June 16-18: The Greenback Surf Club celebrates its 50th year of existence at Bahia Cabana in Fort Lauderdale. Members from as far away as Hawaii and Costa Rica are attending, along with members of other surf clubs that members competed with in the 1960s. The three-day event concludes with a beach cookout. Contact Mike Scully at 954- 294-9872 or [email protected].
June 17: JD’s Custom Baits Snakehead Round-Up out of Veterans Memorial Park in Margate. Entry fee is $40 per angler or per two-angler team and the big fish pot costs $20 to enter. Visit jdscustombaits.com.
June 18: The Everglades Bassmasters of South Florida has a One Largemouth Bass Tournament, Father’s Day Edition, from 6:30 a.m. to noon out of Everglades Holiday Park. Entry fee is $20 per person for as many anglers as your boat is certified to carry. Each boat can have one angler under 12 free of charge. Registration starts at 5 a.m. at the ramp. Contact Tony Crowder at 954-254-9072 or [email protected].
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June 24: Anglin’s Pier Underwater Clean-up in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. Sponsored by local dive shop Gold Coast Scuba and supported by PADI’s Project Aware, the event is 8 to 9:30 a.m. Gold Coast Scuba is offering volunteer divers a free T-shirt, a free air fill and a free barbecue following the dive at the Surf & Yacht Club on El Mar Drive. In addition to beach divers, who must bring a pair of sea snips and gloves, non-diving volunteers are needed to haul buckets containing fishing line and other debris collected by the divers onto the pier. The section of the pier where divers are collecting debris will be closed to anglers. To participate, call Gold Coast at 954-616-5909.
June 25: The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has a hunter safety Internet-completion course in Deerfield Beach. Students who complete the online portion attend the course, which includes shooting instruction and a written test. Register at myfwc.com/huntersafety or call 561-625-5122.
July 15: The West Palm Beach Fishing Club has its second wahoo tournament out of Sailfish Marina in Palm Beach Shores. Cash payouts will be awarded to the top three boats. Entry fee is $60 per boat and teams must have at least one club member. The final tournament is Aug. 5. Visit westpalmbeachfishingclub.org or call 561-832-6780.
July 26-27: Lobster miniseason. Visit myfwc.com.
Aug. 5: West Palm Beach Fishing Club wahoo tournament out of Sailfish Marina in Palm Beach Shores. Cash payouts will be awarded to the top three boats. Entry fee is $60 per boat and teams must have at least one club member. Visit westpalmbeachfishingclub.org or call 561-832-6780.
Aug. 6-March 31: Regular lobster season.
Aug. 12: The Summer Slam Part 2 offshore kayak fishing tournament, starting and ending just south of Pompano Beach Pier. The Sunshine SUP series will have paddleboard races before the weigh-in, which starts at 2:30 p.m. Visit extremekayakfishing.com.
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