Spearfishing in Englewood
PHOTO PROVIDED BY DIANA HARRIS
Hoot Gibson, left, and Don Fowler, right, spearfishing on Manasota Key in 1946. “Boy, were we young when this photo was taken,” Fowler said years later.
Sports fishing has played a big part in the way Englewood has developed.
Many second and third generations of families who were originally introduced to our area through fishing trips still vacation here or live here, contributing much to our interesting community.