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Island Hopping “Southwest Florida Style”
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Surrounded by wading herons and egrets, watching the surface trails of tiny finger mullet interspersed with the occasional leap of giant tarpon glittering silver in the sunlight, the saltwater enthusiast has plenty of fine sensations to digest.
Welcome to the Southwest Florida coast, a veritable hodgepodge of mangrove lined islands full of nesting birds, feeding fishes and pods of dolphin cruising the shallows and passes for treats. For the angler, sailor and wildlife enthusiast, this coastline from the Everglades and the 10,000 Islands, heading north past Marco Island, Keewayin Island, Estero, Sanibel and Captiva all the way up to Boca Grande, offers renowned world class fishing for tarpon, redfish and snook, along with some of the most spectacular sunsets ever seen, on a nightly basis.
Beginning in late September, The Romp In The Swamp, hosted at The Port of the Islands Resort in Naples, offers prizes for redfish, trout and snook and benefits the Firefighters and Paramedics who serve the local citizens and visitors of Collier County. This is followed up with the Southwest Fall Open hosted October 7th at the Tavern on the Bay in Naples. Prizes will be awarded for the top catch of snook and redfish from Boca Grande Pass all the way down to Chokoloskee. This benefits the Humane Society of Naples. For all ye’ sailors, the 57th Annual Summerset Regatta goes from October 1-2 based out of the South Seas Plantation. This is run by the Caloosahatchee Marching and Chowder Society (CMCS). Today, sailors from Charlotte Harbor to Marco join in the fun of racing and cruising. Yachts race in Saturday’s buoy races and Sunday’s distance race(s) in the Gulf of Mexico near Fort Myers Beach.
With lots more tournaments and regattas coming up for the 2022 Holiday Season, and for 2023, lets all look forward to fun filled days, laid back evenings and spectacular sunsets “Southwest Florida Style”. So, get your vessels ready for great times. Be safe and have lots and lots of fun out on the water. Cheers!
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LCEC Annual United Way Fishing Tournament Matlacha 2022
LCEC hosted Fishing Tournament, with all proceeds benefiting the local United Way of Lee, Hendry, Glades, and Okeechobee counties. Supporting our mission to contribute to our local communities in philanthropic endeavors.
Mark your calendars!! September 10th the tide is right and we are going back to tradition!! We are still catching and releasing and we hope to be gathering afterward for awards this year! For more
information please call Karen Ryan at 239-656-2204.
ROMP IN THE SWAMP NAPLES 2022 SEPTEMBER 23-24, 2022
Port of the Island Resort 25000 Tamiami Trail East, Naples, FL 34114 https://www.rompintheswampnaples.com/
NUCA OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA 2022 FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 30th & SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1st
We are looking forward to our 2022 Fishing Tournament at South Seas Resort this year!
South Seas Island Resort Captiva Island, Florida http://nucaswfl.com/fishingtournament.html
