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Newspaper
Sun Coast Gondolier
Location
Venice, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1981
Page
21
The Venice Shark Club plans a Sunday picnic at Venice Pier Park starting around 10 with fried fish and awards to celebrate a mid year season end. Clark Balsinger and Cathy presented a shark feeding film at the July Civic Center meeting, featuring a rare hammerhead sighting.
The piece lists unusual fish such as the fighting Betta from Southeast Asia and species with chessboard like patterns. It notes Betta males fiercely court and sometimes fight in public matches, while other entries include Geisha Girl Medaka and Checkerboard patterns on Humpbacked Headstander and Chessboard Chichlid.
Report from Sun Coast Gondolier notes multiple anglers at the Venice jetty catching snook, mackerel, and black grouper with minnows and shiners. Floyd Jeune of Nokomis and Randy Finch each land 6 to 8 pound snook. others, including Buford and Stanley Kobus, catch mackerel and sizeable fish.
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