Ladies Learned, Caught and Released Freshwater Fish at South Florida Ladies, Let’s Go Fishing University

Ladies flew in from as far away as Tennessee to learn skills and release fish at the popular “Ladies, Let’s Go Fishing!” freshwater fishing seminar with guided fishing on March 4 at Bass Pro Shops Dania Beach, FL. Classes and fishing were conducted from 9:15AM to 3PM hosted by the nonprofit Ladies, Let’s Go Fishing Foundation. The educational event offered classroom instruction, conservation, hands-on fishing activities, networking, and a guided fishing experience from land. The featured speaker was Capt. Brian Leibowitz, Florida Bay Fishing.

In two and a half hours of fishing, participants caught and released a dozen fish including peacock and largemouth bass as well is cichlids.

The program offered rod and reel basics, lure usage, casting techniques, fish retrieval, release, strategy and conservation, hands-on fishing skill practice for rod rigging, spin casting, releasing, fish fighting techniques, and an on-water fishing experience.

Amy Lombardo from Merritt Island, FL commented, “What a fun day! Excited to catch 3 different species. It has opened a door to a new kind of fishing!”

Amy Lombardo Peacock Bass

Carolyn Mcaffee Largemouth Bass

Kelly Magyari.

Boca Raton FL.

Merritt Island FL.

2023 LLGF events, with optionaL or incLuded FishinG are: ocT. 13-15: Keys Saltwater Weekend Seminar and Fishing in Islamorada, FL.

ApRIl 14-16: Florida Saltwater Weekend Seminar in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

MAy 19-21: Keys Fishing, Screamin’ Reels Tournament / Learning on the Water in Islamorada, FL.

SepT. 22-23: Guy Harvey Outpost Bass Seminar & Tournament Camp Mack in Lake Wales, FL.

Nov. 17-19: St. Augustine Surf Fishing Academy

Virtual meetings with education TBA.

For more information: (954) 475-9068 | info@ladiesletsgofishing.com | www.ladiesletsgofishing.com

Another April has arrived, and the amberjack action around artificialreef areas is awesome! Amberjacks have fully inhabited our local shipwrecks and have made their homes for Spring. If you want to catch action on big fish and quick, go to the wrecks and drop some live baits down and see what you get. Amberjacks, grouper, cobia, barracuda, and sharks are all stacked up around these wrecks in 200350 feet of water. Dropping live baits, dead squid/cut bait, and even jigging works very well for these bottom gamefish. Vermillion snappers are back in season as of April 1st. I sure miss eating those delicious snappers. Groupers will be biting exceptionally well this month, but you’ll still have to wait until May 1 for them to be in season. The off-season on groupers has really helped them make a dramatic comeback. The story is, if you want action, hit the wrecks.

Whenever you are fishing in April, be on the lookout for dolphin. Mahimahi or dolphin fish come in shallow in the Spring months, into as shallow as 100 feet of water regularly. Whether you’re trolling the reefs or bottom fishing on a shipwreck, always be ready for a school of dolphin to pop up out of nowhere. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been bottom fishing and suddenly saw dolphin swimming under the boat out of nowhere. If you’re strictly after dolphin, trolling offshore is still the best bet for finding them in big numbers. Floating debris, low-flying frigate birds, and weed lines are the best places to fish near for dolphin offshore. Another cool technique is slow dragging live ballyhoo in 150-400 feet of water and you may catch sailfish or tuna doing that also. April is an outstanding month for fishing in Fort Lauderdale. No matter what you do, you should come home with a good catch. Tight lines!

Let’s grow with Florida together.