COBBITTY AIDS LEUKAEMIA FUND

Fund No: T-0-4412

P.O. Box 51, Cobbitty   NSW  2570

Phone: 0246 512622 

Email: calf@bigpond.com.au

CALF 18th Annual Fishing Competition: Buckenderra Holiday Village – Lake Eucumbene 23rd – 25th Oct. 2009.

Fishing Report:

Cobbitty Aids Leukaemia Fund’s 18th Annual trout fishing competition was held 23rd to 25th October at Buckenderra, Lake Eucumbene.  The event was held over three days from Friday to Sunday, with the dinner and auction held on the Saturday night.

83 people entered the competition with several there for the social aspect rather than serious fishing, never the less 59 anglers weighed in fish with 271 rainbow trout and 20 brown trout caught averaging 607grams clean weight.   This was a record number of fish caught during the competition.

The largest Rainbow Trout caught was 1154 grams cleaned caught by Steve Dent.

Largest Brown trout weighted 1664 grams cleaned caught by Bernie Murray.

The winner is judged on the best five fish for each angler, with 10 fish allowed to be weighed in over the three days per angler. This year’s competition winner was Steve Dent with five fish weighed in at 4226 grams.  This is the first time Steve who has been a long term supporter has won the competition.

 The fishing and weather were excellent over the weekend with several competitors bagging out each day.  Fish were caught by trolling with a wide range of lures working well and the bait fisherman had most success using Berkley Power bait with a few caught using scrub worms.

Junior winner was Christopher Sandrone with five fish weighed in at 3764 grams which was third place overall which was an excellent result.

This year’s event raised $10,765.00 for R.P.A Haematology Unit, Sydney for research and patient care.

This is also a record for the 18 years of the competition.  

The event is held every October at Buckenderra Holiday Village. The generosity from the fishing and boating industry is overwhelming. 

Thank you to the sponsors:

Macarthur Electrical Wholesalers

Buckenderra Holiday Village,

Catch & Release Wear,

Campbelltown Trophies,

Campbelltown Fishing Scene,

Gabe’s Fishing and Boating,

Alpine Angler,

Tabata (Nilsmaster),

Eagles Automotive

Basser Millyard

Valvoline

Mitre 10 Camden

Jimmy Barnes

HSV Auto Parts

Mercury Marine

Panthers Group

Interpart Campbelltown

Brad Browne

Andrew Venter

Chris Tryrll

Warren Robinson

Sydney Bass Angler

SNOWY MOUNTAINS TROUT FESTIVAL -- NOVEMBER 2009

LAKE LEVEL   35.7%

FINAL OVERALL RESULTS 2009:

Largest Fish For The Whole Of The Festival

Won By David Scarlett Weighing 3270gm Registered at Alpine Angler

Trolling Section Donated By Basser Millyard, JM Gillies and Clarkson Imports

Largest Rainbow Won by Michael J Puopolo Weighing 1165gm Registered at Buckenderra

Largest Brown Won By Jason Price Weighing 2940gm Registered at East Jindabyne

Spinning Section Donated By Shimano

Largest Rainbow Won By Simon Freebody Weighing 1795gm Registered at Alpine Angler

Largest Brown Won by Simon Freebody Weighing 2100gm Registered at Alpine Angler

Bait Section Donated By Pure Fishing

Largest Rainbow Won By Matthew Webber Weighing 1060gm Registered at East Jindabyne

Largest Brown Won By David Scarlett Weighing 3270gm Registered at Alpine Angler

Soft Plastics Section Donated By Pure Fishing

Largest Rainbow won by Simon Calabrese weighing 959gm registered at SMS

Largest Brown won by Matthew Pearce weighing 1035gm registered at Adaminaby Angler

