Fishing Report

I was introduced to fishing by my father at a very early age and have a lot of fond memories fishing with him over the many years since. We kept that bond of spending time together fishing right up until his recent passing.

So, it’s been a particular pleasure of mine to see so many young anglers on board this year with their parents (mostly dad!) catching their first fish. Fishing is such a great pastime, getting the kids outdoors and Peter Faust Dam provides the perfect platform for the junior anglers because of the calm conditions. And the quick travel time to the fishing spots means the shorter attention spans are kept interested!

Most of the juniors are fishing on school holidays or weekends but one particularly lucky young man, Lachie, got to take the day off school because it was a present for his 10th birthday. He had a great day on the water with 5 fish to 97cm and he has the makings of a real gun angler.

Chloe visited the Whitsundays with her father Joel. Both do a fair bit of fishing at home on the Sunshine Coast and own a boat themselves, although it was Chloe’s introduction to barra fishing and an introduction she’s unlikely to forget with her first barra measuring in at an impressive 101cm.

Young Dillan persevered through a rainy day last month for a 101cm which almost matched his dad Luke’s 105cm! And John brought his grandson Hamish to the dam hoping to pass on his love of barra fishing to the young man. He succeeded and they will make the trip again together next year to see if he can best his 101cm fish!

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Chloe caught her first bara at a whopping 101cm and her dad Joel

Dillan and his dad Luke both took home a massive catch

Young Hamish

Lachie took a day off school to go fishing for his 10th birthday

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