image image image image image image image image
Elusive Tiger Shad, Let's Go Fishin' take top spots at Ladies Day 2013 Friday, 17 May 2013 10:31   BY MARCY SHORTUSE - The bite may have been slow, but Capt. Chris Frohlich’s team got the first qualified release in the 2013 Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament at 5:40 p.m. on Saturday. Anglers included Alysha Aratari, Olivia Britto, Joellen Morris and Mia Benton. Read the Full Story
FWC break-away jig study refuted by originating scientist Friday, 17 May 2013 10:06   BY MARCY SHORTUSE - In the summer of 2004 Dr. Justin Grubich picked up the phone to take a call from a woman who said she was with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The woman, Kathy Guindon, talked with Justin for about 30 minutes foul-hooking tarpon, and he was asked to provide expert witness testimony on how tarpon feed. He didn’t give the conversation much thought. Read the Full Story
World’s Richest, tarpon festival, Kids Classic coming up this week Friday, 17 May 2013 10:00   This week will bring one of the most action-packed and entertaining times that Boca Grande has seen in quite awhile. It is the World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament on May 23 and 24, the Gasparilla Island Kids Classic on May 25, and Tarpon Festival Weekend downtown. Read the Full Story
GIBA signs $30 million loan agreement, no new toll increases coming in the near future Friday, 17 May 2013 09:57   BY LIZA STROUT - With a unanimous vote, the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority board of directors approved the terms of a long-sought State Infrastructure Bank loan. The loan, to fund the construction of the new swing bridge, will keep tolls at their current levels for the foreseeable future. Read the Full Story
A lighthouse legend passes Friday, 17 May 2013 09:53 BY LIZA STROUT - Dian McKeithan Miller, youngest daughter of the last keeper of the Port Boca Grande Light, passed away Wednesday morning, May 15. Read the Full Story
Look for changes within the Community Center this summer Friday, 17 May 2013 09:52   BY MARCY SHORTUSE - The summer has come, the snowbirds are leaving and it’s time for the Boca Grande Community Center to start making some changes. They have tented for termites (and found a few bodies after the fact, so it was a worthy cause). Now they’re going to be tearing down some walls and moving things around. Read the Full Story
Letter to the Editor: World-renowned scientist makes changes to his conclusions about break-away jigs Friday, 17 May 2013 09:37   The following letter was sent to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Chairman Ken Wright on May 8, 2013. This letter is reprinted here with Mr. Grubich’s consent. Read the Full Story
Profile: Capt. Chris Frohlich Friday, 17 May 2013 09:31   BY JACK SHORT - Tarpon fishing seems to fascinate some folks in a way no other subject can. Capt. Chris Frohlich is one of those people, and his connection to the sport is as strong as his opinions about it. Read the Full Story

Breaking News

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
Banner
Banner

 

Read more...Lee County Parks & Recreation and the Friends of Boca Grande Community Center will be hosting the last youth-fishing tournament of the season.  

The tournament will be held on Saturday, May 5 from 9 to 11 a.m.  

The tournament is free for boys and girls aged 15 and under.

This is a catch-and-release tournament. Bait will be provided by Boca Grande Marina ­– no lures allowed).  

Children must be supervised by a parent or guardian.

Registration is not necessary. Just be at the Boca Grande Fishing Pier at the north end of the island, ready to fish by 9 a.m. Prizes and awards will be given out.  

For more information, contact Joe at 964-2564.


( 0 Votes )

The News - Featured News

 

Read more...Royal Palm Players
2012 Anna Awards Winners:

 

Director of the Year  - Michele Strauss

Stage Manager of the Year - Marcia Spencer

All Time Favorite - Male - Charlie Tyler

All Time Favorite - Female - Michele Strauss


( 0 Votes )

The News - Featured News

 

Read more...Dear Supporters:  

This past week was the 20th Annual Hank Wright Golf Tournament and Auction at Lemon Bay Golf Club and the Gasparilla Inn Beach Club. It was a resounding success and raised more than $170,000 for the Boca Grande Health Clinic.  

To thank all who were responsible for this accomplishment would be virtually impossible in the space available here, but I will single out some of the more significant contributors, beginning with Dr. Hank Wright who for 20 years has lent his name to this annual event to support the clinic and the community he loves.


( 0 Votes )

The News - Letter to Editor

 

BY LIZA STROUT - When Joyce Howe first came to Gasparilla Island in 1978, the Boca Grande Club was barely an idea.

“There were a couple of years in Cincinnati where we had a lot of snow, and it gets very dreary along the Ohio River” said Joyce. “We were looking for somewhere to go to escape for a while, and our neighbor’s mother suggested Boca Grande.”


( 0 Votes )

The News - Featured News

 

BY MARCY SHORTUSE - A slightly lower millage rate for iguana trapping is a bonus that taxpayers might be facing in the new fiscal year, but the program will still essentially be run the same way it has for the last few years.

With trapper George Cera at the helm, the cost of the program in the new fiscal year will be $95,200. The millage rate will tentatively decrease from .307 to .289, by approximately 6%.

That number, however, depends on property values in the future.


( 3 Votes )

The News - Featured News

Page 174 of 270

<< Start < Prev 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 Next > End >>
Banner

Beacon Cam

2013visitorsguide

Boca Beacon_map

Fishing Report

Click for a larger view

Latest Comments

Sign Up for News Alerts

* indicates required
I would like to be contacted about:
Email Format

Twitter Updates

Loading...

Last 2 tweets from bocabeacon:

Facebook Fans

Public Notices