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Chappy Fishing Culture Is Eroding
To: Edgartown Conservation Commission Re: TTOR OSV access upcoming hearing Dear Edgartown Conservation Commission Members: Who did or...
Nelson Sigelman
Jan 20, 20246 min read
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Martha’s Vineyard Fly Rod Contest Celebrates 33 Years in 2025
A collision with a plow was not about to slow these anglers down. They were heading to the Vineyard.
Nelson Sigelman
Apr 30, 20237 min read
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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....
Nelson Sigelman
Mar 10, 20235 min read
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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...
Nelson Sigelman
Sep 6, 20224 min read
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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...
Nelson Sigelman
Apr 20, 20224 min read
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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...
Nelson Sigelman
Dec 25, 20204 min read
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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...
Nelson Sigelman
Jul 4, 20175 min read
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