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Fishing club holds first weigh-in

The fishing club has now started a new season with the first weigh-in held on Sunday, July 28, at Umina Beach Bowling Club.

The club has outside and inside (Brisbane Water) competitions for senior and junior anglers.

There is a competition and weigh-in on the third weekend of each month, with a barbecue and lucky angler draw, held at the rear of the bowling club at the green keepers shed.

The social fishing club is open to members of the Umina Beach Bowling Club.

Membership is $20 a person with juniors free.

All enquiries should be directed to fishing club president Gary Manuel on 4344 3815 or secretary Terry Barnes on 4342 1231.

As always at the first weigh-in, the number of anglers was small as it follows the annual meeting, but still there were plenty of fish.

An outstanding fish was caught by Geoff Dove, a leather jacket weighing 1.7kg.

Other fish were flathead, kingfish, blackfish, pigfish, snapper, whiting, tarwine and bream.

Senior outside heaviest fish went to G Manuel for a 2.2kg kingfish and senior outside heaviest bag went to J Fleming at 10.75kg.

Senior inside heaviest fish went to F Vella for a 0.5kg red mowie and senior inside heaviest bag went to L Markham at 2kg.

The social fishing club presentation night was held on Saturday, July 20.

Trophy winners for the 2001-2002 season were:

Senior Outside Champion - Peter Johnston.

Runner-up - Lou Simpson.

Senior Inside Champion - Darrin Fleming.

Runner-up - John Fleming.

Junior Outside Champion - Daniel Barnes.

Junior Inside Champion - Shane Wilson.

Junior Best Quality Fish - Daniel Barnes.

President's Trophy - Toni Mangnall.

The next competition will be held on the weekend of August 17 and 18.

Terry Barnes, August 2