Nelson Sigelman
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
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
Feb 20, 20235 min
Kyoto, and a World Now Far Away
Many years ago, in a galaxy far, far away, I served on an intergalactic police force on the planet of Jillucia, in the Andromeda galaxy....
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Nelson Sigelman
Oct 15, 20224 min
Martha's Vineyard Deer Hunter Ticked Off
Watching a tick crawl up my sleeve and self-destruct is very satisfying.
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Nelson Sigelman
Aug 2, 20214 min
Sun Shrimp Has a Recipe for Success
I like shrimp. I am not alone. Oceana, a nonprofit that promotes responsible fishing, reports that shrimp is the most popular seafood in...
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Nelson Sigelman
Aug 2, 20216 min
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
Jul 3, 20213 min
Segue On Tashmoo Pond
My first reaction was, Huh? I wasn’t sure what to make of what I saw on Tashmoo Pond. A diminutive figure of a man in a black wetsuit and...
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Nelson Sigelman
Apr 22, 20214 min
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
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
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
Nov 25, 20207 min
Contemplating Black Mambas and the Finer Points of Deer Urine
I started to think of black mamba snakes. The mind tends to wander after a couple of hours of tedium while sitting in a tree stand during...
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