Fishing Reports
2023 Fishing Reports
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29Nov
Daniel was invited on Saturday to have a try for snapper around Altona when he caught this school shark. Well done Daniel!...
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18Nov19Nov
Members of the club attended the inaugural Howqua Association Native Fish Competition. Pictured are Ivan, Iiann and Andy's (Chicken Hawk) Saturday weigh ins and Ange’s magnificent cod on the Sunday. The competition had approximately 70 registered participants trying against a...
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10Nov
Jeff, George and Stue wet a line off the beach around St Kilda early Friday morning...
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21Oct
We visited Nillahcootie and Cameron netted his first size Cod. Unfortunately it is out of season, but that didn’t deter him from a huge smile. The captain Kevin managed a nice reddie. Andy Brandi (chicken hawk) had...
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10Sep11Sep
Carsten caught a massive yellow belly at Howqua, fishing from a kayak. The event was Howqua Association trout opening competition. Numbers are approximate P.N.A.C 12/ B/ water Dunlop 20/ Clayton 16 .We weighed in 4 on Saturday (3 Andrew Brandi...
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7Sep
Nick caught his largest Rainbow Trout ever, on a beautiful sunny day of fishing recently....
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4Sep
Ray Martin doesn't get to the club often but still goes fishing a lot. Here is one of his many catches of fresh water Murray Cray, caught at Bundalong. New members can learn a lot from such experienced anglers in...
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26Aug
Jaxson caught the only fish to measure which was a trout. Although the weather was wet & cold, everyone had a good day out. Good one Jaxson!...
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13Aug
What a great night it was for our 2023 Presentation Night on Saturday night at Normanby House. Members, their families and guests joined us to celebrate the past year and award winners. Band Redline provided classic tunes to dance the...
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29Jul30Jul
We had an interclub competition between the Camperdown and Preston Northcote members. Camperdown offered 6 anglers and PNAC with 13 anglers, including three of our junior members, battling it out for the heaviest fish. The weekend saw winds and choppy...
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11Feb12Feb
We had 10 of our members head up for a camping/fishing trip at Majors Creek just south of Nagambie. An easy 1 hour 20 minutes from Preston, most members arrived on Friday to set up camp with some river front...
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26Jan29Jan
Our trip to Port Albert included 17 club members staying at our lodge. The fishing bite was red hot with plenty of whiting, snook, flathead caught over the 4 day trip. Bamford Charters took out young Cameron and Carsten. Cameron...
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2022 Fishing Reports
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3Dec
After a COVID hiatus, our annual Christmas Tree was back! Members and their families enjoyed a warm summers day celebrating with each other. Santa arrived in style in a decked out box trailer ready to hand out gifts for the...
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25Jun
Big smiles at Yarrambat Members and their families gathered at Yarrambat Lake for our Family Day on a beautiful sunny winters day. We were lucky enough to help stock rainbow trout into the lake with VFA which the kids...
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11Jun13Jun
Lake Hume Queens birthday Weekend trip 11-13th June I see red, I see red, I see red Members stayed and fished from the Lake Hume Angling and Social Club Lodge which included a private boat ramp and locked gate. Most...
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2021 Fishing Reports
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23Apr25Apr
Lake Fyans Saturday P Miles caught 3 rainbow Barnies Bar and Bistro provided good meal in a converted shearing shed 10 mins from Lake Fyans. Good event as partners with children also attended. R Higlett and G MacDonald fished...
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8AprAs restrictions have now eased we will be returning our supper at our weekly meetings starting tonight with a barbeque starting around 7:00pm.... read more
2020 Fishing Reports
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30AprAll meeting and fishing competition will be postponed until further notice. This is with in compliance with Federal and State Government guidelines and directives during the Coronavirus pandemic.... read more
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22Feb23FebPort Albert, Saltwater and Surf Estuary Competition 22 nd -23 rd of February 2020 With a few early starters arriving on Thursday and the rest of the members and non-members arriving on Friday. All up we have 5 entries fishing... read more
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15Feb16FebYarrawonga Catch and Release 2020. 11 Members including 2Juniors plus one non member took part on the weekend 15-16 February 2020 under hot conditions and a very heavy rainfall at 7pm Friday. We had 2 teams of 4 and... read more
2019 Fishing Reports
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30Nov1DecFriday, 8 of us arrived safely at the lodge, a bit of laughter, singing & a few fanta's were had. Saturday arrived over cast with southerly wind, "not bad". Small amount of rain in the afternoon. Weigh in was at 8pm. John... read more
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23Nov24NovA weekend of perfect weather, we had 4 on the weekend and 2 came up on Saturday. All work listed plus other jobs due to the great weather and daylight saving was on our side. The landing was recoated, our... read more
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15Nov18NovFriday:Members found the entrance closed and the water high. They tried their luck in the Brodribb and Snowy Rivers as well as the inlet with all but one member having some success landing 16 Bream, 6 Luderick, 5 Mullet and... read more
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2Nov5DecFriday saw the safe arrival of most members. Saturday weather was overcast and a bit breezy. P Antonello caught his first gummy at 65cm and not weighable. Overall most members caught fish with Numurkah boys fishing the old port via... read more
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2Nov5NovWeather was wet and wild with all members catching at least 1 fish. Lake was dropping fast and down to 55%. Trout were not fussy with most winged lures catching fish and at various depths. Bait fishing was harder to... read more
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27Sep29Sep
Preston Northcote Angling Club trip events 27-29 th of September 2019 Freshwater Lake Eildon Area, including Nillachootie. 9 members including 1 junior attended competition and all arrived Thursday afternoon. Friday morning members ventured out to a mild sunny day with...
