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

January Family Night 6/1/2016

What a great night was had by all at our annual Family Night held instead of a January meeting. The sun was setting, the fish stories were being told and then out came the prawns! No, not caught by Alby and Carol but by a local trawler in the lakes the night before. Good size and easy to peel.
     Then .................... cooking of the mussels a la naturelle began. Thanks  to Geoff and Robin who gathered them locally.  Geoff has perfected  mussel cooking he told us. Have a pot of boiling water ready and drop them in for only 30 seconds. Scoop them out quickly then open them from the wide end, cutting the muscle as you go. This must be the right time to collect them as they were sweet, salty and plump! Now I'm not even trying to guess how many Don ate, but he was still going well after I stopped!
      After a break Geoff was once again in the kitchen organizing the cooking of the whiting he had caught locally. Geoff and Rose's method of cooking this fish is to coat it with rice flour, then an egg wash and lastly, Panko breadcrumbs(the ones next to the ordinary crumbs at Woolies) Tonight they were baked in our club kitchen oven.
     This seafood feast was further enhanced by delicious salads. To finish of course, out came the Pavs and a sticky date pudding! If you weren't there don't you wish you were!!!!!  Thanks to all those who contributed in their own special way.  The girls decided to have a round of cards, which Carol calls "3/13" Narelle kept us on tenterhooks with either throwing out the wild card or telling us we were not her friend when we took the card she wanted. Someone suggested maybe we have a cards night sometime ..... anyone for Euchre?
     New Years Eve saw a number of us enjoying a BBQ, a paddle, cards  and then a stroll down to see the 9.30 fireworks. A quick last round of cards, a few more drinks, and so not a late night. If you want to get home earlyish but want to enjoy the ambiance of such a beautiful setting for the last day of the year come and join us in this celebration.

 
Carol McDonald