04/06/2026
Thanks to everyone who came to the sausage sizzle last Sunday. It was nice to see a few new faces. We hope you enjoyed the afternoon.
Weighmasters report for May 2026....
Meritorious Catches...
Freshwater Stan Skeates 59 cm Tarpon.
Estuary John Andrejic 59 cm Blue Salmon.
Reef Paul Duff 41 cm Emperor.
Pelagic John Andrejic 77 cm Remora.
Well done to Stan and Deb who weighed in 3 new species in May – Khaki Grunter, Snubnose Gar and a Shieldhead/Boofhead Catfish.
Trophy Fish...
Senior Male Russell O’Brien 91 cm Barra
Senior Female Deb Clancy 78 cm Barra
Junior nil
Champion Female Angler...
Champ Deb Clancy 429 points
Runner-Up Katrina O’Brien 322 points
Champion Male Angler...
Champ Russell O’Brien 581 points
Runner-Up Rod Stewart 576 points
Champion Junior Angler...
No entries in May 2026.
Species for May 2026...
River... Bream.
Senior Winner was John Andrejic with a 27 cm Pikey Bream. John wins a $100 voucher from Tully Tackle World
Junior winner No entries in May river comp so will jackpot to $100.
Reef... Spangled Emperor.
Senior.. We had a couple of Spanglies weighed in but this month’s winner was Sean How Kee for the second month running with a nice 53 cm fish. Sean has won a $200 voucher from Tully Tackle World Tully
No entries in the Reef junior comp this month so it will
jackpot to $250 in June
We have a special presentation to make today...
One of our anglers weighed in a Queensland ANSA record Brassy Trevally at 840 mm. Caught on 8.11.25 but we haven’t seen him until now, Rod Stewart, well done mate! (see photos below)
Fish of the month for June 2026...
Reef... Mackerel – any species $100 Senior Jackpot to $250 for Juniors.
River... Sooty Grunter $100 Senior Jackpot to $100 for Juniors.
Fishing Monday, 1 June 2026 to Sunday 28 June 2026
Presentation on Sunday, 28 June 2026
Changes to monthly comp in 2026:
Best 5 Fish Mains Board 2026
We changed the rules for the monthly competition at our meeting of 9.3.26 to make the monthly challenge fairer for all members.
Starting from February this year, an angler’s best 5 fish will be counted towards the monthly Champion Angler and Champion Angler for the year.
That didn’t change the outcome for February 2026 but made it very close between first and second place. John Andrejic still won with 619 points. Sean How Kee was a close second with 608 points.
We still want you to weigh-in all the fish you catch to improve our standing in the State ANSA species competition.
(Even undersized fish count with ANSA. Don't forget that you must release all undersized fish)
We’ve also introduced a Mains Board (6 species) where the Angler with the biggest fish in each of the 3 Reef and 3 River species at the end of November 2026 will win a $100 voucher from Tackle World Tully
The 6 species are...
Reef: Mackerel (any species), Emperor (any species) and Coral Trout
River: Threadfin Salmon (any species), Grunter (Javelin) and Mangrove Jack.
At the end of February 2026, Sean How Kee had the best fish in all three reef species
Mackerel 113, Emperor (Spangled) 61 and Trout 64
Nate Ihle had the biggest Grunter 59 and Thready 52
John Andrejic had the biggest Jack 41
In the Reef species for March, Sean How Kee is still the leader in all three categories.
There’s been a few changes in March River species though;
Callan Ihle has the biggest grunter at the end of March – 61cm.
Callan also has the biggest king salmon – 89 cm.
Our new member Stan Skeate just missed out with an 87 cm brute.
John Andrejic still has the biggest jack, beating his Feb record with a 45 cm fish.
The next sausage sizzle BBQ/presentation day will be on Sunday 28th June at 3 pm. Hope to see you all there... In the meantime, happy fishing to you all.🎣🎣
