The 30th Annual Lantana Fishing Derby brought the community together for fun, food, music and, of course, fishing. The event also honored one of the Lantana Chamber of Commerce’s original board members, Lynn ’Doc’ Moorhouse, who was instrumental in t
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Capt. Chris Lemieux and a few young anglers hold an 87-pound wahoo caught during the Lantana Fishing Derby. Lynn ’Doc’ Moorhouse came up with the idea of the derby 30 years ago to support the Lantana Chamber of Commerce. Officials later added a kids
Jim Wrona holds the 50.4-pound wahoo that took first-place honors during the 27th annual Lantana Fishing Derby. Wrona, who along with teammates Pete Reardon, John Dimiceli and Rich Mitchell caught the fish while trolling off Palm Beach at a depth of
Michael Wood holds the 51.5-pound kingfish he caught using a live goggle-eye off Jupiter last yearto win heaviest fish in both the Sail Inn KDW tournament and the Lantana Fishing Derby. Both events were held on May 15.
Photo provided
By Willie Howar
The Ready to Reel fishing team led by Kevin Spencer, right, ran into 600 feet of water on May 2
to catch the heaviest wahoo in the Lantana Fishing Derby. Angler Ben Bortnov
(front left) fought the 24.34-pound wahoo.
Photo by Brent Anderson/BAnature.c
