Australian National Sportsfishing Association Queensland Inc

Maryborough Fishing Festival 2023       

September 29th to October 1st.

The 2023 Fishing Festival this year, will be hosted by the Maryborough Sportfishing club. The ANSA QLD Fishing Festival is wonderful event where all ANSA members, along with their families and friends can gather together and enjoy a social long weekend catching up, a friendly fishing competition, Evening dinner with annual awards and the AGM.

Usually, a group of members start to arrive early in the week, to catch up and test the fishing. There are so many fishing options. You can fish Offshore (pelagics and reefies), the Bay (Mackerel and Tuna), the rivers (Barra and King Salmon), freshwater (Barra, Bass and Sooties) and land-based if you don’t have a boat. The Maryborough members will kindly share enough information to get any visiting anglers a start.

Friday – Briefing at 6pm at Wallace Caravan Park.

Saturday – Fishing Competition. Lines in from 5am.

Saturday night – Qld Sportfisher Awards Dinner 7pm at Old Sydney Hotel.

Sunday- Fishing Competition. Lines in from 5am to 12 noon and 1pm Sausage sizzle and competition presentation.

Sunday Afternoon- AGM will follow the presentation.

Sunday night- NRL Grand Final

Register Now!… www.ansaqld.com.au/events-register

Cost:

Adult (16+):          ANSA Member – $35

Non-member – $65

Kids (5-15yrs):     ANSA Member – $15

                                 Non-members – $30

(Kids under 5 FREE!)

Registration Fee covers:  Meet & Greet & Eat – QLD Sportfishers Awards Dinner – Fishing Comp & Lunch

The venue:

Is the Wallace Caravan Park at 22 Ferry St Maryborough. There are many accommodation options. Contact details for park:    

Phone: 07 4121 3970            Email: info@wallacecaravanpark.com.au            W: www.wallacecaravanpark.com.au

Entrance to the park is left off Ferry St in the first block after crossing the Lamington Bridge inbound to Maryborough (across Ferry St from the Lamington Hotel). The park has frontage to the Mary River and is less than 200 metres from the Lamington Bridge public boat ramp.

Event Contacts:

If you need any information or assistance:

Michael King     –     0409750677     –     kingsfour@bigpond.com    –   Ansa Qld Events co-ordinator

Dean Rockemer    –    0407639705     –    dnorock82@hotmail.com    –     Maryborough SFC