Tag: Gasparilla Island

Volunteers remove 30 bags of trash from north fishing pier

■ BY SUE ERWIN More than 30 volunteers showed up on June 3 to help clean up the north fishing pier. They removed more than 30 bags of litter, and some other items that appeared to have been...

Skeeters driving you crazy? They are breeding big time

■ BY SUE ERWIN Mosquitoes seem to be more of a problem this year than the previous few. And it’s very possible the lack of rain in the late spring contributed to a massive larvae problem occurring...

Profile: Alex Shouppe

■ BY SUE ERWIN Alex Shouppe has been fishing in Boca Grande with his grandfather, Byron Shouppe, Sr., and his dad, Byron Jr., since he was strong enough to hold a fishing pole. And years of...

Time to catch some feline fish! Mote to hold Lionfish Derby

■ SUBMITTED BY MOTE MARINE LABORATORY & AQUARIUM Join Mote Marine Laboratory for the fourth annual Sarasota Lionfish Derby, which invites scuba divers to compete for more than $3,500 in cash...

Ladies Howl this weekend

June 2, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Ladies, are you ready for some more great tarpon fishing? The 2017 Ladies Night Out Howl at the Moon Tournament is this weekend. The captain’s meeting will be held from 5 to 7 p.m....

Kids: get ready to fish

June 2, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT The 7th annual Gasparilla Island Kids Classic Tarpon Tournament presented by Columbia Sportswear is planned for Saturday, June 10, 2017. The activities will start at 11 a.m. at the...

Three Sisters Homeowners’ Association holds variance meeting on access

June 2, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE On Tuesday, May 30 Attorney Michael Haymans of Punta Gorda addressed a group of about 25 people who were interested in the continuing saga of Three Sisters Island and Boca...

Nine releases recorded in World’s Richest one-day tournament

June 2, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE On a day when many thought no fish would be caught, nine releases were recorded for the 2017 World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament, held on Friday, My 26 from 2:30 to 7:30 p.m. in...

Help clean up the north fishing pier

June 2, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Does the sight of litter on our precious island annoy you to no end? A new business owner has been spending time each morning picking up trash around the north fishing pier, and...

Red Gill tourney raises funds for Whidden’s Marina

■ 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...