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31Aug1Sep
Nine members and two friends fished the Gippsland Lakes Saturday, two members tried their luck at Lake Tyers picking up 2 Bream each with one landing a nice 40cm which finished up being the heaviest bream for the 2 day...
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16Aug18Aug
Friday was a washout with rain on and off all day. However Saturday after the morning frost turned into a sunny warm day. We woke up to see kangaroos on our side of the fence line cutting the grass for...
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22Jun23Jun
Lake Fyans Freshwater comp – June 22, 23 2019 Lake Fyans is a small lake at the base of the Grampians near Pomonal, 15km’s west of Stawell. Known for it’s weedy habitat, large trout and redfin. Six club...
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8Jun10JunClub trip to Dartmouth Wayne & Alisha fished Friday afternoon in the Dart cup, with no luck. Bernie & Katie arrived mid afternoon. I arrvived 6ish, wow a long way. A great catch up was had. Saturday: Most of us... read more
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25May26May
Howqua Report 25-26 May 2019 Howqua Trip including Nillachootie 25-26 of May 2019. 6 members attended this competition and all arrived Friday. The weather report for the weekend was not favourable however the expected change and predicted forecast did not...
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18May19May
Saltwater Fish anywhere 18th, 19th May 2019 Gorgeous autumn weather across Victoria this weekend with Drago Bagaric and Bruce Warwick fishing the surf at Venus Bay. Fishing the tide but unfortunately no fish, great trip had by both.   Kevin...
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10May13MayMembers attended a 3 day competition. Portland is a magnificent location to target tuna and other fish in various size boats. However, the weather was foul and the fish difficult to entice. 3 members made a week of the trip... read more
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27Apr28AprPort Albert Surf Estuary Comp 27th-28th April 2019 Most members arrived Wednesday afternoon. Thursday’s fishing was hard. Wind was averaging 15-20 knots in a westerly direction. Squid fishing was almost impossible with a drift rate over 4kms an hour. Friday... read more
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19Apr22Apr
Kyalite / Easter freshwater comp - April 19/04/19 Good Friday 9 members attended this event. Our club has been camping on the Edwards River for over Fifty years and this year we welcomed some new faces to the Kyalite...
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13Apr14Apr
The Port Albert Working bee was to primarily construct a cleaning table cover which was duly completed. There were 10 members present which all contributed to other projects and lodge maintenance. The water supply to the garage was another major job...
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23Mar24MarClub trip to Camperdown 4 of us arrived Friday night, a couple of fanta's were had. Saturday morning l caught a salmon trolling a gold tassie. The Jaxson show arrived, Richard arrived lunch time. It was a hard day, nothing... read more
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9Mar11Mar
Howqua Area / Nillahcootie fresh water comp March 09,10.11- 2019 Saturday: 4 members attended this event. The members stayed at the Howqua lodge with much anticipation of the native fish on the chew and a good weather forecast. Stan...
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3Mar
Maribyrnong Masters Competition 3rd of March 2019 After an extremely hot Saturday night sleep, the competition started at the crack of dawn and all members and non-members turned up. PNAC had a total of 14 members and 2 non-members. The...
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23Feb24FebThe 25th - Native Fish Catch & Release Competition Yarrawonga February 2019 Preston Northcote had 3 senior team and 1 Junior team. Fishing in perfect conditions for the weekend. The Murray river was very busy over the weekend due to... read more
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22Feb25Feb
Marlo Comp 22-25 February 2019 The first day, Friday, was a bit slow with members finding the entrance closed and the water high. Members split up between the inlet and Brodrib River in the clearing light rain, with six of...
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9Feb10FebFeb 9-10th Port Albert inter comp. Four members headed to our lodge to brave the weekends forecast and keep the tradition going. Every now and then the BOM gets one right and this was to be their weekend to shine. ... read more
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2Feb3Feb
Most members enjoyed a meal Friday night, at a local sports complex. Saturday, all members were on the water very early with very hot conditions no breeze and fish hard to attract. Fishing with baits were scrubworms and yabbies and...
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26Jan28Jan
Port Albert Report 26-28/01/2019 Ten members and three visitors attended Port Albert for the Australia Day weekend. Guzzy and Goldie venturing out through the entrance and boating 19 Gummies of which 7 were released. Flathead were a bit light on...
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20Jan
Maribyrnong Estuary Competition 20th of January 2019 7 members fished the competition with 2 late entries in Phil and Jaxson Brandi. Start time was 11:00am and weigh was 6:00pm. Most member started to fish around Footscray Bridge and worked their...
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2018 Fishing Reports
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24Nov25Nov
There were 8 members which attended our most recent working bee. The weather was of concern at the time since there were some exterior items to be attended to but were quite fortunate in that there was only a light...
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17Nov18Nov
Tim Paul entered but had to go home early, was not in the lodge only 10 stayed. Good weather a little wind Saturday, perfect Sunday water temp 19.7 degrees. Plenty of fish biting, murray cods, yellow bellies, turtles and 1...
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3Nov6Nov
Surf Estuary There were 12 members and 2 visitors that attended the surf/est. competition over the Melbourne cup weekend. Unfortunatly the conditions were appalling with a lot of wind and rain. There was some relief on Monday when weather condions were a...
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3Nov6Nov
F/W Dartmouth Area November 3rd-6th 2018 Eleven members entered the Dartmouth competition staying in various locations. On the Saturday members fished in conditions that were probably too good to fish. The fishing was hard and slow but most members...
