Tag: World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament

29 boats, two days, 113 tarpon: Blaze takes win in WR2018

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – It was raining silver in Boca Grande Pass on Thursday and Friday, May 17 and 18, during the two-day 2018 World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament, according to Tournament Director...

Many thanks for a very successful 2018 World’s Richest

To the Editor: The World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament is an annual event that holds a special place in the hearts of the people who have experienced it. There is big money, thrilling competition, and...

ISLAND LEO BEAT: Be aware of road closures due to Tarpon Festival, keep on the straight and narrow for Memorial Day

May 18, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

T he next two weeks promise to be active on Boca Grande. This weekend Boca Grande will celebrate the World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament, and the downtown area will be closed to traffic beginning the...

Profile: Dixie Hollins

May 18, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY SUE ERWIN Dixie Hollins has been fishing in Boca Grande since he was 12 years old. “My father brought me fishing here before the bridge was built, and we took the ferry over,” he said. “He told...

Come for the art, stay for the fishing and fun

To the Editor: Tarpon season is here, the great fish are biting, and excitement is building in Boca Grande Pass for the 36th annual World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament, a long-standing island tradition....

World-class art meets world-class fishing at invitational festival

■ STAFF REPORT The 2017 Boca Grande Tarpon Festival is almost here, and excitement is brewing as the island prepares for this annual event. This Tarpon Festival will be held on Friday and Saturday,...

Ladies Day poster announced, WRTT artists still being sought

November 4, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the official 27th Annual Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament artist. Brendan Coudal is back for the 2017 Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament, with...

Chamber announces new officers, dates for Ladies Day and WRTT announced

May 27, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

Madame President Candy Brooks The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce has announced that new officers were elected at their monthly meeting on Wednesday, May 25, and that dates for the 2017 Ladies...

Profile: Betty Hill

May 27, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY SUE ERWIN – Betty Hill distinctly remembers arriving in Boca Grande for the first time in 1955. It was a time when there was, quite literally, nothing here with the exception of about 125...

Sundown puts the rest to bed in 2016 World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament

May 23, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Capt. Timmy Smith hadn’t caught a lot of tarpon this season up to the time of the 2016 World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament, held last week on Thursday and Friday, May...