Flashback: Big Catch

Tarpon tournaments go way, way back.

3/2/2018 at 10:24am Published in the March 2018 issue of Venice Magazine

Tarpon tournament2 svcltq — Image: Courtesy Venice Museum and Archives

Big Catch, 1930s

Tarpon tournaments have long been a regular draw for locals and visitors of the Southwest Florida coast. The lucky fishermen here include Captain Ben Dunn, Arthur Davis, Dr. Haskins, and an unidentified South American doctor who was probably quite happy he’d paid Venice a visit.

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