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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
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 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
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
Jul 4, 20175 min read
Lobsterville Stripers Echo the Past, Auger Well for the Future
Years ago, striped bass swirling on bait along Martha’s Vineyard’s premier fly fishing beach were a predictable sight in June and early...
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