Allowable Species

• Snapper
• Ocean Flathead
• Morwong
• Leatherjacket
• Gummy Shark
• Trevally
• Gurnard
• Australian Salmon
• Tailor
• Whiting
• Nannygai
• Sweep
• Luderick

The Gala fishing competition is open to club members and visitors. The catches of popular fish species are donated to the Club and then auctioned under licence provided by the NSW Department of Primary Industries.

Ocean Prizes

Ladies

• Heaviest Bag of Ocean Flathead each day
• Heaviest Bag (Mixed Fish) each day

Junior (under 16)

• Heaviest Bag of Ocean Flathead each day – $100 Family Meal Voucher – Lake View Hotel
• Heaviest Bag of Mixed Fish each day

Secret Weight

• Heaviest Bag of Ocean Flathead each day
• Heaviest Bag of Mixed Fish each day

Heaviest Bag

• 1st, 2nd, 3rd – Heaviest Bag of Ocean Flathead each day
• 1st, 2nd, 3rd – Heaviest Bag of Mixed Fish each day
• Includes a McKays Oysters $250 Tackle World Voucher Each Day

Estuary Prizes

• 1st, 2nd – Heaviest Bag (Estuary Fish) each day by a Junior
• 1st, 2nd – Heaviest Bag (Estuary Fish) each day by an Adult

This year there is a seperate section for Catch & Release.  Bream and Dusky Flathead are excluded from the Allowable Species for the Fish Auction however there is a seperate competition being held in conjunction with Gala Day.  Species on the list for donation can still be donated from the Estuary but now, you have a chance to win prizes for the Longest Bream & Longest Dusky Flathead each day.

Bream & Duskies must be Photographed on a DPI Brag Mat, available from the Club.  Fish must be measured from the tip of the nose to the tip of the tail.  Fish measured on anything other than a DPI Brag Mat will not be considered 

Prizes are yet to be Finalised however there will be substantial prizes for both Bream & Dusky Flathead each day for adults and Juniors.

Longest Bream Day 1  –  Adult & Junior

Longest Dusky Day 1 – Adult & Junior

Longest Bream Day 2 – Adult & Junior

Longest Dusky Day 2 – Adult & Junior

Entry into the Catch & Release section is free.

Rules

Registration is required by Friday 5th January at a Briefing to be held in our Spencer Park Club house starting at
7.30pm.

Entries must be paid for prior to start of Fishing on Saturday.

Fishing Times
Fishing can commence at daylight Saturday 6nd January and continue though until the finish at 12.30pm Sunday 7th January

Weigh In

The only weigh in for Gala Weekend is at the Clubrooms in Spencer Park Merimbula.

Weigh In Times

Saturday 6th January – from 12 noon until 1pm & from 5pm until 6pm.
Sunday 7th January – from 11.30am to 12.30pm
All fish must be weighed in by 12.30pm Sunday 7th January.

Fishing Boundaries

The ‘Clubs Boundaries’ and are from Goalen Head to the North and the Southern most point of Disaster Bay to the South.

• All competitors must have a NSW Fishing Licence or be exempt as per described by Fisheries.
• Competitors must produce their entry receipt to be eligible for prizes.
• Presentation of prizes will be at 2.30pm on Sunday 7th of January at Spencer Park.
• Note – All fish must be kept on ice immediately after capture.
• All fish are to be gilled & gutted prior to weigh in.
• Competitors must present their own fish in their own container at weigh in.
• All fish must be caught on rod and reel or handline.  Jagged fish are not eligible.
• All boats & crew must be insured to compete in Gala Day Events, this is the responsibility of the skippers.
• In the event of a tie in any event, the winner will be decided by a draw.
• A competitor can only win two (2) prizes each day.
• Envelopes containing secret weights will be drawn and opened in public at the prize giving
• All disputes must be in writing and lodged immediately to the Club’s Dispute Committee.
• The Club’s Dispute Committee’s decision is final.
• Merimbula Coastal Patrol VJN661 will be on standby for the weekend on 27-880 & UHF channel 22.
• All fish as listed must comply with NSW Fisheries legal sizes & regulations.
• In the event of a Gale warning from the BOM, fishing ceases from the time issued and fishing will recommence when the Gale warning is cancelled. The Tournament Committee may cancel or postpone the tournament in severe weather.

Prizes and or Accommodation Vouchers Cannot be redeemed for cash.