Tag: Boca Grande Fishing Guides Association

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Will Waterhouse

From first catch to captain Will Waterhouse knew he wanted to fish for a living when he was only eight years old living in Westchester County, New York. “My family started coming here in...

Event at Whidden’s launches the 2026 official Tarpon Season

The Boca Grande Fishing Guides Association held a kickoff party for the tarpon season in Boca Grande at Whidden’s Marina. The Saturday, April 18, party included locals and visitors, about 200 in...

Tarpon Season Kick-off Party Saturday

The Boca Grande Fishing Guides Association is hosting the first annual Tarpon Season Kick-off Party on Saturday, April 18. The event is from 5 to 7 p.m. at Whidden’s Marina, 190 1st St. East....

New Hall of Fame for Boca Grande fishing

The Boca Grande Historical Society held the first ever launch of the Boca Grande Fishing Hall of Fame on Tuesday, April 14. The dinner and awards period included friends and family of honorees, as...

New Boca Grande Fishing Hall of Fame inducts first honorees

We finally have a Boca Grande Fishing Guides Hall of Fame. Many times, folks had discussed a hall of fame for our traditional tarpon fishery cornerstones and its guides. Now we have one. The...

Letters: Fishing Guides clarify docks concerns and boat access

To the Editor: There was a miscommunication between Boca Grande Fishing Guides Association President Chris Taylor and the Boca Beacon in last week’s article that needs to be addressed. For...

New Boca Grande Fishing Guides

New members were welcomed Tuesday evening at the Boca Grande Fishing Guides Association. From left are Drew Kleine, President Capt. Chris Taylor, Shane Earhart, Kyle Potts and Chad Gist. ...

Guides Association votes for attorney for Guide Docks

During a meeting on Tuesday, March 3 at the Community Center, the Boca Grande Fishing Guides Association voted to hire an attorney to help with access at the island’s Guide Docks on Bayou Avenue...

New Gulf Conservation group forms

A new local fisheries conservation group met for the first time Wednesday to help advocate for protecting and preserving the wider Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound estuary system. The Gulf...

Business and Real Estate: New tarpon board promos guides

A new promotional board for the Boca Grande Fishing Guide Association is part of a wider effort to promote traditional fishing guides in Boca Grande. The association, which replaced the board just...