Fishing report and outdoors notebook

SOUTH FLORIDA OFFSHORE Capt. Mario Coté of No Vacansea said there was a good kingfish bite in 160-180 feet for boats fishing out of Port Everglades Inlet, but it slowed Thursday. Some dolphin were in 850 feet, but that bite also slowed. Bonitos have been abundant. His anglers were also catching amberjacks and a few mutton snappers. Capt. Chris Lemieux of Le-Mieux Charters said there’s been “a ton of kings mixed with bonitos in 80-100 feet” off Boynton Beach. Lots of dolphin were biting anywhere from 80-1,200 feet. THE KEYS Fishing for dolphin has been excellent, so that’s what most offshore anglers have been targeting. Snappers and groupers were biting on some of the deeper reefs. SOUTH FLORIDA INSHORE Permit in the Gulf of Mexico and big mangrove snappers and tripletails around the river mouths were biting for anglers fishing out of Chokoloskee Island. EVERGLADES/FRESHWATER Big soft-plastic snakes and frogs were catching bass in the canals along Alligator Alley near mile marker 41. Capt. Alan Zaremba of Hollywood said his anglers were sight-fishing for peacock bass in urban canals using jigs and Clouser minnow flies. LAKE OKEECHOBEE Bass were biting topwater plugs and spinnerbaits early in the morning, then anglers were catching fish by flipping creature baits in mats of vegetation. OUTDOORS NOTEBOOK

The Blue Marlin World Cup is Tuesday, with teams around the world fishing for eight hours in their respective time zones for a winner-take-all cash prize for the single largest blue marlin. The base entry fee is $5,000 per team and the optional Big Blue Challenge is $8,000. The entry deadline is 5 p.m. Sunday. Live tournament updates will be posted on the World Cup Blue Marlin Facebook page. For information and to register, visit bluemarlinworldcup.com or contact tournament director at 561-310-9214 or fly@bluemarlinworldcup.com.

With fewer than 20 qualifiers for its July 8 fish-off, the South Florida Dolphin Challenge will have a non-qualifier division for the fish-off and two calcuttas costing $100 each. Anglers can register at the captains meeting at 7 p.m. July 7 at the Quarterdeck restaurant on Cordova Road in Fort Lauderdale. Email at moonman4u2@earthlink.net.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has a hunter safety Internet-completion course July 8 in Sunrise. Students who complete the online portion attend the course, which includes shooting instruction and a written test. Register at myfwc.com/huntersafety or call 561-625-5122.

The West Palm Beach Fishing Club has its second wahoo tournament July 15 out of Sailfish Marina in Palm Beach Shores. Cash payouts will be awarded to the top three boats. Entry fee is $60 per boat and teams must have at least one club member. The final tournament is Aug. 5. Visit westpalmbeachfishingclub.org or call 561-832-6780.