This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Year opens with lively Venice fishing notes and river reports
A Venice Florida newspaper column recaps early 1980 fishing, citing Ben Olcott Blake Smith and many anglers at the North Jetty and Venice Pier. Reports include bluefish Spanish mackerel drum pompano sheepshead mangrove snapper and a hammerhead catch plus big grouper and amberjack on various boats. Local bait shops note strong catches before a stormy spell and readers hope for a good year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Hole
Ben Olcott
Blake Smith
Ken Williams
South Venice
A & H Marine
Robert Bateman
Spender Pierce
Venice
David Somborovich
Bay Indies
Ward McEwan
Dick Hamel
John Nafzinger
Ed Janca
Nokomis
Dave Otis
Sarasota
Marvin Ferguson
Union City
Indiana
James Durbin
Punta Gorda
Blue Seas
John Colleran
Massachusetts
Mike Ducca
Charles Figart
Bruce Jamison
Reese
Chris Boyne
North Port
Joey Hogan
Mark Crossey
Andy
John
Jim Ritzman
Alan Simpson
Stephen Gildemeister
Joseph Gibson
Maryland
Venice Marine Center
Richard Freyberd
Dick Dudley
Bob
Englewood