Tournament Schedule

February

February 8 - 10: Islamorada Women's Sailfish Tournament. Contact Tournament Director Tammie Gurgiolo (305) 852-9337  fishnbully@email.msn.com
February 15 - 17: Islamorada Mackerel Madness Contact Tournament Director
Bill Kelly (305) 852-4281 bkelly@icba.cc.com
February 22 - 23: Capt. Leon Shell 4th Annual Memorial Billfish Tournament Contact Tournament Director James Allen (305) 743-3804 allenj@keysconnection.com
February 27 - 28: Islamorada Fishing Club Kingfish Tournament. One boat wins $25,000. Contact Tournament Director Jan Moore (305) 664-4735 fishclub@terranova.net

March

March 2: Backbone Lures "Fish 'Til You Lose It" Tournament Contact Tournament Director Paul Tejera (305) 852-7888  captbackbone@aol.com
March 12 - 15: Del Brown Invitational Permit Tournament Key West Contact Tournament Director Charlotte Ambrogio (305) 664-2444 csasun@aol.com
March 19 - 22: Islamorada All-Tackle Spring Bonefish Tournament. Contact Tournament Director Jim Bokor (305) 852-1694 jabok@aol.com
March 22 - 24: Mercury Redbone Celebrity Sunset Tarpon Tournament. Contact Tournament Director Gary Ellis (305) 664-2002. redboneinc@aol.com

April

April 26 - 28: Key West & Lower Keys Fishing Tournament. Contact Tournament Director Doris Harris (800) 970-9056  kwfish@fla-keys.com
April 26 - 28: Key Largo Pilot House Marina Fishing Tournament. Contact Tournament Director Laura Males (305)-852-4573 Lauralargo@aol.com

May

May 1 - 4: Texaco Key West Classic. Contact Tournament Director Findlay Sinclair (305) 294-4042 FSincl@aol.com
May 5 - 9: Rolex/IGFA Inshore Championship Tournament. Contact Tournament Director Mike Myatt (954) 927-2628, www.igfa.org
May 17 - 19: Coconuts Dolphin Tournament. Contact Tournament Director Mohammad Motamedi (305) 453-9794.  mm9700@aol.com

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The term billfish is applied to a number of different large, predatory fish characterized by their large size (swordfish can be over 4 meters long) and long, sword-like bill. Billfish span the sailfish and marlin, which make up the family Istiophoridae, and the swordfish, sole member of the family Xiphiidae. They are important apex predators feeding on a wide variety of smaller fish and cephalopods. While billfish are most common in tropical and subtropical waters, swordfish in particular are sometimes found in temperate waters as well. (Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)