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Volunteers remove 30 bags of trash from north fishing pier

■ BY SUE ERWIN More than 30 volunteers showed up on June 3 to help clean up the north fishing pier. They removed more than…

Skeeters driving you crazy? They are breeding big time

■ BY SUE ERWIN Mosquitoes seem to be more of a problem this year than the previous few. And it’s very possible the lack of…

Profile: Alex Shouppe

■ BY SUE ERWIN Alex Shouppe has been fishing in Boca Grande with his grandfather, Byron Shouppe, Sr., and his dad, Byron J…

Time to catch some feline fish! Mote to hold Lionfish Derby

■ SUBMITTED BY MOTE MARINE LABORATORY & AQUARIUM Join Mote Mari…

Ladies Howl this weekend

■ STAFF REPORT Ladies, are you ready for some more great tarpon fis…

Kids: get ready to fish

■ STAFF REPORT The 7th annual Gasparilla Island Kids Classic Tarpon Tournament presented by Columbia Sportswear is planned…

Three Sisters Homeowners’ Association holds variance meeting on access

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE On Tuesday, May 30 Attorney Michael Haymans of Punta Gorda addressed a group of about 25 people who we…

Nine releases recorded in World’s Richest one-day tournament

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE On a day when many thought no fish would be caught, nine releases were recorded for the 2017 World’s R…

Help clean up the north fishing pier

■ BY SUE ERWIN  Does the sight of litter on our precious island annoy you to no end? A new business owner has been spendin…

Red Gill tourney raises funds for Whidden’s Marina

■  BY SUE ERWIN Twenty teams participated in the Red Gill Invitational Tarpon Tournament held on Sunday, May 28. This was …