- March Merkin angler Chris McCreedy with first tagged permit
- Anglers and Guides at the Guide Drawing Party
- Outback Golden Fly Tarpon Winners Baker Bishop and Captain Brian Helms
- After a hard day of fishing, anglers and guides enjoy a great meal at the Green Turltle Inn
- Early morning down at the dock
- 2010 Fly Fishing World Champions - Guide John Donnell (left), Sandy Moret, and angler Robert Collins
- Up for grabs
- From left to right, veteran Keys angler Joe Lunsford, Tad Burke and John Donnell
- Charlotte Ambrogio and Mary Beth Klein at the guide drawing party
- Brower Moffitt (l) and Mike Ehlers (r) at the guide drawing
- Heading out for another great day
- Morning comes early at the Inshore World Championship
- And they're off - 6:30 am start
- Day 2 results being posted
- Brower Moffitt, Robert Collins, and Sam Kaufman discuss the day's angling
- Anglers and guides sign in each morning before heading out
- Light Tackle World Champions - Guide Frank Ortiz (l), Sandy Moret, and angler Barry Shevlin (r)
- Fly Fishing World Champions - Guide John Donnell (l), Sandy Moret, angler Robert Collins (r)
- Mike Ehlers (l) and Sam Kaufman (r) share a laugh
- Aledia Tush (l), Joe Viar (m), and Sandy Moret share a laugh at the awards banquet
- Light Tackle World Champions - Guide Frank Ortiz (r), Sandy Moret, and angler Barry Shevlin (l)
- 2010 Light Tackle Grand Champions Barry Shevlin (left), Sandy Moret, and Guide Frank Ortiz (right)
- Mike Myatt (mid) with Peter Politis from Australia(r) and Michael de Freitas, Trinidad (l)
- Shark Fly winner Captain Mark Johnson (left) and Mike Rempe (right)
- Captain Steve Huff and Sue Moret
- Captain Chris Jones and angler Gary Parsons
- Richard Oliver and Captain Tad Burke with a monster 13lb 14oz bonefish
- Sandy Moret (l) and Rob Fordyce (r) study the leaderboard
- 10th Annual Islamorada Sailfly Championship - Jan 22, 2010
- 10th Annual Islamorada Sailfly Championship - Jan 22, 2010
- 10th Annual Islamorada Sailfly Championship - Jan 22, 2010
July 13, 14 & 15, 2010
Less than a month to go until the 2010 Florida Keys Outfitters/IGFA Inshore World Championships take place! We’re all set for fishing on July 13, 14 & 15!
27 anglers and guides will be seeking the titles of Fly Fishing World Champion or Light Tackle World Champion over three days in this multispecies special event. Anglers from the US, Turks & Caicos, Sweden and Australia are coming to compete in the Florida Keys fishing for bonefish, tarpon, snook, redfish and permit. All participants have won qualifying events or competitions to validate their ability and we will be hosting some of the most highly skilled international inshore anglers anywhere on the water!
A full social program & super awards are lined up for this to be a great tournament. ESPN Outdoors Saltwater Series will be on hand to feature the event on their website.
Regarding an issue foremost in everyone’s mind, we in the Keys are feeling deep empathy for and sharing the anguish our friends and fellow anglers are experiencing in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. The reality of a potential problem for coastal Florida has everyone sensing increased anxiety with the overload of repetitive network sensationalism. While the situation is horrific, I urge you to use NOAA as a reliable source for your information of the current situation. NOAA’s site allows you to see accurate locations of where oil is located at what density and where it is projected to go. It shows the vast areas in the Gulf open to fishing which include all of the waters of the State of Florida.
Keys’ fishing is beyond good right now and there appears to be no immediate threat to the Florida Keys natural resource. We are of course concerned over the long term for everyone on the coasts.
Having said all of that, we plan to have a great tournament & look forward to seeing you soon. View all qualifying events for the 2011 World Championships.
Sandy Moret, Chairman
