Gippsland Lakes Fishing Club Inc.

Tamboon Bream Competition.

Friday 11^th December 2015  -  Sunday 13^th December 2015

Nine members participated with everyone catching good size fish.

It is very pleasing to have club members, Ian Myers and David Bell with his clinker boat, travel from Melbourne to support our camping trips. We had the Camp grounds virtually to ourselves. Friday was the calm before the storm, both sides of Pelican Point really fired up. Boats caught fish casting along the drop offs. Don Henry and Ken Bittner on one side of the point, Ian and Shawn Myers on the other all boating large bream.

The strong winds arrived Friday evening, forcing all boats to shelter along the bank on all of Saturday and the Sunday morning. Saturday evening Club BBQ was a great success with everyone taking up the challenge. Ian and Shawn Myers with the BBQ cooking of the meat on the tailgate of his ute. Spuds and vegies on the wood fire. Plenty of nibbles etc., followed by beautiful hot dessert with cream baked by Raelene Bennett. Sunday saw everyone on the water early as the wind was still blowing. All returned to camp by 10am to pack up and we had an  early announcement of results etc.

The overall winner for the weekend, President Don Henry with a bream – 43.5cm to the centre part of the v tail.

Junior winner -  Shawn Myers with a bream of 37cm.

The average length caught by all members was calculated at 40cm. As there were 4 fish caught of that length, an executive decision was made by President Don and Doug McFarlane that the winner of the secret length be the fish closest to 40cm. David Bell was declared the closest at 39cm.

Another truly successful Fishing adventure for Gippsland Lakes Fishing Club.

Doug McFarlane