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21Oct
October 21 PNFC go anywhere trip.Arriving at the ramp early and having time to waste why not chat with the locals. After a brief talk with a guy on the pier and later two ladies fishing on the tie up...
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13Oct14OctCaptains Report Mitchell River produced good Bream upstream of bridge, near picnic point. Early morning & late afternoon. Tambo, Nicholson and silt jetties - zero activity. Weather was warm and windy in afternoon making hard to feel bites (if... read more
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6Oct
Saturday morning 6th October 2018 PNAC hosted a trip to western port bay. 6 members and 2 non members headed out from Hasting. The Weather was fine with only a gentle breeze about early which gave way to calm conditions...
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28Sep30Sep
Howqua Area / Nillahcootie fresh water comp Sept 28-30 2018 Friday: 10 members attended this event. The members stayed at the Howqua lodge with much anticipation of the native fish on the chew and Collingwood winning the Grand Final. Most...
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22Sep
On the 22nd of September, 11 members heading to Werribee for our saltwater competition. Most members were on the water by 8am with a few heading towards 'the split' to try for some calamari. White and orange jigs working well...
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8Sep9Sep
A total of 14 Club members participated in this years Competition. Many members took the opportunity to start bright and early on Saturday, many of which launched off at Queenscliff while others headed for the Clifton Springs/Port Arlington area. It was...
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1Sep2Sep
Howqua Association Interclub trip 1-2/09/2018 Most members arrived Friday and settled into the lodge and it rained most of the day which provided some adventures in managing car and boat parking in slippery conditions. Saturday the rain almost cleared with...
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18Aug19AugSix competitors participated on the Gippsland Lakes competion over the weekend. The weather conditions were far from perfect, with windy and rainy conditions. That beind said, everyone fished on the Saturday and manged to make some good catches of Mullet.... read more
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18Aug19AugOur working bee weather forecast was as bad as it could be and it certainly lived up to it. However our 11 members and 1 junior took it on and between the heavy rain breaks. Lodge Audit and Meeting with... read more
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30Jul
On the 30 th of July, John Deveson and Kevin Bamford attend a media release down at the Maribyrnong River opposite the Essendon Angling Club. The State Member for Essendon Danny Pearson MP has approved an $815,000 boost to improve...
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28Jul29Jul
F/W Camperdown Area Nine members and one junior member entered the Camperdown Area competition. Members filtered in over the course of Friday with all arriving safely. John Costa and Bernard Harris fished lake Purrumbete on the Friday for no result....
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14Jul15Jul
Howqua Area freshwater comp 14-15 July 2018 10 members attended the Howqua area trip and it was nice to see some of our country members. Frank went to bed early while the rest rocked through till the early hours on...
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12May13May
Camperdown Area 12 th -13 May 2018 Seven members and a junior made the trip to the Camperdown Angling Lodge at Lake Bullen Merri for the Clubs last event of the 17/18 freshwater competition season. There was a lot of...
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24Apr28Apr
Mallacoota Club Trip - from Peter Antonello Tuesday 24th: All the members arrived safely and in good spirits. Wednesday 25th: Good weather to start our fishing with pleasant conditions all day. Some good fish to show for our efforts at...
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21Apr22Apr
Lake Fyans Area fresh water comp 21-22 April 2018 Saturday 10 members attended this event. The members stayed at the Lake Fyans Caravan Park. Ray Martin and Ray Everest and friends were camping on the Lake in the Pontoon...
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30Mar2Apr
Sunny skies and hot weather all throughout the Easter trip at Kyalite. Edward River rising every day and over the 5 days rose 400mm from 1,2m -1.6m. In previous years we have experienced a drop in water level and with...
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24Mar25MarBarwon Heads - Bellarine Trip March 24-25 2018 The weekend started early, Joe Perri, Tony Valier-D'abate, and myself arrived Friday and fished the afternoon at Point Richards with little success. The water was dirty and not good for squid. We... read more
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10Mar12Mar
Labour Day long weekend fresh water comp Camperdown area 8 members and one guest attended this event. 5 members stayed at the Purrumbete Caravan Park which was booked by the club. The weather over the three days was ideal for...
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10Mar12Mar
12 people fish Port Albert on the weekend. The weather was pretty bad on Friday as John Costa and Daniel Trafford tried to head out side. Steve Guzman got out, but due to the weather John and Daniel turned around...
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4Mar
Essendon Angling Club Maribyrong Masters – 4th March 2018 Preston Northcote were well represented at the 11th Maribyrnong Masters competition with 11 members and a junior. Fishing was difficult with the fish generally refusing to cooperate with only 3 bream...
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23Feb25Mar
Trip Report – Marlo 23rd-25th February 2018 The annual trip to Marlo was well attended by ten members and two guests. Most members arrived on Thursday to prepare for the Friday start to the competition. The conditions were excellent with...
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17Feb18Feb
Native Fish Catch and Release competition Yarrawonga Area, 17th – 18th February 2018 13 senior and 1 junior members fished the competition at Yarrawonga in great weather conditions. The Murray River is at normal level for this time of the...
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26Jan28Jan
Freshwater go anywhere Australia Day weekend, was held over three days with the weight in at the clubrooms 7pm Sunday evening. Five club members fished their favourite locations on a very hot weekend, with light winds, ideal for those in...
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26Jan28Jan
Port Albert Trip Report Jan 26-28th 2018 We had a number of members attend the Australia Day weekend trip. The lodge was found to be quite adequate for those attending. The weather conditions weren't the very best and fishing was...
