Sports & Outdoors
Five releases for the win! Capt. Travis Joiner team on ‘Family Tradition’ wins GIKCTT 2023
June 8, 2023
As they headed home on the waters of Boca Grande Pass last Saturday night, Hugh Potter and his friends Braden Dolphin, Grady Abbott and Brandt Cataldo were pretty sure they had won the Gasparilla Is…
‘Hey, Moma!’ wins Howl, 59 tarpon released
June 1, 2023
The Pass was rocking on Sunday night, May 28 as the boats that fished the Howl at the Moon Tarpon Tournament had hook-up after hook-up after hook-up. In all, 59 tarpon were released. Capt. Wayne Joi…
Last minute details for Kids’ Classic
June 1, 2023
Words of wisdom for those who are fishing the Gasparilla Island Kids’ Classic this Saturday, June 3 and for those who are responsible for getting those anglers to and from the events of the day – do…
Ladies to ‘Howl’ June 9
June 1, 2023
The Gasparilla Island Maritime Museum will host the Howl at the Moon “Ladies Night Out” on Saturday, June 10, and it isn’t too late to register. The opening cocktail party will be held on Friday, Ju…
Kids Classic next weekend, ‘Howl’-ing to be done this weekend
May 25, 2023
While the adults are getting ready to “Howl” at Sunday night’s Howl at the Moon Tarpon Tournament, young fisherfolk from throughout the area are getting ready to have their own tarpon tournament nex…
O’Bannon takes Tarpon Fly Fishing Invitational
May 25, 2023
Sometimes we have to remember that ours are not the only fishing tournaments going on at this time of year. Island son Parker O’Bannon recently took top honors at the second annual Tarpon Fly Fishin…
A Better Shot Foundation awards five scholarships to seniors
May 25, 2023
A Better Shot Foundation is pleased to award five graduating seniors $5,000 renewable scholarships this year. In addition, over $55,000 was awarded to renewing scholars.
Stefan Iwasiw from Nort…
Capt. Charlie Coleman and team aboard “Pass Time” take first in World’s Richest with 12 releases, Coleman wins Jay Joiner Belt Buckle
May 18, 2023
The results of the World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament are in, with Capt. Charlie Coleman and his team on “Pass Time” taking first place in the two-day competition with 12 fish released. They took hom…