Save the Date - CFSA's annual offshore Fishing tournament is May 17,2025 out of Port Canaveral! Captain's Party is May 16th at Fishlips Bar and Grill. Last year, Team easy Drinking took home the $5K Big fish prize and the calcutta. This year the big fish prize is $10K! Registration is active at:
May Social - Captain Leiza Fitzgerald! Just in time for The CCA STAR tournament kickoff.
May 20,2025 6:30 PM
Mud Hole Tackle Center - Oviedo, Fl
The CFSA May Social will feature Captain Leiza Fitzgerald.
Captain Fitzgerald will be covering (among other topics of interest):
Fishing stories and tips for nearshore and inshore fishing in east central Florida, specifically redfish and snook.
The CCA STAR tournament which kicks off at the end of May and runs through the beginning of September.
Conservation and CCA's efforts to revitalize the local ecosystem.
Support for offshore reef initiatives.
In a 30-year outdoor career, Captain Leiza Fitzgerald was instrumental in introducing women to the sport of fishing. She helped create and implement some of the sport’s most iconic events. Her professional team “Screamin Reels N High Heels” was ranked a Top 10 Florida team, and earned a spot in the Southern Kingfish Association’s National Championships in 1998. Her two-woman redfish team was ranked as one of the Top 10 ESPN “ALL STAR” Redfish Teams in the country. In 2018, she was listed by Salt Strong as one of the top 12 lady anglers in Florida. In 2019, she was named Sportsman of the Year by The Sarasota Sportsman’s Association, the first time a woman had been named. In 2020, she was named as one of the 30 most influential female anglers (Top 5 in Saltwater) by Wildlife Enthusiast magazine. She won Annual Top Angler for Redfish from the International Women’s Fishing Association in 2020 with a repeat in 2021 when she won IWFA Annual Top Angler for Redfish, Snook and Sheephead. Leiza has affectionately been deemed “Queen of Conservation” for her tireless efforts to help improve marine fisheries.
6:30 - Member discussions
7:00 - Program start
Monthly raffle - great prizes included trolling rod/reel combo
Tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20
Bring a guest and get a free raffle ticket!
When:
Tuesday May 20th, 2025 @ 6:30pm
Where:
Mud Hole Custom Tackle, Inc.
2133 Component Loop Suite 1001
Oviedo, FL 32765
https://mudhole.com/
Note that Mud Hole Custom Tackle center is expanding their sales offerings. Come by early to browse around the mud hole store!
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Thank you to all of the 2024 CFOA 38th Annual Offshore Tournament sponsors, anglers and attendees.
Our resident videographer, Bob Sharrer just released an excellent video from the CFOA 38th annual offshore tournament. There are some great shots of fish weigh-ins, awards, and even some of the untimely thunderstorm that hit right at the finish! So if you weighed in a fish - it's a must see and even if you did not make the weigh-in, check out the great fish that the anglers caught!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8msmHNINHY
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Want a reef 2.5 miles off of Cocoa Beach!
The Central Florida Offshore Anglers (CFOA) and Florida Sport Fishing Association (FSFA) are collecting funds on behalf of the Space Coast Artificial Reef Advisory Board (SCARAB) for the creation of a nearshore artificial reef in the Atlantic Ocean within Florida State waters approximately 2.5 miles off of Cocoa Beach Pier. This Brevard County nearshore reef will be easily accessible by smaller boats, and a place where snapper, grouper, flounder and other reef fish could thrive. This nearshore reef will fall within the State of Florida FWC fishing regulations.
Location For Our Socials
Mud Hole Custom Tackle, Inc.
2133 Component Loop Suite 1001
Oviedo, FL 32765
https://g.page/mudholetackle?share