Scales and Tales

You might remember Sigmund “Ziggy” Nogiewich from a column last June. He was 91 at the time and still fishing hard aboard the Captree open boat, Laura Lee (www.captree.com). I’m happy to report that Ziggy is still fishing and still catching. Now 92, he drilled a 41-pound striper aboard the Laura Lee while fishing for sea bass last Friday. The big striper inhaled a tiny size 2/0 gold, beak-style porgy hook. No doubt Ziggy used all his experience to make that point stick until the bruiser was lifted over the rail.