Snowy Trout Challenge

Snowy Trout Challenge The Snowy Trout Challenge offers you a chance to make the most of your next Snowy Mountains visit. The same rules apply as in previous years.

SNOWY TROUT CHALLENGE 2025โ€“2026

The Snowy Trout Challenge (STC) is back for another exciting season, giving anglers the chance to win cash prizes just by catching a tagged Rainbow Trout in the Snowy Mountains! This season, anglers who catch any trout with ANY Snowy Trout Challenge tag* can win prizes. With no new STC-tagged fish available due to upgrades at Gaden Trout Hatchery reducing hatchery

and pond capacity, the STC Committee has decided that any previous STC tag can be entered this season. Once you catch an STC-tagged fish, you must photograph the tag and enter the details via the Catch Survey. Only fish caught between November 1, 2025, and April 30, 2026, can be entered. Previously, it was advised that the 2025โ€“26 season was cancelled due to the unavailability of new fish. But now itโ€™s back on!
$1,000 monthly prize draws start from November 30, 2025. Additionally, any anglers who participate in the STC Fish Survey will go into the draw for a $200 cash prize. (Drawn April 30, 2026)

All details can be found via the Snowy Trout Challenge page or at ๐Ÿ‘‰ www.linktr.ee/snowytroutchallenge

*Snowy Trout Challenge tags only: 2020/21 Pink, 2021/22 White, 2022/23 Yellow, 2023/24 Orange, or 2024/25 Green tagged Rainbow Trout in Lake Jindabyne, Lake Eucumbene, or Talbingo Reservoir. How It Works
Catch any STC-tagged Rainbow Trout in Lake Jindabyne, Lake Eucumbene, or Talbingo Reservoir. Photograph the tag and submit your entry online. Entries remain eligible for all remaining monthly draws up until April 30, 2026. Please note: there is no email confirmation of entries. Double-check your submission before pressing Submit. Who Can Enter

The Challenge is open to anglers of all ages (entrants under 18 must have parent or guardian consent). Employees, contractors, and committee members of the Snowy Trout Challenge (and their immediate families) are ineligible to enter. About the Event
The Snowy Trout Challenge is a community-led fishing competition operated by the Snowy Trout Challenge Association Inc., representing the Jindabyne and Lake Eucumbene Chambers of Commerce. Prizes
$1,000 monthly cash prize draws (30 Nov 2025 โ€“ 30 Apr 2026)
$200 survey participation prize draw for anglers completing the official online survey, helping measure the tourism and economic benefits of recreational fishing in the Snowy Mountains. (Drawn April 30, 2026)

Event Dates
Entries open: November 1, 2025
Final entries close: April 30, 2026

Stay Connected
Follow the Snowy Trout Challenge page for updates, draw announcements, and survey links or visit ๐Ÿ‘‰ www.linktr.ee/snowytroutchallenge

Happy Angling!

๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐›๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐š๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐š๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง-๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ŸŽฃ ๐’๐๐Ž๐๐’๐Ž๐‘๐’๐‡๐ˆ๐ ๐„๐—๐๐‘๐„๐’๐’๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐’ ๐Ž๐… ๐ˆ๐๐“๐„๐‘๐„๐’๐“ ...
17/08/2026

๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐›๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐š๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐š๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง-๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ŸŽฃ ๐’๐๐Ž๐๐’๐Ž๐‘๐’๐‡๐ˆ๐ ๐„๐—๐๐‘๐„๐’๐’๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐’ ๐Ž๐… ๐ˆ๐๐“๐„๐‘๐„๐’๐“ ๐๐Ž๐– ๐Ž๐๐„๐

The ๐’๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐“๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ž returns from Oct 2026 to Apr 2027, with ๐Ÿ’๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ ๐ž๐ ๐’๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐‘๐š๐ข๐ง๐›๐จ๐ฐ ๐“๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ to be released into Lake Jindabyne, Lake Eucumbene & Talbingo Reservoir.

Sponsorship helps fund the monthly cash prize draws & supports the promotion & administration of the Challenge, while connecting your business with anglers, families, fishing clubs & outdoor travellers visiting the Snowy Mountains and Snowy Valleys.

