KEY WEST LOBSTERFEST
August 6-9, 2015

For a counting of four glorious days and nights, thousands of Florida Spiny Lobster lovers will descend to Key West for one of the biggest celebrations of the year, the opening of Regular Lobster Season!

Key West Lobsterfest will be a celebration of our favorite Florida crustaceans and will indeed be one of the biggest merrymakings of the summertime in the Florida Keys and Monroe County. Key West Lobsterfest will have heaps of happenings for every day and night. Some events include the Lobster Boil, the Duval Crawl and Vintner’s Dinner and Sunday Lobster Brunch! Enjoy fantastic live music from the main stage that will be at the intersection of Duval & Greene Streets.  The concert will begin at 1:00pm and continue…

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Delray Beach is one of Florida's most charming, seaside cities. It has everything from beautiful beaches, warm and crystal clear ocean waters to an incredible nightlife and dining scene off of the famed Atlantic Avenue. Here are some of the top hotels and resorts that visitors have named their favorites to stay in when visiting Delray Beach. 

Delray Beach Marriott

The prestigious, Delray Beach Marriot has received the respected AAA Four Diamond award making it one of the top hotels in Delray Beach. Located across the street from the ocean, the Delray Beach Marriot encompasses luxury and elegance with a fun beach loving atmosphere. Guests have 277 incredible rooms and suites to choose from at the Delray Beach Marriot, an incredible pool, top of the…

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The Hillsboro Lighthouse is a huge staple for Hillsboro, Florida. It was first illuminated with light in 1907 and has been the brightest shining light in the world ever since. The historical beauty, The Hillsboro Lighthouse, has survived many storms and harsh marine environments to stand tall as a controller to ocean explorers. It endures to be a well-known shining beacon; however, there are only about 12 tours per year to climb this fascinating Florida lighthouse.

It takes some arranging to visit this charming structure as it is one of the very oldest structures established in Broward County. Also known as “The Big Diamond”, each piece of glass on the outside of the lantern room is in the shapes of diamonds.

The only way to visit the Hillsboro…

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Taking place at the iconic Sailfish Marina on Singer Island, is the Sunset Celebration. Every Thursay evening you can walk along the sunset lit marina to see local artists, vendors and their products. From unique blown glass to wooden sculptures and pottery, silver and gold jewelry all set up along the backdrop of the water and beautiful peanut island!  Another special event taking place at the Sunset Celebration, www.sailfishmarina.com, are the live musicians, like the amazing Clark Rodriguez, signing and playing his guitar.  You’ll hear sounds of your favorite Jimmy Buffet inspired tunes or steel drums playing on the boardwalk as the sun sets colorfully in the western sky. You or your little ones might also spot lazy pelicans bobbing around in the…

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Sailfish Marina and Resort is hosting its third year celebrating an event: Singer Island Spiny LobsterFest, on August 8th, 2015.

This year the event will be benefitting, the West Palm Beach Fishing Club (WPBFC) that has been established since 1934 with a mission to: “Fill a community need by supporting education, conservation and historic preservation programs that have a lasting beneficial impact on the youth, marine resources and history of Palm Beach County and beyond.”

On Singer Island, Florida, The Spiny Lobsterfest is an annual pet and family friendly event filled with lots of enthusiastic locals ready to kick off regular lobster season. Sailfish Marina is setting up about 10 food stations with fresh lobster cooked in delicious ways, there…

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Fishing Report - 7.24.15

Winds are West at 10-20 mph and weather is predicted to have scattered storms continue throughout the weekend during the afternoon and evening hours. The moon is proposed to get a slightly larger each night and that is good broadcast for the wahoo bite as it should continue to improve with the moon.

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If you are searching the fast paced wahoo, seek them in the early mornings and then again late in the afternoon along the 120’ ledge from Jupiter to Palm Beach Inlets. During the peak of the sunshine, Wahoo’s are going into deeper depths at about 200-500’ during mid-day. The best bet for hooking up a ‘hoo is trolling at high speed or sending split tails down deep. Also, the bulk of the action is at the 120’ ledge and…

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Just around the reef, BugFest will feature a full week series of events centered around South Florida’s Spiny Lobster Mini Season that is held on July 29th and 30th. The event is called BugFest because divers commonly refer to Florida spiny lobsters as "bugs”.

BugFest-By-The-Sea, located in Lauderdale By The Sea, from July 24th –Auguest 1, 2015. BugFest-By-The-Sea will have contests for lobster hunters and workshops and seminars as well as social events for fun! This lobster event will be giving away $15,000 in cash, prizes and some dive gear. To register for the Bug Hunt is $20 and you may catch spiny lobsters off the coast of Palm Beach, Broward or Miami-Dade Counties. Unlike in the Florida Keys, the bag limit daily for these lobsters are 12…

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The Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) recently approved a new opportunity to boost and encourage divers to harvest 10 of the invasive lionfish species by allowing them to take one extra spiny lobster each day during the two-day sport season of lobster mini season that is held on July 29-30, 2015.

***The rule: If you harvest 10 lionfish, you may harvest one extra lobster per day. This rule does not apply if you harvest 20 lionfish; you may not obtain 2 extra lobsters. There is no limit on how many lionfish you harvest so it is encouraged to take as many as possible.

“The FWC operates in a culture of innovation. Opportunities like this are a great way to get divers who are already in the water accustomed to removing lionfish,” said…

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The Loxahatchee River District’s River Center is enthusiastic so far about the 2nd Annual Jr. Angler Fishing Tournament that has been going on since June and will be continuing until July 11th.

There are lots of young anglers that are submitting their fun fishing photos to the contest that is proven to be one of the River Center’s most popular events! This is a completely friendly competition for anyone between the ages of 5 and 17 and young anglers can participate at any time but points do matter! Anglers will be accumulating points in this catch and release tournament as they photograph with their catch and submit their catch logs.. The more fish they catch the greater the points however,  the more variety of species that is catfight the better…

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4th on Flagler is a popular event in West Palm Beach that brings people from all over Florida to celebrate. It is a 3-day patriotic weekend brimming with fun activities, food, music and fireworks!

 Friday July 3rd- BBQ, Brews and Blues

Taking place on Friday, July 3rd from 5:00pm to 9:00pm in the Historic Northwest Neighborhood is BBQ, Brews and Blues. This fun filled event showcases the soul food of the south and craft beer. Guests will be able to experience everything from delicious pulled pork to peach cobbler. Craft beers will be served from a variety of different states. Samples of the brews and BBQ will be free. Guests will get to taste up to 10 free samples of the beers as well.

Live blues music and a lively outdoor atmosphere round out the event. The…

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