Artist Bobby Little’s Burning Marlin sculpture at Guy Harvey Outpost’s Bimini Beach Bash Bonfire & Tournament. Above, Duncan Brake’s photograph captures the marlin in full furry. The event …
Guy Harvey Outpost, A TradeWinds Beach Resort Sponsors Auditorium at Florida Gulf Coast Center for Fishing
28 Sep 20124:16 PM
The newly rebranded Guy Harvey Outpost, a TradeWinds Beach Resort has jumped right in to supporting conservation efforts on the Gulf Coast by becoming title sponsor of Florida Gulf Coast Center for Fishing & Interactive Museum’s auditorium, now named Guy Harvey Outpost Auditorium presented by TradeWinds Island Resorts. The 2,000 square foot, state-of-the-art auditorium features a 100-seat amphitheater with full audio and visual presentation capability. The auditorium will feature film presentations for children and adults, including the Guy Harvey video series, educational classes, seminars and community events. The auditorium sponsorship is contracted through 2017.
The Florida Gulf Coast Center for Fishing & Interactive Museum is an educational complex complete with auditorium, classrooms, historical and marine art galleries, interactive fishing simulator area, marine store and outdoor fishing lake – aligning perfectly with Guy Harvey’s signature brand of preserving marine resources through education in science and hands-on exploration.
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![](mailto:?subject=Red Hot Blue Marlin with Guy Harvey Outpost&body=<a href="https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/duncanbrakeburningmarlin.jpg"><img class="wp-image-2061" src="https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/duncanbrakeburningmarlin.jpg?w=300" alt="All Lit Up!" width="469" height="308" /></a>
Artist Bobby Little’s Burning Marlin sculpture at <a href="http://www.guyharveyoutpost.com/">Guy Harvey Outpost’s</a> Bimini Beach Bash Bonfire & Tournament. Above, Duncan Brake’s photograph captures the marlin in full furry. The event marked Guy Harvey Outpost’s return to Bimini after two years of growth around Florida, the Bahamas and Beyond. <a href="http://www.guyharveyoutpost.com/destinations/bahamas/bimini-bahamas/bimini-sands-bimini.html">Bimini Sands Resort & Marina, a Guy Harvey Outpost Expedition Lodge</a> hosted the three day event.
Barefoot skydivers from Island Extreme Adventures kicked things off, landing on the beach in front of the Infinity Pool. There was scuba diving with the legendary Neal Watson, fabulous food and ace fishermen. Captain Bouncer Smith, recently honored at the IGFA as a “Legendary Captain,” and young Victor Bermudez the event’s Top Angler teamed up to take top honors in the fishing tournament.
Stay tuned for more photos and details or check the latest on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GuyHarveyOutpost">Outpost Facebook page</a>.
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![](mailto:?subject=Big Game Club Fishing Report&body=<a title="BBGC web site" href="http://www.biggameclubbimini.com" target="_blank">BIMINI BIG GAME CLUB</a> FISHING REPORT
CATCH: <a title="Wikipedia entry for Wahoo" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wahoo" target="_blank">Wahoo</a>, <a title="Wikipedia entry for Blackfin Tuna" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackfin_tuna" target="_blank">Blackfin Tuna</a>
LOCATION: <a title="Wikipedia entry for Great Isaac Cay, Bahamas" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Isaac_Cay,_Bahamas" target="_blank">Great Isaac Cay</a>, Approx. 20 mi. NNE of Bimini
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Left the BBGC dock at 6 am only to be greeted by a 3 - 5 chop, with a swell on top of that. We made the decision to go anyway. Fortunately, the seas subsided once we were about 10 miles from Great Isaac. The sun warmed us up and the seas remained nearly flat the entire day. We started the hi-speed troll just east of Great Isaac and immediately got a double header. We boated one of those and 9 more while trolling between 150-350! We had over 15 bites and even caught a nice blackfin on the wahoo troll! https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/big-game-club-fishing-report/){kind=link}
![](mailto:?subject=Join Guy Harvey at the Islander Resort, a Guy Harvey Outpost, In Person for a Signing Event Sept 18th&body=Artist, Scientist, Author, Conservationist, Angler & Diver; Guy Harvey will be signing autographs at the <a href="http://www.guyharveyoutpost.com/destinations/florida/islamorada-fl/islamorada-fl-overview.html">Islander Resort</a> Thursday, Sept. 18th from 10 am to 12 noon. Come join Guy at the Islander Resort, his latest signature hotel and get your autograph or a quick selfie.
