ISLAMORADA, Florida Keys (December 29, 2025) — The eighth annual Fish for Holly Sailfish Match – the biggest sailfish event within the Florida Keys – is about for Friday and Saturday, January 9-10, 2026, on the Islander Resort in Islamorada.
The family-friendly, catch-and-release angling problem is known as in honor of Holly Given, a younger Keys lady who was tragically killed in a home violence incident.
The occasion is meant to lift consciousness about home violence and supply monetary assist for South Florida home abuse shelters, together with scholarships for profession coaching and schooling for younger adults. To this point, over $560,000 has been raised for scholarships, home violence prevention and youth athletics.
Occasions kick off Friday, January 9, at 5 p.m. with small bites, silent public sale and guidelines assembly on the event’s host website, the Islander Resort, mile marker 82 oceanside.
Grownup and junior anglers ages 16 and below are to fish Saturday, January 10, from lines-in at 8 a.m. to lines-out at 3 p.m. Enjoyable fish should be weighed from 3:30 to five:30 p.m. at Three Waters Resort & Marina, mile marker 84 oceanside. The general public is welcome to attend and look at the motion on the weigh in.
Non-anglers who want to attend are inspired to come back Saturday evening at 6 p.m. for the dinner, raffle, silent public sale and awards ceremony for $75 per particular person.
Prizes await the highest three boats, prime general angler, prime three male, prime three feminine and prime three junior anglers for sailfish, and the heaviest enjoyable fish catches of mahi-mahi, kingfish, wahoo and tuna.
Entry charges are $250 for adults and $100 for juniors. Registration is on-line by the fishforholly.com web site. Stroll-up registration, priced at $300 for grownup and junior anglers, is offered till 8 p.m. on January 9 on the Islander.
Match info: fishforholly.com
A sailfish leaps from the water off Islamorada within the Florida Keys. The Fish for Holly Sailfish Match returns Jan. 9-10, 2026, on the Islander Resort. The family-friendly, catch-and-release occasion raises consciousness of home violence and helps South Florida shelters, scholarships and youth packages. Greater than $560,000 has been raised thus far. (Andy Newman / Florida Keys Information Bureau) // HANDOUT – RIGHTS CLEARED //
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