๐ƒ๐ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐, ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ข๐ฏ๐ž:

๐ŸŸ Campaign-wide social media recognition
๐ŸŸ Dedicated sponsor features
๐ŸŸ Logo placement on posters & campaign material
๐ŸŸ Promotion through subscriber newsletters
๐ŸŸ Participation in social media prize draws
๐ŸŸ Inclusion in draw and winner posts
๐ŸŸ Links directing visitors to your business
๐ŸŸ Promotion of offers, packages and prizes
๐ŸŸ Prize presentations & marketing content
๐ŸŸ Recognition in the season wrap-up

Itโ€™s an opportunity to build awareness, demonstrate your support for regional tourism & connect with visitors who stay, dine, refuel, shop & explore throughout the region.

With ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ“% ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ž๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐ž๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง, the Challenge attracts a loyal and engaged audience.

๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ž:

๐ŸŽฃ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ ~ $10,000
๐ŸŽฃ ๐Œ๐š๐ฃ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ ~ $5,000
๐ŸŽฃ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐ž ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ ~ $1,000
๐ŸŽฃ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ ~ $500

๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐“๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ž?

๐Ÿ“ง Read the Sponsorship Package at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XmghP2-EBlkW2YRGL0-2zSgx4sUAMhoX/view?usp=sharing

๐‡๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง ๐š ๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐š ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ, ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ฒ, ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง.

The Snowy Trout Challenge has returned for the 2025-26 season, offering cash prizes for anglers who catch a Rainbow Trou...
19/12/2025

The Snowy Trout Challenge has returned for the 2025-26 season, offering cash prizes for anglers who catch a Rainbow Trout with any previous STC tag (2020/21 Pink, 2021/22 White, 2022/23 Yellow, 2023/24 Orange, 2024/25 Green) in Lake Jindabyne, Lake Eucumbene, or Talbingo Reservoir. No new fish were released due to hatchery upgrades, but all past STC tags are valid.

Eligible catches must be made 1 Nov 2025 to 30 Apr 2026. Anglers must photograph the tag and submit details through the Catch Survey. Each non-winning entry stays in the running for all remaining draws.
Prizes
- $1,000 monthly draws from 30 Nov 2025 to 30 Apr 2026
- $200 survey participation prize drawn 30 Apr 2026

Who Can Enter
Open to all ages (under 18s need guardian consent). STC staff, contractors, committee members and their immediate families cannot enter.

Full details: Snowy Trout Challenge page or STC Linktree link in the bio.
Happy angling! ๐ŸŽฃ

Thanks to our Sponsors for 2025-2026
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16/12/2025
16/12/2025

Join us this Sunday the 21st of December from 5.30pm at our Campground for an evening of songs and Christmas Carols with our local musicians The Band from Snowy River.

All welcome - Free event

BYO Chair and Picnic!

Friendly Dogs on leads welcome.

Entry via the campground gate, parking available behind hall and at the Dalgety River carpark.

16/12/2025

Planning your next Snowy Mountains escape?

Hereโ€™s why guests choose Discover Snowy Mountains:
โœ” Local knowledge
โœ” Handpicked stays
โœ” Easy booking & support
โœ” Close to lifts, trails & views

Your perfect alpine getaway starts here ๐Ÿ”๏ธ

16/12/2025
16/12/2025

This week weโ€™re celebrating Richard Cornellโ€™s 5-year milestone with Whittens!

Originally from New Zealand, Richard has called Australia home for the past 19 years and now lives on the Gold Coast, QLD. He first took up formwork carpentry to escape working in the cold and now finds himself on a project in the NSW Snowy Mountains!

For Richie, the best part of Whittens is the people. He enjoys working alongside different characters from all walks of life, and the camaraderie that comes with project teams.

Construction manager Brad Cooper describes Richie as a valued long-term employee and a quiet achiever of the crew. โ€œHe has always had a head down, backside up mentality with his tasks, while maintaining high safety standards. Heโ€™s always good for a laugh and a story. Congratulations mate on your milestone.โ€

Richie enjoys the balance of the 2:1 roster, giving him time to recharge at home. Away from work, youโ€™ll find him surfing in the summer or playing his acoustic guitar - with a love for every music genre from classical to blues, jazz, and even metal!

Congratulations, Richie, on 5 fantastic years - hereโ€™s to many more milestones ahead.

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