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![](mailto:?subject=Guy Harvey to Receive Artists for Conservation’s 2011 Simon Combes Conservation Award&body=
<a href="https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/ghtsl1.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-919 " src="https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/ghtsl1.jpg" alt="" width="495" height="329" /></a>Guy Harvey painting on location at Tropic Star Lodge in Panama.
GRAND CAYMAN—OCTOBER 19, 2011— A unique blend of artist, conservationist, scientist, diver, angler and explorer, <a title="Guy Harvey Inc. web site" href="http://www.guyharvey.com" target="_blank">Guy Harvey</a>’s lifetime of extraordinary support of conservation through artistic excellence is being recognized by the <a title="AFC web site" href="http://www.natureartists.com/" target="_blank">Artists for Conservation</a> (AFC) during a November festival gala in Vancouver, BC Canada.
One of the most recognized and celebrated marine wildlife artists in the world, with his art adorning everything from clothing to large-scale murals to the walls of museums, Harvey has been named the recipient of the <a title="About the Simon Combes Conservation Award" href="http://www.artistsforconservation.org/programs/awards" target="_blank">2011 Simon Combes Conservation Award</a>. He joins the likes of <a title="David Sheperd's web site" href="http://www.davidshepherd.com/" target="_blank">David Shepherd</a> and <a title="Robert Bateman's web site" href="http://www.robertbateman.ca/" target="_blank">Robert Bateman</a>.
Harvey will receive the award, a trophy design created by <a title="About Peter Gray" href="http://www.natureartists.com/peter_gray.asp" target="_blank">Peter Gray</a> of South Africa, on November 5th, during the opening weekend of the <a title="About the 2011 Artists for Conservation Festival" href="http://festival.artistsforconservation.org/" target="_blank">2011 Artists for Conservation Festival</a> at <a title="About Grouse Mountain" href="http://www.grousemountain.com/" target="_blank">Grouse Mountain, North Vancouver, Canada</a>.
The AFC created the Simon Combes Conservation Award in 2005 to honor Simon Combes, a world-renowned painter, author, instructor and dedicated conservationist. He served as Director of the Kenya chapter of the Rhino Rescue Trust. Combes was tragically killed by a charging Cape Buffalo (wounded by poachers), while hiking near his home in Kenya in 2004.
“The great significance in receiving this year’s Simon Combes Conservation Award is being included among other artists whose work I have admired over many years,” says Harvey, who over the years has received numerous awards and accolades. “We are living in times when artists can make important statements about the condition and over-exploitation of the natural world around us.”
Also a professor of marine biology, Harvey’s conservation efforts embrace many threatened and endangered species of marine wildlife, including sharks, marlin, bluefin tuna, Nassau grouper, sea turtles and other species.
Collaboration between Harvey and <a title="NSU's web site" href="http://www.nova.edu/" target="_blank">Nova Southeastern University</a>’s (NSU)<a title="About NSU's Oceanographic Center" href="http://www.nova.edu/ocean/" target="_blank">Oceanographic Center</a> resulted in the creation of the <a title="GHRI web site" href="http://www.nova.edu/ocean/ghri/" target="_blank">Guy Harvey Research Institute</a> (GHRI) in 1999, with a mission to provide scientific information necessary to understand, conserve and effectively manage the world’s marine fishes and their ecosystems. In 2008, Harvey started the <a title="GHOF web site" href="http://www.guyharveyoceanfoundation.com" target="_blank">Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation</a>, a non-profit dedicated to funding leading scientists as they develop new strategies for sensible fisheries management, and educators, who will create novel instructional programs to stimulate futures scientists and new stewards of the marine environment.
To see the <a title="GHOF 2011 Highlight Video" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifyYMSc05MQ" target="_blank">GHOF 2011 highlight video</a>, visit the <a title="Guy's YouTube Channel" href="http://www.youtube.com/drguyharvey" target="_blank">Dr. Guy Harvey Channel on YouTube</a>.
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![](mailto:?subject=World’s Largest Spear Fishing Tournament to be Held in St. Petersburg&body=By Sue Cocking, Guy Harvey Outpost Travel Journalist
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As many as 400 spear fishers from throughout Florida and the U.S. will gather in St. Petersburg Aug. 19-21 for the St. Pete Open-- the world's largest underwater hunting contest and one of the beach's biggest parties of the year.
Spearos will compete on scuba gear or simply dive down holding their breath using pole spear, Hawaiian sling, or spear gun to try to bag the biggest fish in each of seven categories. At stake are some $50,000 worth of prizes and trophies to be awarded at a huge public weigh-in party at the Magnuson Marina Cove Hotel & Resort.
