Fishing report

Captain John Barker of Blue Waters Charters reported finding plenty of action for his clients fishing in 140 feet of water offshore of Government Cut. Using live bluerunners and threadfin herring his clients caught big kingfish, dolphins and blackfin tuna on the surface baits and large mutton snappers on the bottom baits. … Fishing on the Dream Catcher with captain Steven Lamp out of Key West, Rick Berry of Key Largo Rods and a few friends fished the Dry Tortugas area and had plenty of action from blackfin tuna and bonitos that ate bucktail jigs and Mirrolures cast around the sterns of shrimp boats. The tunas were up to 26 pounds. The group also had a nice catch of red groupers to 12 pounds that ate jigs tipped with bonito strips.

Hydration, proper nutrition are the keys to rewarding venture

Competitive sports are a great way to stay in shape and meet new people, but how do you survive events such as triathlons, marathons and adventure races if you are not a professional athlete?

Spotlight on | Diving

Chinese continue their winning ways at FINA Diving Grand Prix

A dominating, attention-to-detail Chinese squad won all eight events Sunday at the FINA diving competition in Fort Lauderdale.

Saltwater Shootout

Anglers weigh in but no winner yet

Out of 137 teams, Penny-less came up as the top boat in the Mercury/SeaVee Saltwater Shootout held at Hillsboro Inlet Park on Saturday.

Diving | FINA USA Grand Prix

Four-time Olympian Troy Dumais advances to final

Four-time Olympian Troy Dumais placed second in the FINAUSA Grand Prix 3-meter springboard semifinals with 468.90 points.

Diving

Burke dives into finals in her first international meet

Amanda Burke advanced to Fina 3-meter springboard final, scoring a 297.70 for second place behind China’s Liu Jiao.

In my opinion

Bimini waters teeming with fish

Many South Florida anglers with small boats yearn for the adventure of fishing the bountiful waters of Bimini about 50 miles away. But crossing the Straits of Florida to fish in a foreign country — even a small and friendly one — an be daunting to some.

OUTDOORS

South Florida Fishing report

Captain Bouncer Smith Of Bouncers Dusky out of Miami Beach Marina reported that despite zero current outside the reef offshore of Government Cut, his clients landed five cobias, four gray groupers two big mutton snappers, kingfish and bonitos. Most of the action took place over artificial reefs with live baits. … Captain Paul Roydhouse of FishHeadquarters.com out of Fort Lauderdale reported that during day trips fishing between 100 to 200 feet of water offshore of Port Everglades, his clients have been doing well on kingfish, blackfin tuna and a few sailfish on the top and some nice snappers and a few groupers.

Stolen bike doesn’t stop cyclist’s charity

Hector Picard is a double-arm amputee who has not let his disability stop him from competing in more than 73 triathlons in the past four years, including the rugged Ironman Triathlon.

Boat Rentals

Web rentals surfacing

BoatforRent.com and Cruzin.com want to alleviate the cost of boat ownership by bringing online-based rental options to the area.

Fishing | Grove Slam

O-Sea-D grabs largest dolphin

Jorge Villar, aboard O-Sea-D, caught the winning 32.51-pound dolphin in 1,000 feet of water off Key Largo in the Grove Slam.

Outdoors Notebook

Red rules under review

NOAA Fisheries hasn’t decided yet whether to open another red snapper mini-season this summer in the South Atlantic like it did last year.

Conservation

Divers play tag to save turtles

The 10 scuba divers who plunged to a reef about 70 feet deep off Jupiter on April 19 had a mission: try to find a hawksbill sea turtle for marine scientist Larry Wood to tag.

Fishing report

Kandi Molitor from the Juno Fishing Pier reported pier fishermen are catching pompano on sand fleas, jigs and clams; Spanish mackerel and bluefish on live greenies, spoons and jigs; look downs and snook on live shrimp; and a few cobias. … Captain Freddy David of Frick & Frack charters out of Haulover Marine Center reported that his clients fishing offshore of Haulover Inlet have had up to 17 sailfish releases in a day. Along with the sailfish there have been kingfish to 45 pounds, lots of big sharks and a few blackfin tuna.

Participants

Lou Gehrig’s Disease 10K Run and 5K Run/Walk in Coconut Grove helps support patients

It is called as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, but it is more commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

OUTDOORS

South Florida outdoors notebook

Wednesday is an unofficial holiday for spearfishers and some anglers. That’s when shallow-water grouper harvest season reopens throughout the South Atlantic following a four-month closure to help protect the 11 species — gag, black, red, yellowmouth, yellowfin, tiger, scamp, red hind, rock hind, coney and graysby — from over-fishing.

Fishing

Youth group uses fishing to help keep kids on right path

The nonprofit Mahogany Youth Corporation uses fishing to keep youths in South Florida on the path to a productive, healthy life

Miami Beach Polo World Cup

Sole female competitor rides with the boys at the Miami Beach Polo World Cup

Nigerian Uneku Saliu-Atawodi is the lone female competitor of the six male teams at the Miami Beach Polo World Cup this year.

Mercedes-Benz Corporate Run

Miami runners have Boston in mind at Mercedz-Benz Corporate Run

A record crowd of 25,000 people united in Miami’s largest office party to honor those affected in the Boston Marathon.