May 24th – 10:00 AM
Tarpon Run at Boca Grande Pass
We will meet at the Gasparilla Island State Park on Friday, May 24th at 10:00 AM on the southern tip of the island. Sitting on the beach we can enjoy the Tarpon fishing tournament, where there are usually well over a hundred fishing boats, going back and forth in the Pass fishing for Tarpon. This is one of the most spectacular world famous fishing events, and is also the richest tarpon tournament in the world. Tarpon that are caught are measured, photos taken, and they are released back into the Pass.
Getting there:
The address for Gasparilla Island State Park is:
880 Belcher Road, Boca
Grande, FL 33921.
What to bring: Beach chairs, hat, sunglasses, sunscreen and binoculars. A small picnic cooler for beverages is recommended. $1 bills for the Boca Grande Park fee envelope. The Gasparilla Island causeway toll is $5.00 per car (covers both ways).
The Gasparilla Island State Park entrance fee is $ 2.00. Afterwards: The YAHOOs will meet at the Fishery Restaurant on the old Florida waterfront just across the causeway in Placida. The address is: 13000 Fishery Rd, Placida, FL, 33946 – Tel (941) 697-2451
Contact Lynn R. Trusal at 941-907-3732, hdlynn@gmail.com to participate, or for more information.
Photos of last years event:
lynnsphotos.smugmug.com/Sports/Tarpon-Fishing-
May-2012/23557373_zGJ2FW
