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.
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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 4: The Blue Marlin World Cup, with teams around the world fishing for eight hours in their respective time zones for a winner-take-all cash prize for the single largest blue marlin. The base entry fee is $5,000 per team and the optional Big Blue Challenge is $8,000. The entry deadline is 5 p.m. July 2. Live tournament updates will be posted on the World Cup Blue Marlin Facebook page. For information and to register, visit bluemarlinworldcup.com or contact tournament director Fly Navarro at 561-310-9214 or [email protected].
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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