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20Jan
Maribyrnong River Trip- 20th Jan Preston Northcote members headed down to the Maribyrnong River on a beautiful sunny Melbourne afternoon for our first trip of the year on the 20th of January. Seven Members competed with a range of areas...
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2017 Fishing Reports
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9Dec10Dec
Howqua Area and Lake Nillahcootie Freshwater competition 9th and 10th December. 16 members and 1 non competitor fished the competition. The barometer was down low proving it hard to entice fish to bight. Saturday produced some nice Murray Cod...
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24Nov25Nov
Howqua Working Bee 24-26/11/2017 Only 5 members attended, however in between very hot and wet conditions all work set out was completed. The grounds looked like the Botanical Gardens, the decking recoated with new paint and you could now see...
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19Nov
Preston Northcote Angling Club (PNAC) had a St Kilda Snapper competition on Sunday 19/11/17. As the designated start time was agreed to be 3.30am and a weigh-in time of 1pm the 8 competitors were in for a long day. ...
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7Oct8Oct
PORT ALBERT COMPETION REPORT - OCT. 7-8 2017 Saturday: Fishing was very poor along with windy conditions. Most competitors fished for most of the day in the adverse conditions, Peter Goldsworthy and Steve Gussman started their fishing at midnight when...
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17Sep
PNAC held a go anywhere freshwater single day event on Sunday 17th of September, with the weigh in at the Preston club rooms at 7pm. The event was held with good conditions prevailing for both bank fisherman and those with...
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16Sep17Sep
Eighteen members attended the Squid Only Bellarine Trip over the weekend of the 16th & 17th of September with most members arriving on Friday. The forecast wasn't looking good on Saturday with 30knots plus expected. And that's exactly what we...
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2Sep3Sep
Howqua Interclub and PNAC Competition 2nd – 3rd of September 2017. Start of the trout opening saw 18 members entered in the Howqua Association Interclub Competition aswell as our own Club competition. All members arrived on Friday and some early...
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29Jul30Jul
July 29-30 Camperdown District Fourteen members and a junior fished the Camperdown and District competition based at the Camperdown Angling Club’s lodge. Unfortunately the wind sprung up on Friday night to gale force strength and continued through the Saturday. John...
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17Jun18Jun
Camperdown Area 17th-18th June Nine very enthusiastic members visited the Camperdown Angling Club’s Lodge located on Lake Bullen Merri in what turned out to be fantastic calm and not too cold weather. With the conditions so good Ken Ely cast...
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10Jun12Jun
Gippsland Lakes 10th-12 June 2017 Twelve members and a potential new member joined together at the Bairnsdale Caravan Park on the Friday afternoon for a weekend’s estuary fishing. The weather forecast was great and the almanac was suggesting fantastic angling....
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10Jun12JunF/W Dartmouth 10th-12th 2017 All members arrived safely on Friday. Nicki and I headed out to the Dart arm after lunch and got a few small fish on fenders and worms. The method was lead lining with two and a... read more
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28May
Kevin and Jeff would like to thank Niki for her help in the past couple of weeks. Bamford Charters finally got a new set of trailer lights fitted, thanks to Niki. Jeff's car was repaired by Niki during a...
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19May20MayHowqua Working Bee 19-20th May. 9 Members attended our working bee with most arriving on a wet and windy Friday. A good social afternoon and a Football evening made up for our misfortunes. Saturday was a perfect day for work... read more
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13May
Saturday turned out to be a beautiful day weather wise with early morning fog that lifted around 11.00 am. Oliver Manasiev fished the pondage whilst George Kapouleas fished the breakaway area. John Costa and Alex Isailovic fished the Goulburn above...
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6May13May
Saturday: Most members left Melbourne around 6am and arrived at the Jindabyne cottage around 5pm. 6pm, Michael Piontek (NSW Fisheries Officer) had a well delivered chat about the Lake fishing, lures and changes of rules fishing in the river. Surprisingly...
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22Apr25Apr
Lake Fyans competition 22nd – 25th April 2017 All members arrived before dark on Friday and the Lake looked excellent at 74% with light winds forecast for the next 4 days. Early Saturday started out perfect with blue sky and...
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21Apr
After the rain on Saturday I decided to go out for a fish with Rob Kriz. We put in St Kilda at 6:00am and headed for Ricketts Point. Got to a spot where I heard that they had been firing...
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14Apr17Apr
12 member attended and most arrived Thursday during the day and night. The weather was perfect with sunny days around 28 - 29 degs all weekend. Friday: 1/2 members fished Edward River or the Wakool River. The carp were prolific...
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26Mar
Went out off clifton springs this morning with Ron de Bono and Frank Giampetrone what a great morning we had, the water was as flat as a sheet of glass end up 26 squid between us what a great day....
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26Mar
All was set for another Bellarine Saltwater Trip on the 26th of March with light winds and a sunny day expected. With plenty of good fishing reports coming through everyone’s sprits were high and ready for a big day on...
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25Mar26Mar
The club rooms of the Nagambie Angling Club was the venue for our weekend Competition. Alas no one told the fish. Saturday morning light rain then a hot weekend. The water went from cloudy Saturday to dirty on Sunday. Small...
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5Mar
Essendon Masters Competition – 5th March 2017 18 anglers at the 10th Essendon Masters Competition held in excellent conditions represented the club. The weather was calm and overcast with a rising tide early on. Unfortunately the fish did not cooperate....
