Tag: Tarpon fishing

CAPT. VAN HUBBARD: It’s prime time tarpon season. Please don’t forget our heritage

May is the launch of our formal tarpon season. The fish have been here, but the mob is coming now. We will enjoy some good fishing if we can stay out of each other’s way. Please respect the...

Mote Marine tests shark-repellent devices

Electromagnetic technology could reduce fishing depredation Scientists at Mote Marine Laboratory’s research facility in Sarasota are testing devices that send electric pulses intended to repel...

Tarpon season roundup for 2025

Tarpon season this year was a little quieter than some years, but fishing was great, and the annual tournaments were as spirited as always. “It was a good season, not the greatest for...

Kids Tarpon Tournament to be held Saturday, June 7

The Gasparilla Island Kids Classic Tarpon Tournament, hosted by the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce, will be held on Saturday, June 7. This year, Amelia Besant will be singing the National...

Boca Blue takes first in the Red Gill 25

Moonshine takes second place Boca Blue took first place at the 11th Annual Red Gill Tarpon Tournament last Sunday, May 25. Red Gill is hosted by William Woodroffe and benefits the Gasparilla...

Tarpon season is in full swing; time to enjoy waters

Tarpon season is in full swing. The Ladies Day tarpon tournament was successful despite windy weather. Capt. Frank Davis aboard the Native guided his sister-in-law to two silver kings and a...

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Gail Coleman Davis

First tarpon of the season Gasparilla Island native Gail Coleman Davis earned the accolade of the first tarpon of this year’s tournament season at last weekend’s Ladies Day. Gail was raised...

Let the season begin: Tarpon tourney schedules now set

Boca Grande has a full season of Tarpon Tournaments, offering different traditions and prizes. Tarpon season begins Saturday, May 10 with the Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament. Find more...

COLUMNS: VAN HUBBARD

Stealth the secret, let it enhance your ‘richest’ odds this tarpon season It’s tarpon time here in Boca Grande. Enjoy the action. While silver kings are not the only game in town, it’s...

Art festival begins tarpon season of events on May 13

Excitement is brewing as anglers and artists prepare for the 2025 “World’s Richest” Tarpon Tournament and the Annual Boca Grande Tarpon Festival May 13 to 16 in downtown Boca Grande. The...