News & Events

Updates & Events (November 2024)

Dear Members,

Welcome Home Snowbirds! Construction is moving along on our new club house. We had a issue with the roof trusses and the mechanical pit, but that is behind us now.

The windows and doors have arrived at the installers warehouse and are going to be installed after the roof is on. We should be dried in this month The entire second floor is framed in, plumbers and electricians are doing their work and the A/C ducts are being installed as well.

I am hoping to see more of everyone this season as we missed a lot of you last season. Stop by for dinner, have a drink and an appetizer at the bar, just come and say hello.

Our Lifetime membership category is still available for those who wish to continue their legacy and pass down the traditions and history of our great club to their children or grand children.

The Holidays are right around the corner! We will be open this Thanksgiving with a bounty of delectable offerings from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Please call us for a reservation.

Don’t forget The Islamorada Fishing Club for your holiday party Please contact us to reserve your date and time for your family or company event.

Sincerely,

Vinnie Feola
General Manager
Islamorada Fishing Club
 

2024 Captain's Cup Sailfish Tournament Winners!

Trophy Hunter wins Islamorada Fishing Club’s Captains Cup Sailfish Tournament

The Islamorada Fishing Club welcomed 68 anglers fishing on 19 boats for the Islamorada Fishing Club Captain’s Cup Sailfish Tournament on January 17th. Islamorada Fishing Club Member Captain Brian Cone led team Trophy Hunter to first place, also achieving the team’s second win in the three-leg Florida Keys Gold Cup Sailfish Championship.

The Trophy Hunter team released five sailfish between 8:45 and 11:13 a.m. on the contest’s single day of fishing to take and maintain the lead, landing the winner-take-all prize of $19,000. Trophy Hunter angler 13-year-old Andy Cone of Tavernier, FL, released two of the teams’ fish, Club member Mark Mitchell and Kenneth Padgett, both from Charlotte, North Carolina, and Club Member Travis Bennett of Tavernier, Florida, each released one sail, to round out the team’s winning five fish total.

Returning to the dock in second place with three sailfish was Captain Marty Lewis of Marathon, Florida, at the helm of Main One/Main Attraction. The team’s anglers were Mark Busch of Key Colony Beach, Florida; Ben Zdan, Ariel Medero, and Alex Lewis from Marathon; and Danny Lombardo of Islamorada.

In third was Captain Alex Adler of Islamorada and his crew aboard Kalex. The team, including Indiana anglers Chris Chastain, Allen Sutkowski, and Nathan Burns, along with Colby Mason of Islamorada, released two sailfish. 26 sailfish were released in the IFC Sailfish Tournament, which is the second leg of the annual three-event Florida Keys Gold Cup Championship series.

Festivities were held in the club’s temporary location while their gorgeous new building was being built. The Islamorada Fishing Clubs Captains Cup Dolphin tournament will be held on June 27th, 2024.