A forecast calling for tropical storm activity over the holiday weekend is causing changes to the fishing tournament calendar. ED KILLER/TCPALM Wochit

Does the weather man have something against fishing tournaments? That is the question several fishing tournament organizers have been asking themselves during the month of September.

This coming weekend, two highly anticipated offshore fishing tournaments have found themselves with little recourse other than to reschedule. And another one which had been scheduled to fish during Labor Day weekend, then rescheduled to the following weekend, has now postponed until April 2020.

The reason? Small craft advisories and heavy seas up to 9 to 11 feet high offshore are predicted to last through theweekend by the National Weather Service.

Team Reel Anarchy caught a load of 30-pound class kingfish Saturday during the Saltwater Sisters tournament fished out of Pirates Cove Resort.(Photo: CONTRIBUTED PHOTO FROM STUART SAILFISH CLUB)

The Stuart Sailfish Club's annual fishing tournament for lady anglers, the club's chief fund raiser to help victims of breast cancer, has been postponed from this weekend to Sept. 27-28. The kickoff party will take place Sept. 27 with final registration at 4:30 p.m. and the captain's meeting, costume party and kick-off festivities to begin at 7 p.m. at Pirates Cove Marina, 4307 S.E. Bayview Street, Port Salerno.

Fishing takes place the following day with the weigh-in at Pirates Cove Marina the awards party to take place at the Stuart Sailfish Club's Tiki Hut off St. Lucie Blvd.

Anglers will fish for sailfish (released), dolphin, kingfish, wahoo, grouper and snapper.A large portion of event proceeds are donated to Friends in Pink, an organization helping pay bills to aid uninsuredor under-insured patients in need. Last year's event donated$37,000. For more information go to https://stuartsailfishclub.com/tournaments/or call 772-286-9373.

The Nearly Impossible fishing team hoists a whopper of a 58-pound king mackerel which helped them earn thousands of dollars in last weekend's Chasen Tailz KDW fishing tournament in Jupiter.(Photo: CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY LORI GRIFFITH)

The sixth annual Chasen' Tailz Kingfish Dolphin Wahoo tournament slated to fish out of Harbourside Place in Jupiter, a popular event fished by many Treasure Coast anglers, has also been left little choice than to postpone from this weekend until Sept. 28. The captains meeting will still take place Sept. 19 beginning at 6 p.m.

Anglers will compete for more than $15,000 in cash prizes in one of the most popular events on the fishing tournament calendar. Registration is $325 per boat.

Proceeds benefit a foundation created in memory of Chase Warren who suffered from a rare disease called Gaucher's Type 2.For complete information go toChasentailz.com.

The second annual Fishing for Futures fishing tournament to benefit more than 7,000 kids involved with the Boys and Girls Club of St. Lucie County was postponed twice thanks to Hurricane Dorian. Organizers announced last week it will now be fished April 4, 2020 in Fort Pierce.

Anglers will compete for a combined purse of more than $12,000 in kingfish, dolphin and wahoo categories. To learn more go to Fishing for Futures (on Facebook).

SEPT. 27-28

What:Lines in the Lagoon Fishing Tournament, sixthannual

Type:Inshore

Species:Snook, trout, redfish, and more for younger anglers

Format:Catch, photo, release

Location: Capt Hiram's Resort, 1580 U.S. 1, Sebastian

Benefits: ORCA and CCA Treasure Coast

Entry: $30per angler

Payout:Trophies and prizes

Online:https://www.linesinthelagoon.com,Facebook

Contact:772-453-4318, linesinthelagoon@gmail.com

OCT. 4-5

What:Michael Shields Memorial 11th annual Fishing Tournament

Type:Inshore

Species:Snook, tarpon, trout, redfish

Format:Catch, photo, release

Location:River Palm Fish Camp & Cottages, 2325 N.E. Indian River Drive, Jensen Beach

Benefits:Project LIFT

Entry: $100 per angler

Payout:Trophies and prizes

Online:https://www.projectliftmc.com,Facebook

Contact:772-341-9821, juliet@projectliftmc.com

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