Smookler Top Angler, Just Fish Top Boat in VIGFC’s Annual Dolphin Derby
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The catch of a 39.5-pound dolphin fish (mahi-mahi) earned St. John’s Francis Smookler the Top Angler prize at the Virgin Islands Game Fishing Club’s Annual Dolphin Derby held April 25.
Top Boat Winner – Just Fish – L to R Jennifer Tyler, Joshua Bourg, Francis Smookler, Carlos Lindquist, Sarah Dennis, Johnathon Doran – Credit Dean Barnes
Fishing aboard the St. John-based 42-foot Liberty, Just Fish, with Captain Joshua Bourg at the helm, Smookler caught his winning fish south of St. John.
“We had an idea it was a bigger one than the other fish we’d caught, so we thought we had a chance (at the top prize),” says Smookler, an avid fisherman yet first-time tournament winner.
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Travel Screening Portal Clearance A Must for U.S. Virgin Islands Arrivals
January 20, 2021
The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism is reminding travelers to the Territory to use the Travel Screening Portal at usvitravelportal.com to submit the required Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) test results prior to traveling to the Territory. However, CDC COVID-19 testing requirements do not apply for travel from the U.S. Virgin Islands to the U.S. mainland.
Commissioner of Tourism Joseph Boschulte confirmed that travelers five years of age or older who do not comply with the requirement and who do not receive clearance from the online portal will be unable to board an aircraft to the Territory.