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24Feb26Feb
Big catches, Frankie & Den or tinker & tailor go down the mouth for the volume catch and did pretty well, they got a heap of tailor. They caught so many but not a lot of takers to eat the...
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18Feb19Feb
18 Members from Preston Northcote Club competed in the NFA Challenge held at Yarrawonga in perfect weather. We had 4 and a 1/2 teams of 4 anglers per team. Most fished the river down stream of the Weir and some...
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11Feb12Feb
12 members of the Preston and Northcote Angling Club (PNAC) attended the Port Albert lodge to fish the interclub competition. The competion was against the Port Albert Light Game & Sportfishing Club, who fielded 7 members on a weekend that...
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26Jan29Jan
With great weather predicted members headed to Lake Nillahcootie, Lake Mulwala and the Murray river at Yarrawonga and the Broken river at Benalla. Tony Dorner fished lake Nillahcootie for no result with the incessant heat being close to unbearable. The...
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2016 Fishing Reports
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11Dec
Newlyn Reservoir and Hepburn Lagoon 11th December 2016 A beautiful day was forecast for a spot of angling at Newlyn Reservoir and Hepburn Lagoon. Hopes where high for the five anglers with both lakes full to the brim and the...
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25Nov27Nov
Thirteen members, a junior and a guest volunteered their services for the working bee at Howqua. Work started as soon as the workers arrived on Friday with Len Brown fitting a new axle to the ride on mower to allow...
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19Nov20Nov
Fourteen members headed down for a weekend of fishing on the Bellarine Peninsula. The weather forecast didn't disappoint with warm sunny days and low wind all weekend. On Saturday most members fished around St Leonards and Clifton Springs targeting whiting...
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12Nov13Nov
19 members attended competition and all arrived on Friday. Entertainment around the Barby on Friday night was attended by most members. Saturday morning all rose early and started out on their fishing adventure where half the members fished Lake Nillacootie...
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29Oct1NovOver the course of the weekend we had 2 competitions down at our Port Albert lodge; salt water and surf estuary, consisting of 17 members and 2 new members that were welcomed to PNAC. Greg Niven and Andy Matties were... read more
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30Sep2Oct
We had 14 participants for this much anticipated fishing competition. With the Grand Final holiday on Friday , and the anglers almanac promising good fishing, the only thing not in our favour was the weather. With recent heavy rainfall the...
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24Sep
A total of 10 members fished the St Kilda competition on Saturday 24th September 2016 with a total of 5 boats. Tony Nicolosi, Ron DeBono, Frank Calleja, Richard Higlett, Tileo DiCori Peter Antonello, Steve Gusman Bob Beeson, Kevin Bamford and...
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18Sep
Five competitors departed the small picnic area outside Yea at 6 am. I was not one of them. As trip captain, I was meant to be there to sing the club song, give a speech and wish everyone well. However,...
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11Sep
A total of 10 members and 1 non-member fished the Hastings competition on Sunday 11th September 2016 with a total of 4 boats. The members spread themselves about with 2 boats fishing the Hastings area of the last known snapper...
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18JulThe day started at 7am at the Ballarat Yacht Club on the banks of lake Wendouree. The wind was howling and cold. Tony Dorner, Keven Bamford, George Kapoleous, myself and Nikki Duckstein shivered in the 30km winds that were churning... read more
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10Jun13JunFriday : Arrived and unpacked. Went across the road to pub for delicious dinner and good chatter. Saturday : After a very wet start to the day a beautiful afternoon shone through. Some launched into the river near the campground,... read more
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1May
Sunday around 3am, mother-nature decided she would lash Victoria with a fierce storm which lasted for a couple of hours and probably woke up the whole state. The weather was challenging to say the least, strong winds and drenching rain...
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22Apr25Apr
The weekend started with some 20 odd members and some partners heading off to the picturesque surrounds of Lake Fyan’s in Victoria’s North West. All had arrived safely by Friday night and once prepared for what was to be a...
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10AprThe members fished Lake Nillacootie, Lake Bullen Merri, the Goulburn River from Yea to Alexandra and Yarra River in Templestoe. Barbeque at weigh in was arranged by John Deveson and cooked by Tony Dorner. At the weigh in 2 fish... read more
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25Mar28Mar
14 members and 3 non-members arrived during the mid-morning, afternoon and up to mid night on Thursday with the exception of Neil Deveson arrived on Wednesday. The scene was now set and we all enjoyed some meals and drinks around...
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12Mar14Mar
Ladies and gents we had a good trip down to Port with a total of 6 members and a couple of non-members heading down to South Gippsland to what was to be a beautiful weekend for fishing. On the Saturday...
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6Mar
Not a great day at the office for the 17 members that contested the Essendon Maribrynong Masters bream competition. Only 4 fish were weighed for our club from a total of 32 fish brought to scale from nearly 100 competitors....
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26Feb28Feb
A fantastic trip with great results was the conclusion from all members and visitors attending. Members arrived on the Thursday for a Friday start to the competition with a great deal of enthusiasm. Good fishing reports were circulating albeit the...
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20Feb21FebPreston Northcote had 4 teams of 4 plus 1 junior Kacey Brandi, plus 2 non- members fishing the Native Fish Catch and Release Competition with NFA Vic. Plenty of small fish registered and released and only 7 legal size eligible... read more
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13Feb14FebSix members braved the uncertainty of high winds and inclement weather to try their luck at Port Albert this weekend. Rod, Jason and Blinky headed out to Cliffy and surrounding islands hoping to tangle with some Kingfish that had been... read more
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6Feb7Feb
Sixteen members and a visitor had the pleasure of being hosted by the Nagambie Angling Club at their clubrooms for a chance of catching some native fish in the lake and Goulburn River. The weather was quite hot but conditions...
