Jan. 23: U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 54 safe boating class from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Harvey Oyer Park in Boynton Beach. Cost is $40. Call Sandy Meridy at 561-704-7440 or 561-734-2244.
Jan. 28: Capt. Bouncer Smith of Miami Beach has a seminar on inshore fishing from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Dusky Sport Center, 110 N. Bryan Rd., Dania Beach. Cost is $15 and redeemable for store merchandise. Call 954-922-8890.
Jan. 30: Salt Water Sportsman National Seminar Series from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Coral Shores High School in Tavernier. Tickets are $55 and available by calling 800-448-7360 or registering online at nationalseminarseries.com.
Jan. 30: The third annual Channing Crowder’s Bass Fishing Tournament out of Everglades Holiday Park. Hosted by the former Miami Dolphins linebacker and FLW Tour bass pro Mike Surman of Boca Raton, the event benefits the Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County‘s NFL YET Lester H. White Club. Entry fee is $250 per two-angler team and first places pays $10,000 with a full field. The weigh-in and a party featuring food and live and silent auctions are at Ron Bergeron’s Green Glades Ranch in Weston. Visit ccbasstournament.com or contact event coordinator Kacee Reid at 954-537-1010 or kreid@bgcbc.org.
Feb. 1: Snook season opens in Atlantic coast waters. Daily bag limit one fish 28-32 inches long.
Feb. 7: The second qualifier tournament of the King of the Glades Open Team Series out of Everglades Holiday Park. Entry fee $75 per team. Contact Mike Lendl at 954-393-5596 or kotg2030@gmail.com or visit kotgseries.com.
Feb. 14: Last day of the 2016 Python Challenge. A Burmese python removal competition that started Jan. 16 runs through 7 p.m. Feb. 14 on a number of public lands in Florida. The team catching the most pythons wins $5,000 and the top individual wins $3,500. To register or for information, visit pythonchallenge.org.
Feb. 21: U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 38 eight-hour “About Boating Safely” course at Bass Pro Shops in Dania Beach. Cost is $50 and includes lunch. To register, email Paul_Greenbaum@yahoo.com or call 954-610-8085 or visit flsafeboating.org/flotilla38_abs_info.htm.
