Fishing report

SOUTH FLORIDA OFFSHORE Capt. Chris Lemieux of Le-Mieux Charters said fishing out of Boynton Beach Inlet has been excellent for sailfish and snappers. “A good number of sailfish are on the deep edge of the reef along with a lot of bonitos,” Lemieux said. “The snapper bite is really good approaching the full moon from 40-70 feet. Nice mangroves and yellowtails. There are still a few dolphin offshore, but very scattered from 1,200-1,500 feet.” Capt. Stan Hunt of Rebound said some nice blackfin tunas showed back up this week and there were lots of kingfish and bonitos around, along with a couple of sailfish and a few wahoo for boats fishing out of Hillsboro Inlet. THE KEYS Reef fishing out of Key West has been good for mangrove and yellowtail snappers. Dolphin were biting farther offshore, along with a few blue marlin. SOUTH FLORIDA INSHORE Snook were biting along the beaches in Everglades National Park. Mangrove snappers, sea trout and redfish were being caught in the backcountry. EVERGLADES/FRESHWATER Bass were biting soft-plastic topwater lures on the flats at the south end of Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge. Largemouth and peacock bass were biting hard jerkbaits in the Lake Ida chain of lakes. The bass bite in the canals along Alligator Alley has been hit or miss. LAKE OKEECHOBEE Bass anglers were catching fish on swimbaits fished around the outside grass lines and creature baits flipped and pitched around reeds and in mats of vegetation. OUTDOORS NOTEBOOK

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has a hunter safety Internet-completion course from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Markham Park 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.

With fewer than 20 qualifiers for Saturday’s 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. Friday at the Quarterdeck restaurant on Cordova Road in Fort Lauderdale. Email at moonman4u2@earthlink.net.

A JD’s Custom Baits Snakehead Round-Up is July 15 out of Oriole Park in Margate. Entry fee is $40 per angler or per two-angler team and the big fish pot costs $20 to enter. Visit jdscustombaits.com.

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.

Done Deal caught a 600-pound blue marlin Tuesday fishing in the Gulf of Mexico out of Orange Beach, Ala., to win the Blue Marlin World Cup and a record $1 million.