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23Jan26Jan
Fifteen members entered the competition and fished in many different localities. The Murray at Yarrawonga, Lake Nillahcootie, The Ovens River, Malmsbury Reservoir, Lauriston Reservoir and the Yarra were all tried. Some fantastic fish were caught including Murray Cod, Yellowbelly and...
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2015 Fishing Reports
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5Dec
The Preston Northcote Angling Club Christmas function was held at Bundoora Park. Well the day was a great success as all the members families friends and children all arrived. The large gum trees provided shade for all to set up...
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28Nov
The grass area behind Bob Jane car park was slashed / mowed. All the rubbish around the site was picked up and swept clean. Gardening jobs were completed. Evaporative Cooler vents were sealed. The Gallery of paintings and Photos were...
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27Nov29Nov
Ten members volunteered for a working Bee at Howqua to do maintenance before the summer. Lots of grass was cut, the deck was oiled along with general cleaning and many smaller repairs and maintenance. The Saturday evening BBQ organised by...
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22Nov
Four members ventured out in excellent conditions for some estuary angling. Two members tried the Barwon, one the Werribee and one the Maribrynong. The fishing was poor in the Maribrynong and Werribee and a little better in the Barwon with...
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15Nov
After some members had gone out on Thursday and caught good size snapper, this was a highly anticipated snapper competition. Everyone was keen. There was concern that the wind might make it uncomfortable but wise and experienced members gave it...
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31Oct3Nov
The weekend started off with 7 members Bryan, Gavin, Peter, Tony, John Jason and Myself and 1 non-member (Ian) heading down the highway to Port Albert for a spot of fishing. The weather, and most importantly, the wind was looking...
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23Oct26Oct
Bruce Love caught 6 rainbow trout spinning with Tassie Devils from his raft. I caught one on fly. I have to say that being out fished 6 to 1 was a bit depressing. I am on a quest to work...
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17OctFive members took advantage of some lovely weather to get out and try their hand at catching a feed of snapper. Reports from the week had the fish working the Williamstown area of Port Phillip and the Corinella area of... read more
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10Oct
Four members fished at Newlyn Reservoir on the Saturday afternoon competition. Hepburn was not fishable because of low water and weed. Newlyn was not much better. The weather conditions were excellent with warm and overcast conditions spoilt by some massive...
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2Oct4Oct
Eight members fished the grand final weekend based at our Howqua lodge in fine warm conditions. All members except Stan fished from boats in Eildon and Nillahcootie on the Friday and Saturday. Ken and Kevin tried the Howqua River on...
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5Sep6Sep
Most members arrived Friday night and claimed a bed whilst others slept in their swags. As it happened plenty of beds were vacant. Friday night entertainment around the barbeque made a long hard night for all who were game. Saturday...
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1Aug2Aug
This weekend's competition at Camperdown was a little bit of a let down as far as fish numbers was concerned but the company of the members who fished the competition was great. We initially had 18 entries but as the...
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19Jul
I fly fished Barkers Creek Reservoir on Sunday with Andrew Harris and four other blokes. I love this place, you can always find fish moving. However they are hard to catch. This one came to Andrew on a Bruce Smith...
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11Jul12Jul
The working bee was attended by Richard Higlett, Bruce Warwick, Kevin Bamford, Rod King, Daniel Trafford and John Costa. Seven cubic meters of gravel was spread around the low lying areas of the lodge by Richard Higlett, Bruce Warwick, and...
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20Jun21Jun
Fourteen members ventured to Lake Bullen Merri chasing the big trout and chinook salmon in what was to be excellent weather conditions. As usual nobody told the fish all was good. A lot of hard fishing resulted in a very...
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13Jun14Jun
Many thanks to Peter King for his invitation to spend some time at the lodge. We fished the Saturday for 9 brown Trout. On the Sunday morning a further 7 brown trout were caught. The large majority of the fish...
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5Jun8Jun
The thirteen anglers that journeyed to Lake Toolondo in western Victoria had high expectations of many trophy trout but unfortunately un-cooperative fish, low water and a lake full of weed that inhibited good angling dashed their hopes. The members settled...
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24MaySeven members entered the competition. Weather conditions forecasted for light winds (4k) cool in morning and light cloud. Alf Breci fished St Leonards Area and caught 9 squid at 2.2kg, one of the squid was a good size. St Leonards seemed... read more
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24Apr26Apr
Offical Report Fourteen members journeyed to Lake Fyans on Anzac weekend to be greeted by cold, wet and windy conditions. The fish did not seem to like the conditions either with the catch limited to 10 brown trout and 1...
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24Apr26AprThe weekends Portland trip was always going to be a tough one to fish considering the weather pattern. However two anglers did make the trip to Portland on the off chance that the weather would hold enough for them to... read more
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3Apr6Apr
Ten members and four non members ventured to Kyalite for the Easter trip. Fishing was good on Friday and Saturday in fine conditions and although Sunday was the same weather conditions fishing was poor (possibly due to the eclipse of...
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3Apr6AprThe surf side of the competition was dismal due to side drift. The estuary fishing was more productive with 37 fish weighted in. All 6 members caught fish with Tony Coon weighting in a respectable 4.15kg. Fish caught included salmon,... read more
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21MarFour members and one non member fished Corinella for pretty ordinary results. The day itself was a pleasure to be fishing however the fish were uncooperative. Enduring a lack of fish on this trip certainly makes you really appreciate it... read more
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7Mar9Mar
Four members fished Khancoban in perfect weather conditions. The water was down and continued to fall over the weekend. Thirteen brown trout were weighed in for a total weight of 11.30 kg. Tony Dorner is leading for the competition with...
