe with indignant property owners who stood in the way of public fishing and boating access.
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Nelson Sigelman
Apr 3, 20204 min read
Peter Johnson Leaves a Proud Legacy
It is a long cast to the Republic of Kiribati. But long casts are one of the qualities of the venerable Roberts Ranger.
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Nelson Sigelman
Mar 29, 20203 min read
It Takes a Big Gaff to Land a Bucket
‘No! No! No! Get the big gaff. Get the big gaff. I don’t wanna lose him!’”
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Nelson Sigelman
May 14, 20194 min read
Mooring Is No day at the Beach
Massachusetts law provides harbormasters with the authority to issue mooring permits. Their apportionment has landed some towns in legal hot
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