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■ BY SUE ERWIN Twenty teams participated in the Red Gill Invitational Tarpon Tournament held on Sunday, May 28. This was the second year the event was held and 18 fish were released. First place winner was Little Spook captained by Nelson Italiano with team leader Seth McKeel. Second place went to the team on Faithfull II […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Kelsey Chavarria has had an admiration for Boca Grande for as long as she can remember. She loves to surf, swim, skateboard, boat and fish. And since she’s been working as a patient representative at the Boca Grande Health Clinic, she’s able to spend even more time on the island. Her father, Manny, […]
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■ SUBMITTED BY MOTE MARINE LABORATORY & AQUARIUM A Mote Marine Laboratory scientist worked with Charlotte Harbor anglers to tag their first tarpon of 2017 on May 16 in Charlotte Harbor — an early step toward understanding what these popular sport fish do as they mature. Dr. James Locascio, a staff scientist at Mote, is […]
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Provided by Lee County The Fifth Street parking lot expansion project, a Lee County-owned site in Boca Grande, is now complete and open to the public in time for Memorial Day Weekend. The project, funded by Lee County Tourist Development Taxes, includes a new ADA-accessible boardwalk that provides beach access from the lot. Additionally, the […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The Red Gill Invitational Tarpon Tournament may be new to you, but this is actually the second year this event will be held. Fishing takes place on Sunday, May 28 from 5 to 8 p.m. in Boca Grande Pass and an awards ceremony will be held at Whidden’s Marina directly afterward. The […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Officials coordinating the World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament determined Wednesday evening that tournament fishing will be held on Friday, May 26 only, from 2:30 to 7:30 p.m. That means an extra hour of fishing on Friday. Payouts for first and second place and prizes have not changed. Officials are still working on […]
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■ STAFF REPORT As the anticipation of the World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament has come and gone, the Boca Grande Invitational Art Show and Tarpon Festival will be just beginning. This year’s festival, which includes music, food and nautical-themed booths, is set for Friday, May 26 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Saturday, May 27 […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Capt. Sandy Melvin and his team aboard Boca Blue came out on top again this year in the 2017 Howl at the Moon Tarpon Tournament held on Friday, May 19 in Boca Grande Pass. Melvin and anglers Bob Melvin, David Kelly and Michael Foster had eight releases in the tournament. Second […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Representatives for the Three Sisters Homeowners Association, Inc. will hold a public informal session to explain the variance request submitted to Lee County under VAR2017-00005. This session will be held on Tuesday, May 30 at 9:30 a.m. at the Boca Grande Community Center in the Woman’s Club Room. The meeting is open […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE More than $10,000 has been raised by the generous people of Boca Grande and beyond to help to support Capt. Jackie Bylaska and his wife, Sandy, after Jackie suffered a stroke on Easter. An update on the gofundme.com page titled “BocaGrande Friends of Jackie” reads, “Boca Grande: Big tarpon, little town, […]