FOTM & Offshore Pelagic Winners (Members Meeting May 13 2025). Guest speaker Russell McCulloch, CSIRO.

Russell McCulloch, our guest speaker chatted about his new 3 year research project he has just begun on parasitic effects on some of our fish species, paticularly Mahi Mahi and Kingfish. His email is Russell.Mcculloch@csiro.au. He would love to hear from any members or the public who has had experience with, or has a fish that has been afflicted and would like to donate for his resarch, he his happy to come and pick it up. TIP - Don’t freeze it, just keep in an ice water slurry.

Vic G, FOTM Coastal, with a 390mm Trevally.

Graeme our random winner after entering his catch in our Offshore Comp.

Damian, Mahi Mahi 970mm

Fish of the Month - April 2025 (some winners were not in attendance for photos)

Freshwater - Bass, Mike 415mm, Prize

Coastal - Trevally, Vic G 390mm $30

Reef - Venus Tuskfish, Michael 360mm, Prize

Pelagic - Spanish Mackeral, Jackpots to $40

Offshore Pelagic Competition (9-30 April)

1st Longest eligible reef species - Mike, Morwong 494mm $40 Voucher

2nd Longest eligible pelagic species - Damian, Mahi Mahi 970mm $40 Voucher

Random Draw of online entries - Graeme $20 Voucher

Recorder report – Jim Brennan

• Other notable captures for month of April included;

• Vic G - 410mm Whiting

• Mike - 595mm Gray Morwon (Club Record) and a 450mm Saratoga from Ewan Maddock Dam