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May 27, 2022
• FRONT PAGE-5-27DL.indd While Capt. Waylon Mills has a real knack for finessing tarpon to the hook, his wife, Angie Mills, has a hot hand with a camera. Here are some of her great shots of the…

May 19, 2022
Go to bocabeacon.smugmug.com for more WRTT photos The bite was strong and many anglers bowed to the silver king in the last two days, with 82 releases documented in the 2022 W…

May 19, 2022
As it turns out, football isn’t the only sport in which Nick Saban proves to have a hot hand. He was on the team that won the #17 Classic on Saturday, May 14. Saban and fellow anglers Nicholas Sab…

May 19, 2022
By Wesley Locke The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament honored two more iconic figures in Boca Grande’s fishing history during the Grande Tradition ceremony …

May 19, 2022
There was no shortage of excitement on day one of the 2022 World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament, with 38 tarpon released during the four-hour fishing time. By the end of the first day, Capt. Wayne…

May 19, 2022
Photos by Theresa O’Connor

May 19, 2022
The weather was beautiful but the bite was not prolific at the May 14, 2022 Youth Fishing Tournament. In all, three young anglers proved to have hot hands in the tournament, bringing in all the fi…

May 13, 2022
The Manasota Mermaids didn’t even get their fins wet in the 2022 Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament, as the Boca Grande Chamber of Commerce had to make a tough call and cancel the event on account of ba…

May 13, 2022
By Tim Spain Having spent years on the water, local chef Tim Spain has a tale that bears telling, to let our readers know that even with years of experience, one bad move on the water can end b…

May 6, 2022
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