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Elusive Tiger Shad, Let's Go Fishin' take top spots at Ladies Day 2013
Friday, 17 May 2013 10:31
BY MARCY SHORTUSE - The bite may have been slow, but Capt. Chris Frohlich’s team got the first qualified release in the 2013 Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament at 5:40 p.m. on Saturday. Anglers included Alysha Aratari, Olivia Britto, Joellen Morris and Mia Benton.
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FWC break-away jig study refuted by originating scientist
Friday, 17 May 2013 10:06
BY MARCY SHORTUSE - In the summer of 2004 Dr. Justin Grubich picked up the phone to take a call from a woman who said she was with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The woman, Kathy Guindon, talked with Justin for about 30 minutes foul-hooking tarpon, and he was asked to provide expert witness testimony on how tarpon feed.
He didn’t give the conversation much thought.
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World’s Richest, tarpon festival, Kids Classic coming up this week
Friday, 17 May 2013 10:00
This week will bring one of the most action-packed and entertaining times that Boca Grande has seen in quite awhile. It is the World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament on May 23 and 24, the Gasparilla Island Kids Classic on May 25, and Tarpon Festival Weekend downtown.
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GIBA signs $30 million loan agreement, no new toll increases coming in the near future
Friday, 17 May 2013 09:57
BY LIZA STROUT - With a unanimous vote, the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority board of directors approved the terms of a long-sought State Infrastructure Bank loan. The loan, to fund the construction of the new swing bridge, will keep tolls at their current levels for the foreseeable future.
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A lighthouse legend passes
Friday, 17 May 2013 09:53
BY LIZA STROUT - Dian McKeithan Miller, youngest daughter of the last keeper of the Port Boca Grande Light, passed away Wednesday morning, May 15.
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Look for changes within the Community Center this summer
Friday, 17 May 2013 09:52
BY MARCY SHORTUSE - The summer has come, the snowbirds are leaving and it’s time for the Boca Grande Community Center to start making some changes. They have tented for termites (and found a few bodies after the fact, so it was a worthy cause). Now they’re going to be tearing down some walls and moving things around.
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Letter to the Editor: World-renowned scientist makes changes to his conclusions about break-away jigs
Friday, 17 May 2013 09:37
The following letter was sent to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Chairman Ken Wright on May 8, 2013. This letter is reprinted here with Mr. Grubich’s consent.
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Profile: Capt. Chris Frohlich
Friday, 17 May 2013 09:31
BY JACK SHORT - Tarpon fishing seems to fascinate some folks in a way no other subject can. Capt. Chris Frohlich is one of those people, and his connection to the sport is as strong as his opinions about it.
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06 April 2012
We at the Boca Beacon are proud to announce our new baby, the 2012 4-Digit Phone Book.
The books are currently being hand-delivered to all private residences and businesses. At community associations such as the Boca Grande Club, Sea Oats, Boca Grande North and Boca Bay, the books will be delivered to the main office.
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