Fly Section Donated By EJ Todd & Sons

Largest Rainbow Won By Matthew Castles Weighing 1102gm Registered at SMS

RESULTS AT BUCKENDERRA

Day 1      Largest Rainbow    Adam MacLeod            953

                 Largest Brown        Scott Dickson              1240

Day 2      Largest Rainbow    Ben Kingham               986

                 Largest Brown        Eustice Tonna             1464

Day3       Largest Rainbow    Syd Stewart                  859

                 Largest Brown        Maria Romeo                974

Day4       Largest Rainbow    Michael J Poupolo     1165

                 Largest Brown        George Dardagos      1532

Day 5      Largest Rainbow    Trajce Despotovski    925

                 Largest Brown        Paul Bradshaw           1861

Day 6      Largest Rainbow    Ian Wales / Chris Marek  888

                 Largest Brown        Neil Venables              1759

Day 7      Largest Rainbow    James Medway           883

                 Largest Brown        Paul Bradshaw           1147

Trophy Winners - there were no trophy winners, but we had 2 Secret Weight winners at $750 each.

Secret weight winners : Day 1 - Eustice Tonna  549  (secret weight 549)

                                              Day 4 - Paul Bradshaw 460 (secret weight 460)

Bait fishing has been the best I've seen in three years of being here especially off the bank. The fish are coming into the shallows along the grassy banks. The bait fishermen have had some pretty good catches of late with some nice rainbows being caught off the bank.

The best bait seem to be bardy grubs and Power Bait (in floro orange). It is probably better to keep the bait off the bottom so that the cruising fish will see it a little better. Another location to keep in mind are the yabbie beds which are located on the flats and the darker soil. Buckenderra has a large frontage to the lake for guest and visitors to find there own private piece of fishing space.

Fly Fishing in warmer weather should make the fish a little more active and an increase insect activity will have them near the surface shorlty. Around the darker soil and the yabbie beds is more than worthy of a look also.

On the lake we should see the fish coming to the edges and especially where there are weedbeds and structure. This is great for the fly guys who should experience some good fishing if they take a little time and care. Fish should spend a little time close to the small creeks and inlets to the lake. Again I cannot emphasise the importance of staying low and treading lightly around the foreshores.

The standard patterns should work pretty well for most fly guys. Beadhead Woolly Buggers with some flash in the tail as well as Brown and Black Woollies with some flash could prove a good choice. Again at this time of the season the old flouro orange patterns are probably worth the best shot.

The trollers seem to be picking up a number of good fish of late. Most using a variety of Tassie Devil and numerous colours. The most common have some pink, flouro orange black and red in them. Small Rapalas could even be worth a shot. Most fish that have been caught are in the 15 to 20 foot mark in the deeper water, but it is worth a shot close in to the bank especially over the yabbie banks that are all around the shores near us.

With the best access to Eucumbene here at Buckenderra we are starting to see boaties.

Buckenderra Holiday Village is situated on beautiful Lake Eucumbene in the Snowy Mountains. Our accommodation and restaurant facilities are great for club events providing a centralized position within the mountains on Lake Eucumbene. Buckenderra covers 1500 acres with 100 acres set aside for accommodation. Buckenderra is well spread out allowing for groups to relax without impacting others.

Choose Buckenderra as your base when planning the next trip to or thru the Snowys, our facilities cater for groups of up to 120 people and offers spectacular views. Our extensive landscape and peaceful atmosphere offers the perfect environment for onsite activities and social meetings

We offer a large selection of accommodation including Cottages, Cabins, caravan and huge lawned camping areas. We have a mini mart, fuel outlet, boat ramp, hire boats, tennis court, heated games room (with big screen TV) and all weather BBQs. We are situated approx 25 min from Cooma, 35 min from Jindabyne. Making day trips to either side of the mountains a new and refreshing experience.

Our accommodation is made up of two bedroom cottages and cabins all with linen or as needed. All will generally accommodate 4 to 5 people each.

Make use of our fabulous function room overlooking the park and lake. Book your wedding, special birthday or even the work Christmas party. You can even stay at the park after your event.

Prices change from time to time, so when booking, for further details Contact the Joanne on 1800 339 461 or 02 64537242

Experience the fine hospitality, spectacular scenery and a wide range of activities and adventure.

All prices and specifications are subject to change without notice but are correct at time of publishing