Hervey Bay Amateur Fishing Club Inc

Huge kudos and admiration for these fabulous club members who have been working so hard on seriously hot days to get the new club house happening! You guys rock!!! We Thankyou!!

Wednesday afternoons at our clubhouse often have visiting speakers for our ‘education hour’, yesterday it was one of our own with Mark giving us a talk on the invasive tilapia (cichlids) that are taking over our waterways. He also went on to explain and demonstrate some practical tips and tricks on responsible and sustainable fishing methods. Thanks Mark!!!

Our Wednesday afternoon club meetings are a great chance to learn some new skills or brush up on some older forgotten ones. With our upcoming fishing trip to Lake Monduran in mind, yesterdays 'education hour' was Barra themed. Don shared some great info on various lures. Aaron then came up to show us his method for tying the FG Knot to join Braid to Leader.
Fun fact, FG is believed to stand for Fine Grip, Freaking Good (and other 'similar' variations). It is also sometimes called the GT knot for its strength in catching Giant Trevally. The other advantage besides strength is the ability to pass through the rod eyelets for ease of casting and retrieval. Thanks to Aaron and Don for sharing hints and info. Happy fishing!!! 🐟🐟🐟
Club meetings are held every Wednesday 4pm - 5pm at the clubhouse adjacent to the HB Sports Club in Tavistock St, Torquay.

Apologies for the belated post for the recent interclub Fishing competition.
Congratulations to all the winners and great to see some juniors in there as well!
Overall club scores saw River Heads Fishing Club in 1st place with 822 points. Our club took 2nd place with 538 points. 3rd place went to the Boat club with 381 points and 4th place to Toogoom with 247 points.
Our winning club members were Dan Bates with a 105 cm Barra. Phil Mason with Grass sweet lip at 38.2 cm and Rob Maiolo with a 76.8 cm Mackerel.
No individual winner but biggest fish was Dan's 105 Barra.
Thanks to Hervey Bay RSL for hosting us, Fisho's Tackle World Hervey Bay for support with prizes, Gaza for his fabulous weighmaster duties and of course Don for getting it all to happen!

The children and parents of Hervey Bay thank you Hervey Bay RSL for your ongoing generous support to the children and families of Hervey Bay.

The 5th Annual Junior Whiting Fishing Competition was a tremendous day of family fun with great thanks to our supporters https://www.facebook.com/fishostackleworldherveybay
https://www.facebook.com/herveybayrsl/
https://www.facebook.com/mitchysitchys/
https://www.facebook.com/FisheriesQueensland/
https://www.facebook.com/BobsTyreCentres/
and our many talented and dedicated club members who put in time and effort to make it all happen!
Thanks for the aerials Mark!

With our Junior Whiting fishing comp rapidly approaching we would like to again mention our fabulous supporters and give them all special thanks for all their support.

Our 5th Annual Junior Whiting Fishing Comp is just a few short weeks away!!

Every Wednesday evening, following our weekly club meeting, we head next door to the Hervey Bay Sports Club and raffle off several meat trays and a fruit and Vegetable platter. This week was no different and we had some very happy winners! Thanks to the continuing support of Meat at Westside, Tinana and Fraser Coast Fresh Produce on Main Street.

Big thanks to the Hervey Bay Water Police for joining our club's education hour! Great insights & important safety reminders for all our members.