New Anglers Become Winners at "Ladies, Let's Go Fishing!" Keys University Oct. 23-25, 2020
Published: Thursday, October 29, 2020
More than 40 anglers came from Florida as well as other states to learn from the pros and go fishing at the award winning "Ladies, Let's Go Fishing!®" Keys University, October 23-25 at the Elks Lodge, Tavernier, FL.
On Sunday, awards were presented for the LLGF Fishing Fever tournament with a total of 180 fish caught and 101 released. Tournament winners were:
Top Offshore: Jan Morris, Rotunda West, FL 23.26 lb. wahoo on Sea Horse with Capt. Rick Rodriguez
Second Place Offshore: Noelle Goulart, Belle Isle, FL 13.8 lb. King Mackerel on Blue Chip Too with Capt. Skip Bradeen
Top Inshore: Noelle Goulart, Belle Isle, FL 30.5 in. snook on Ankle Deep Charters with Capt. Jeremy Mathis
Second Place Inshore: Anita Laico, Singer Island, FL 31 in. snook on Capt. Chris Hanson’s Scales 2 Tales (top prize was for those fishing 2 days)
Top Party Boat: Vivian Villanueva, Cooper City, FL on Captain Michael
The University kicked off on Friday with a meet-and-greet social featuring networking, fundraisers and an Appetizer Contest.
Saturday's events began with classroom presentations on offshore, bottom and inshore fishing, followed by lunch and hands-on fishing skills until 4 pm. Skills such as releasing, conservation, knot tying, bait rigging, spin, net casting, gaffing grapefruits and fly casting were available for hands-on practice. The event continued with networking party with food and fun hosted by Seaside Glassworks, Islamorada, FL.
On Sunday, participants embarked on a fishing adventure out of Whale Harbor Marina, Islamorada, FL followed by a fish fillet demonstration. Fish caught or released included sailfish, mahi, wahoo, blackfin tuna, yellowtail snapper, king mackerel, snook, redfish, mangrove snapper, sharks and more. On Friday was a Bonus Fishing Day.
Contact: phone: (954) 475-9068; [email protected]; www.ladiesletsgofishing.com and www.facebook.com/ladiesletsgofishing.
Fishing Report: “Caught” can either be landed or released. Even with rough seas due to a tropical system, there were 180 fish caught, 101 released.
Friday Oct. 23 Full Day Fishing
Inshore:
Capt. Chris Hanson/Scales to Tales: The ladies caught large 3 jack crevalle ranging from 27 to 30.5 inches, the largest caught by Noelle Goulart, Belle Isle, FL to clinch the Top Inshore award. They also caught a sea trout, 2 mangrove snappers, 5 ladyfish and 3 catfish.
Fintastic/Capt. Phil Leonard: The ladies caught 3 snook up to 22 inches, a redfish, 16 mangrove snapper and a barracuda. The largest snook was released by Stacey Hammes, Berlin, NJ.
Sat. Oct. 24 Offshore:
Blue Chip Too/Capt. Skip Bradeen: The ladies hooked 3 sailfish! One came to the leader for angler Noelle Goulart, who also landed the second place offshore for a king mackerel weighing 13.8 lbs. Two other kingfish were caught weighing 8-13 lbs. The ladies also caught 11 bonito, 3 rainbow runners and a yellowtail snapper.
Party Boat/Miss Islamorada: The ladies caught 7 yellowtail snapper up to 10 inches, 7 grunts and 2 porgies.
Sunday Oct. 20, ¾ day fishing.
Offshore:
Sea Horse/Capt. Rick Rodriguez: Jan Morris, Rotunda West, FL got first place offshore with her 23.26 lb. wahoo. Overall the ladies
caught 1 wahoo, 13 backfin tuna, 4 mahi, 2 skipjack tuna, 2 large barracudas and one bonito. Jenny Nopp, Islamorada, FL caught a 13.45 lb. mahi, the third heaviest offshore fish. Holly Smith, Key Largo, FL caught a 11.2 lb. mahi.
Dog House/Capt. Jesse Cromer: Ladies caught 8 yellowtail snapper. Pam Ford, Weston, FL caught a 28 inch cero mackerel and Dawn Miller, Lehigh Acres, FL caught a 25 inch king mackerel. They also caught ballyhoo and blue runners.
Captain Michael: Fishing with the Penn Passion combo she won at LLGF, Stephanie Gauthtier, Palmetto Bay, FL caught 2 mangrove snapper, a yellowtail snapper and a kingfish. They also caught a total of 6 grunts.
Inshore:
Capt. Chris Hanson/Scales to Tales: Anglers released two tarpon from 31 to 40 inches and caught a 31 inch snook. Anita Laico, Singer Island, FL caught the 2nd place 31 inch snook, first place was based on 2 days of fishing.
Capt. Jeremy Mathis/Ankle Deep Charters: Ladies caught 9 snook, 4 jack crevalle and a mangrove snapper. Noelle Goulart caught the first place snook at 30.5 inches for those fishing two days.
About "Ladies, Let's Go Fishing!"
The Ladies, Let's Go Fishing Foundation (LLGF) is a national charitable 501C3 organization dedicated to attracting women and families to fishing while encouraging conservation and responsible angling. LLGF promotes networking among women anglers and emphasizes mentorships. Founded in 1997 by Betty Bauman, of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, LLGF has over 8,000 graduates and is the largest organization in the world whose objective is to introduce women to fishing. Both Bauman and the University series - often dubbed "The No-Yelling School of Fishing" - are known nationally in the sport fishing and marine industries. The organization has earned rave reviews from national media including "Inside Edition," CBS' "The Early Show," NBC's "Nightly News," "Good Morning America," "Outdoor Life Network," USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, Southern Living and more.
tags: Awards, Fishing, South Coast