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7Mar9Mar
Growing interest in the surf estuary fishing at Port Albert has seen the club facility and competition well patronized this weekend. For most the three and a half hour drive to Port Albert is usually a leisurely sojourn during daylight...
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1Mar
Seventeen members represented the Club at the annual Essendon Angling Club Maribrynong Masters competition. Eight clubs were represented with varying numbers of competitors. The conditions were good considering the wind and rain on the Saturday evening however the fishing was...
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21Feb22FebThirteen members fished the Native Fish Association's annual catch and release competition at Yarrawonga. Fishing was hard work and results were less than desirable with only five fish being taken over the legal length. Of these their were three yellowbelly... read more
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8Feb
Six members and a junior ventured to Eildon for an early morning start to chase the natives. Some success was had but the fishing was slow. Junior Kasey Brandi was outstanding in landing two yellowbelly and a redfin for 5.882kgs...
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24Jan26Jan
Six members fished the competition on Australia Day weekend with only Lake Bullen Merri producing a result. Bernie and Wayne Harris fished for a day at the lake that resulted in 8 Chinook Salmon and one Rainbow Trout for a...
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24Jan26JanWith inclement weather pending the 14 members that were going to fish Port Albert turned into 9. All members arrived safely. Saturday was the pick of the days, so with very little wind John C & Julian headed to Cliffy... read more
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5Jan
Chris and Mick have been fishing 15 meters off Hastings and catching some quality King George whiting to 44cm and also some good pinkies to 39cm on Californian squid....
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2014 Fishing Reports
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29Nov30Nov
The club put on a competition after the working bee at the lodge for the opening of the cod season. Unfortunately only four members were interested in having a crack but it was fun. Rod King was going to be...
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22Nov23Nov
Weekends at the Brunswick City Anglers Club are always a memorable event. As with all great weekends what happens on the trip stays on the trip. It was a memorable Saturday night......... Now on to the fishing, Saturday was a...
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7Nov11Nov
Reports of snapper, gummy sharks, and large flathead had been heard leading up to this club outing. Frank, Peter, Kevin, and John C were able to get away early and made their way to Port Albert safely on Thursday night....
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1Nov3Nov
Members and friends enjoyed a very productive weekend at Dartmouth bringing 71 brown trout to scale for a cleaned weight of 50.020kg. The best fish was a brown caught by Peter Patterson of 1.240kgs. The weather was terrible on the...
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18Oct
On Saturday Kevin Bamford, Peter Patterson, Manual Ferraro, Ken Ely, Andrew Harris, Steve Smith and myself fished Newlyn from 1pm to 8pm. The afternoon started with a BBQ put on by Ken – thanks for that Ken, I really enjoyed...
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12OctThe Herb Jesson Shield was held at Newlyn Reservoir and Hepburns Lagoon on in fine conditions. The angling was poor with only 1 rainbow trout weighed from a field of 30 anglers. Preston Northcote had no luck at all with... read more
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12Oct
Fine weather, smooth seas, no wind and a bucket load of enthusiasm greeted eight member and a non-competitor for the first salt water trip of the new syllabus. The guys fished from T1 all the way down to Mt Eliza...
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10Oct12Oct
I have just returned from the Fyans Fly In at Lake Fyans with MadDog. It seems that I haven't payed my fly fishing dues yet as I blanked yet again. However, many valuable lessons were learnt. Mark Gibbs from Gisbourne,...
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4Oct5Oct
Ten members went to the Howqua lodge on the weekend for a weekend of beautiful weather and poor angling. The Delatite and Howqua Rivers were not up to scratch with five fish and one fish respectively. The lake produced the...
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13Sep14Sep
It was great to see a good turnout for the second Port Albert working bee of the year. With Port Albert starting to establish itself as a great winter fishery updating the drainage on the block was the main priority...
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6Sep7Sep
Twenty members attended Howqua lodge to participate in the 2014 interclub competition in excellent weather conditions with sunny days and cool nights. The fishing proved to be somewhat poor for most members, but there were some notable exceptions with Andrew...
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15Aug17Aug
A very challenging weekend with three major projects to be finished in what was forecast to be poor weather. Fortunately the weather was fantastic which added to the enjoyment of a productive weekend for the nine members who came for...
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2Aug3Aug
Sixteen members enjoyed the comfort of the Camperdown Angling Lodge and some good angling at Lake Bullen Merri. The Chinook salmon were feasting on pilchards and whitebait. All other baits were off the menu. Bank fishing and trolling were pretty...
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26Jul27JulOver the years Howqua Lodge has been a great base to use to those of us that love to enjoy the snowfields of Mt Buller. This year we decided to invite a few of the other guys up to utilise... read more
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12Jul13Jul
All members arrived at Port Albert in good time with new members George Kapouleas and Jeff Santamaria the last to arrive at approx. 9.30 pm on Friday. The new split system heater kept us nice and cozy whilst we all...
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21Jun22Jun
Near perfect weather conditions albeit a little chilly provided excellent angling conditions for the first of our winter trips to the Camperdown Angling lodge at Lake Bullen Merri. Hopes were high with overcast conditions and a slight north-west breeze prevailing...
