• The Youth Fishing Foundation will hold its 12th annual banquet, auction and raffle at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Champions Club at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Tickets cost $75. For more information, call Sam at 305-258-1367.
• The 2008 Pompano Beach Saltwater Series kicks off Saturday with the Saltwater Shootout, followed by the Saltwater Slam on June 14 and the Showdown on Aug.9. For more information, call 954-725-4010 or visit www.bluewatermovements.com.
• A $5,000 cash prize will be awarded for the largest fish in the second annual Mother's Day Dolphin Tournament on Saturday in Marathon. The tournament benefits Habitat for Humanity of the Middle Keys. Sign up at Big Time Bait & Tackle, 11499 Overseas Highway, Marathon, or call 305-289-0199.
• Biscayne National Park will hold a free family fun fest from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the park. The theme is Mangrove Mania. For more information, call 305-230-7275, ext. 0.
• Catch dolphin, kingfish, wahoo, cobia and tuna in the Pompano Beach Fishing Rodeo from Wednesday-May 17 at Alsdorf Boat Ramp Park. The heaviest fish wins $10,000. The entry fee is $235 per angler. For more information, call 954-942-4513 or email info@pompanofishing
rodeo.com.
• The Big Cypress chapter of the Florida Trail Association will meet at 7:30 p.m. May 15 at Palmetto High School, 7461 SW 118 Street, Miami, room 900. The guest speaker is Elston Raimundo on conservation efforts in Costa Rica. Call Nina at 305-608-6866.
• Sign up for the ''Mad Dog Mandich'' Fishing Classic from May 16-17. Eligible species are dolphin, kingfish, wahoo and tuna. For more information, call 305-667-0399 or e-mail info@maddog
classic.com.
• Register for the
12th annual Mercury Marine/Miami Kiwanis Dolphin Tournament on May 31. More than $35,000 in cash and prizes will be awarded. Visit www.kiwanisfishing.com or call 305-322-3471.
• Win more than $13,000 in the Yamaha Dolphin Masters Invitational on May 31 in Key West. Headquarters is Conch Republic Seafood Co., 631 Greene Street, Key West. The entry fee is $750 per boat. For more information, call John Stuempfig at 305-304-7674 or e-mail wave.whacker@hot
mail.com.
• The 34th annual Don Hawley Invitational Tarpon Tournament is June 1-6 in Islamorada. The entry fee is $1,250 per angler. For more information, call 305-664-2444 or e-mail csasun
@aol.com.
• Big Cypress National Preserve will close to all recreational off-road vehicles for 60 days beginning June 2. Trails will reopen Aug. 1. The closure applies to all types of ORVs. The annual closure is to give the sawgrass marsh a break from human use. For more information, call 239-695-1107.
• Female anglers are invited to compete in the 23rd Ladies' Fish Off from June 5-8 in Pompano Beach. For more information, call Mike Leach at 954-351-8849.
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