"It's one day of intensive, bust-your-bottom spear fishing. Dive, dive, dive!" said Charlie Barnes, president of the St. Petersburg Underwater Club, which is putting on the contest for the 51st year. "We love the competition. We love the camaraderie and it's the biggest party in town."
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Divers will fan out in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean hunting for mongo specimens in the categories of grouper; snapper; pelagic; hogfish; cobia/barracuda; lobster (hand-caught only; no spears); and sheepshead. New this year is a prize sub-category for lionfish. The tournament has no boundaries; however competitors must be in the weigh-in line by 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 20. Late comers will be disqualified.
Barnes, a veteran spear fisher himself, said the best strategy is to shoot fish in each of the categories, since only one fish per category can be entered. He said it's common for contestants to run 50 miles offshore to their hot spots, diving as deep as 200 feet in the hunt for big fish. Competitors must abide by all state and local fisheries laws, such as bag and size limits and closed seasons.
Entry fee is $100 per diver. Less than 300 slots remain open, so go <a href="http://www.StPeteUnderwaterClub.com" target="_blank">HERE</a> to register now!
For great deals from Guy Harvey Outpost, including the 'Suite Summer Saver Deal' at Guy Harvey Outpost in St. Pete Beach, visit our <a href="http://www.guyharveyoutpost.com/specials/" target="_blank">SPECIALS PAGE</a> now!
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Sue Cocking chronicles the Guy Harvey Outpost travel and adventure experience in regular blog posts on GuyHarveyOutpostNews.com/. For 21 years, Cocking covered the full spectrum of outdoors adventure opportunities in South Florida and beyond for the Miami Herald, including fishing, diving, hunting, paddling, camping, sailing and powerboat racing. She is a certified scuba diver and holder of an IGFA women's world fly fishing record for a 29-pound permit.
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![](mailto:?subject=Bimini Fishing Forecast – March&body=FORECAST BY: <a title="About Capt. Billy Black " href="http://guyharveyoutpostnews.com/2011/01/10/capt-billy-black-joins-big-game-clubs-offshore-charter-operations/" target="_blank">Captain Billy Black</a>, <a title="BBGC web site" href="http://www.biggameclubbimini.com" target="_blank">Bimini Big Game Club</a> Offshore Fleet
For offshore anglers headed to <a title="Islands of the Bahamas web site" href="http://www.bahamas.com/out-islands/bimini" target="_blank">Bimini</a> during the month of March, you will be in for some great fishing. The <a title="Wikipedia entry for wahoo" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wahoo" target="_blank">wahoo</a> bite has been superb and will continue into March with fish averaging in the 40-60 pound range. It appears that the <a title="Wikipedia entry for blue marlin" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_blue_marlin" target="_blank">blue marlin</a> bite is starting early as a nice 250 pound blue was caught mid-February and several <a title="BBGC’s Captain Skipper Gentry Lands Blue Marlin" href="http://guyharveyoutpostnews.com/2011/02/15/bbgcs-captain-skipper-gentry-lands-blue-marlin/" target="_blank">others have been caught since</a>. Additionally, <a title="Wikipedia entry for blackfin tuna" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackfin_tuna" target="_blank">blackfin</a> and <a title="Wikipedia entry for yellowfin tuna" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowfin_tuna" target="_blank">yellowfin tuna</a> will begin migrating through the area. And if that wasn’t enough you may also catch a few <a title="Wikipedia entry for dolphin (mahi-mahi)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolphin_fish" target="_blank">dolphin</a>!
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For the blackfin, use artificials with a strip bait or ballyhoo behind them. Smaller baits work better for the blackfin. If you are high-speed trolling for wahoo, use artificials with a heavy trolling lead (12 to 24 ounces), 20 feet in front of the lures to get them to the proper depth. Suggested tackle would be 50 pounds and should be ok for the smaller blue marlin.
As far as “best spots”, anywhere off the western shore north or south of the island. You may want to “fish into the wind” as an overall strategy. Remember, you cannot catch a fish if the baits are not presented properly so make it a point to check your baits often especially the deeper ones.
Catch em’ up…and we hope to see you in Bimini soon!
Capt. Billy Black's forecast appears in the March issue of <a title="Coastal Angler Magazine/Flahama on Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/CoastalAnglerMagazine.Bahama" target="_blank">Coastal Angler Magazine's Flahama edition</a>. https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/bimini-fishing-forecast-march/){kind=link}
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