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7Jun9Jun
Six members and a couple of guests fished the Lakes area based on the caravan park on the Nicholson River at Bairnsdale. All members were successful in catching fish that included Bream, Estuary Perch and lots of Mullet. The weather...
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7Jun8Jun
What a weekend!!! A car breakdowns, delays, great meals, and lots of laughs to compensate for a few fish. Six members shared a wonderful weekend with delightful weather albeit marred by a breakdown that required a car trailer and a...
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7Jun9Jun
Ten members visited the Dartmouth area for the long weekend with mixed results in fine weather conditions. A total of 27 trout were brought to scale that were mostly browns with only 2 rainbows for a total of 15.89kgs. Wayne...
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25May
Went out to Corinella, Western Port Bay in search of some winter snapper with Dad, Michael and mate Lee. We caught 3 reds the biggest tipping the scales at 4.95 kgs and other two 2.5-3.0kgs. Sadly we dropped two others....
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16MayFollowing Is the list of special trophy winners declared leading for season 2013/14. Freshwater Champion Peter "Swampy" Patterson 307 Points Freshwater Runner-Up Tony Dorner 220 Points Heaviest Murray Cod Bernie Harris 3.550 Kg Heaviest Bass Not Recorded Heaviest Brown... read more
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14May
There was typical May/ June weather at Port Albert. Smooth seas and a crisp morning. John Wus and crew caught a few Pike to 2.0 kg along with a couple of nice whiting and Flathead. The Pike were taken on...
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25Apr27Apr
All members who had confirmed got to Port Albert safely on Thursday evening. After cooking a nice simple dinner a strategy was planned for Friday's fishing and all went to bed nice and early for a change. On Friday morning...
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18Apr21Apr
17 members and 4 non members fished a rising river (Edward River) and also the (Wakool River). The fishing was patchy with some people missing out all together ,for the ones that didn't they angled 55 fish, 52 Yellow Belly...
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11Apr13Apr
Over the weekend I attended a fantastic fly fishing clinic lured by the opportunity to bask in the glow of fishing celebrity Phillip Weigall. Having come out the other end, so to speak, I can confidently say that unless you...
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6Apr
Members fished the Werribee River due to strongish easterly winds on arrival. The fishing was very slow. Only small bream with the exception of a 30cm keeper. Around 11.00am the wind had abated somewhat so some decided to venture out...
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5Apr6Apr
Eight members arrived safely on Friday afternoon and evening. All members had booked accommodation in the villa units within the Lake Fyans Park. First light on Saturday all members ventured out into the water and started trawling. The lake condition...
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30Mar
Due to the lack of thunder storms on Sunday morning Steve Gusman and I made a last minute decision to go fishing. It turned out to be a pleasant Sunday on the water just off Avalon. It appears that the...
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23MarA poor days fishing all round. Members ventured to Nillahcootie, Albert Park Lake, Deep Creek and the Yarra with no success. Conditions were good except for Albert Park which was a strange grey colour with lots of weed. Small golden... read more
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22Mar23MarThe Brunswick Angler's Club Lodge at Cowes on Phillip Island combined with easy access to the water at Rhyll makes for a comfortable home base. The fishing this year was extremely tough. Members fished Rhyll, Sandy Point, Corinella, McAffies and... read more
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15Mar
The working bee was a great success and most members where at club HQ ready for some work before 9:00am . Side gates: Joe Perri and Peter Patterson where working hard installing the frame work for the side gates. Joe...
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8Mar10Mar
On a weekend where the weather made fishing difficult six members were joined by two non-members at Port Albert Lodge. Everyone arrived on Friday to some solid rain and wet conditions. The evening dinner was just getting served up when...
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8Mar10MarPoor angling was experienced for the weekend probably because of a high 25 centigrade water temperature in the lake. Apparently the upstream power stations are not operating because of maintenance and cooler flushes have not been happening in the lake... read more
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3Mar
Graeme and myself took a trip over to St Leonard's for 21 whiting, 1 calamari and a flathead. The fishing was slow but we stuck at it. Undersized pinkies where a problem stealing our baits before we could get them...
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2Mar
Preston Northcote and five other clubs fished the Essendon Masters competition in the Maribyrnong River. The competition was organised by the Essendon Angling Club who worked very hard to get sponsors and host the event. A total of 44 competitors,...
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23Feb
It was a beautiful day with flat seas but the fish were hard to find. Six members fished Werribee and St Leonards with mixed success. Steve Gusman did best with 11 whiting above 30cm for 2.35kg with John Backx boating...
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16Feb
Eight members and five guests fished at the secluded Tannery Reserve on the Maribyrnong River in Footscray. Everyone fished in close proximity making it a very social event. A lot of tips and techniques were exchanged. Most people were fishing...
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15Feb16Feb
The Club entered three teams with our ten senior members. A junior, Kasey Brandi and a guest fished as individuals in the competition. Saturday was wet all day but conditions were perfect for Sunday. The group caught and released 14...
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7Feb12FebLast Sunday Tony Valier D'bate caught a Moreton Bay bug in Westernport Bay. What on earth are they doing there, they are supposed to live in Queensland? He also reports the Murray Cod he caught in the Yarra a week... read more
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7Feb8Feb
This years Interclub, like others from years past, had the evil shadow of bush fires hanging over it. My original route was to take me along the Princess Highway to Morwell and then the scenic Hyland highway to Devon North...
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25Jan27Jan
Members fished in the Broken River, Lake Nillahcootie and the lower Yarra with limited success. The conditions were pretty good however good fish were hard to find. Plenty of undersize fish were taken from all locations. The only fished weighed...
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