Fishing Reports

Maribyrnong Masters Competition 3rd of March 2019

After an extremely hot Saturday night sleep, the competition started at the crack of dawn and all members and non-members turned up.  PNAC had a total of 14 members and 2 non-members.  The temperature was still very warm with smoke cloud from the fires.  Reports during the day Joe Perri had landed a nice Bream, John Deveson had 2 Bream and Jeff Santamaria had 2 Bream, including a big one.

All members returned back to Essendon Angling club to weigh in their catch well before weigh in time at 1:30pm.

Results from weigh in:

John Deveson – 2 Bream 0.973kg

Joe Perri – 1 Bream 0.730kg

Jeff Santamaria – 2 Bream 1.503kg and heaviest Bream weighed 0.825kg.

Bests baits:

Prawn, worms, chicken and muscle

The Competition organised by Essendon Angling Club

Major Sponsors and support for the competition and raffle:  BCF, Victorian Fisheries Authority, VRFish, VTackle, N.Clarke, MDM Timber and Hardware, Reece Plumbing Also a bus company offering a free ticket to Melbourne or Sydney.

Results of Competition:

1st - Essendon Angling Club with an average weight of 288gm and 12 members fished

2nd – Preston Northcote Angling Club with an average weight of 200gms and 16 members and non-members.

3rd – Greensborough District Angling Club with an average weight of 147gms

Heaviest Bream 0.840gms – Essendon A/C

Heaviest Bag of Bream – Jeff Santamaria Preston Northcote A/C

Heaviest Bream released – Essendon A/C

Heaviest bream caught soft plastic – Police Angling Club

Junior prize Bream – Zac Baker Preston Northcote A/C non – member

Ladies prize for Bream – Essendon A/C

BCF Voucher for $150.00 Chris Edwards

Preston Northcote angling Club winners in the raffle, John Owen, Katie Harris, K Bamford, Niki Duckstein, Bernie Harris, Jeff Santamaria, Ray Everest, Geoff Aylward

Thanks to all the PNAC members and non- members who fished the competition and the organiser and support groups to make this competition a success.

John Deveson