🎣 Fishing Tournaments Events
Find fishing tournaments events across the Florida Keys
Florida Keys fishing tournaments run pretty much year-round, but they cluster around the spring and fall sailfish seasons. Islamorada calls itself the sportfishing capital of the world for a reason: the Cheeca Presidential Sailfish, the Don Hawley Memorial, the Islamorada Sailfish Tournament. They all run out of Islamorada. Marathon hosts the Marathon Dolphin Tournament in May. Big tarpon runs through Florida Bay in spring bring out the fly-fishing tournaments. Key West has its own circuit, especially for offshore species. Most tournaments are catch-and-release, most have a charity component, and most book up months in advance.
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Frequently asked questions
- What's the biggest fishing tournament in the Florida Keys?
- The Islamorada Sailfish Tournament is one of the oldest billfish tournaments in the country. The Cheeca Lodge Presidential Sailfish is the highest-profile, with national press and big purses. The Marathon Dolphin Tournament has the biggest turnout among non-billfish events.
- When are most Florida Keys fishing tournaments?
- Spring (February through May) is peak sailfish, so most billfish tournaments happen then. Fall (October through December) is a second peak. Summer is dolphin and tarpon season. Smaller community tournaments run year-round.
