PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - It might have been a beautiful Saturday to be on the water, but for boaters out of Burnt Store Marina in Punta Gorda, it wasn't so nice.

Many had to hold their noses on their way to the Gulf, as a large fish kill littered the marina with the corpses of dead fish. 

Boaters and residents of the Marina first reported the fish kill about a few days ago, when the tide and winds began bringing in the masses of rotting fish. Some even said it was the worst they've seen and smelled in years. 

FWC did confirm that red tide has been reported off the coasts of Lee and Charlotte Counties, but on Saturday they couldn't confirm whether the fish were killed by it. 

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