Kids Classic set for Saturday
The Gasparilla Island Kids Classic Tarpon Tournament, hosted by the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce, takes place this Saturday, June 6. Registration is from noon to 2 p.m. at the Pink Pony Courtyard. Fishing is from 3 to 6 p.m., and awards are at 7 p.m., back at the Pink Pony Courtyard, 471 Park […]
Sea turtle patrollers busy collecting nesting data
BY ARLENE HALL BOCA GRANDE SEA TURTLE ASSOC.
With the first month of the 2026 sea turtle nesting season now finished, the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association turtle patrol volu…
Jill Marie Howls
Above, Charlotte Chatham fights one of six fish caught and released on the Jill Marie last Saturday night to win the ‘Howl at the Moon’ Tarpon Tournament. This is Capt. David Cha…
Howl at the Moon draws tarpon fever
BY BETSY F. JOINER, GASPARILLA ISLAND MARITIME MUSEUM
It’s that time of year. “Tarpon Fever” is running hot and highly contagious! At Whidden’s Dock, where the Gasparilla Isl…
Bike rentals at Gasparilla Adventures
These ladies make it simple to rent a bike! Visit Adrianna Binion and Sophia Pixley at Gasparilla Adventures and they will get you rolling. They have many bikes to offer. 333 Par…
EcoWatch: Gov. DeSantis increases penalties for animal abusers
“The assumption that animals are without rights, and the illusion that our treatment of them has no moral significance is a positively outrageous example of Western crudity and b…
Whale shark visits Boca Grande
While out fishing over the weekend, Capt. Chris Campbell and the family he was out with on the Lady Di spotted a rare whale shark while snapper fishing off the coast.
“I have…