STAR App
You can enter your catch using our Mobile App. Register for the competition and become a CCA Florida member. Take pictures, record coordinates, get weather reports for your area, view the photo gallery and be an active participant to conserving and protecting Florida’s coastal habitat and fisheries.
including tagged, non-tagged, inshore and offshore, Ladies and Youth with species like - Redfish, Trout, Snook, Tarpon, Grouper, Kingfish and Mahi-Mahi.
Boats, motor and trailer packages, cash, marine electronics, Yamaha motors, tackle, scholarships, Gift certificates and much more
family friendly angling competition - for anglers of all ages and experience levels - most winning places and are determined by a random drawing.
The Competition will begin at the posted sunrise on Saturday, May 27, 2023, and end at posted sunset on Monday, September 4, 2023.
Yes. Only members in good standing of Coastal Conservation Association, its youth organization, New Tide, who are registered for the 2023 State-wide Tournament Anglers Rodeo, are eligible to participate.
You can see the entire list of rules by clicking here .
To date, STAR has awarded over 2.1 million dollars in prizes with $700,000 of that being in college scholarships and non-angling participants have gathered over 7,600 five-gallon buckets of garbage. You can see the list of past winners by clicking here .
Participation and logging rules differ by your age and division.
You can see the entire list of rules by clicking here .
STAR boundaries are the territorial waters of the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean, and Florida Bay for the State of Florida and U.S. federal waters, from the boundary waters of the Florida/Alabama border extending seaward, eastward and then southward along the Florida gulf coast, to the waters of the Florida Keys, and then northward to the common boundary waters of the Florida/Georgia border extending seaward in the South Atlantic. All of the waters of Everglades National Park, as defined by the National Park Service, are included in the competition boundaries, as are all west and east coast bodies of water, including bays, harbors and tributaries. Fish taken outside of competition boundaries, from private impoundments or other waters not legally accessible to the general public, will not be eligible for entry. Anglers are prohibited from fishing in Bahamian, Cuban, or other non-U.S. waters.
You can see the entire list of rules by clicking here .
Registering for 2023 West Marine CCA Florida STAR is easy.
Step 1: Click here to visit the CCA National site
Step 2: Create a Profile at CCA National if you are not a member already
Step 3: Register for the 2023 West Marine CCA Florida STAR Competition and make payments
You will be able to add your family members and setup your Username and Passwords from the CCA National website