Presidents Report. Life's Short, Fish Hard - Spent Half my life fishing the other half I ve wasted. Ray Caruana

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P.O.Box 654 Tullamarine Vic 3043 Ph: 0427 108 030 Monthly Club News Visit our web site www.greenvalefishingclub.com.

Presidents Report Dear Members. Happy New year to all and hope you had an enjoyable and safe holiday break, spending some good quality time with friends and family.

Kingfish, Whiting and Squid in the bay. Tuna and Kings to the west and Marlin along the south east coast. Who would want to live anywhere else!! We all enjoyed another successful Christmas Party.

Guest Speaker Next meeting we have Joe Greco from Fish Ranger promoting a new weather website specifically designed for Fisherman For all auto parts and accessories to suit all Makes and Models, new

Service & Licensed Vehicle Tester Damien Theuma - Ph 9308 2162 Another successful trip down at Portland with Kings and Tuna showing up nice and close to the harbour.

1 P.O.Box 654 Tullamarine Vic 3043 Ph: Monthly Club News Visit our web site Greenvale Sport & Game Fishing Club News ABN February2 nd 2015 Support Our Sponsors Specializing in Wholesaling Continental Cuisine 3/1968 Hume Hwy Cambellfield Tony Falzon Presidents Report Dear Members. Happy New year to all and hope you had an enjoyable and safe holiday break, spending some good quality time with friends and family. I look forward to catching up at our February meeting and hearing all the reports, it s a great time of the year and we are all spoilt for choice from Murray cod at Lake Eildon and Mulwala to Kingfish, Whiting and Squid in the bay. Tuna and Kings to the west and Marlin along the south east coast. Who would want to live anywhere else!! We all enjoyed another successful Christmas Party. Huge thanks goes out to a few people in particular for helping out on the day, Alfie Altarelli, Charlie Costa, Tony Grech and the whole committee for all their hard work and preparation. Guest Speaker Next meeting we have Joe Greco from Fish Ranger promoting a new weather website specifically designed for Fisherman For all auto parts and accessories to suit all Makes and Models, new and old parts visit Rare Spares Melbourne Shop 6/195 Somerton Rd Roxburgh Park VIC, 3064 Ph: (03) ACTIVE MOTOR REPAIRS 6 Walters Street, Craigieburn All Mechanical Repairs, Air Conditioning Service & Licensed Vehicle Tester Damien Theuma - Ph Another successful trip down at Portland with Kings and Tuna showing up nice and close to the harbour. It was great to see a good attendance there with heaps of laughs but unfortunately the weather wasn t the best and we missed out on a very hot Kingfish bite by a week. Pretty bad luck, but that s fishing. As the committee works to make each comp /event more successful, we hope to see more participation from members and of course we would love to get more Juniors involved. Looking ahead we have some comps that cater for anglers of all ages so we hope you can get involved and enjoy the experience of fishing together as a club. Life's Short, Fish Hard - Spent Half my life fishing the other half I ve wasted Ray Caruana Right: Jamie Peel took advantage of a hot bite report of Kings going Nuts driving to Portland for a day, straight after a successful top water session there a few days earlier Above: New Member Tana Kitapci had a trip to remember. First time on the Kingfish at Portland and it was as easy as it comes with excellent fish hitting a weightless Pilchard put on offer.

Below: Chris Zammit with his PB Portland Kingfish as he watched his balloon with a suspended strip of squid shoot across the top of the water before laying into it.

15 th - 17 th April- TBA Freshwater 7 th to 15 th May Portland SBT 22 nd May-TBA Freshwater/Maribynong 11 th June- Snapper Above: 10 y.

Dec 6 th Open Line Class 17 Adults and 5 Juniors attended including 3 non members Adults : 1 st Place Ray Spiteri 4.115kg Snapper on 4kg line @ 102.9pts 2 nd Place Frank Tabbacco 3.

37pts 2 nd Place Antonio Spataro 2.895kg Snapper on 6kg line @ 48.25pts 3 rd Place Nicholas Spataro 0.445kg Snapper on 4kg line @ 11.

2 Below: Chris Zammit with his PB Portland Kingfish as he watched his balloon with a suspended strip of squid shoot across the top of the water before laying into it. Competition Syllabus 2015/2016 Please Note: Comp Dates and Venues may be subject to Change 7 th February -Western Port 21 st February - K.G Whiting 4 th 5 th March- Mulwala 13 th March- Carp Comp. 15 th - 17 th April- TBA Freshwater 7 th to 15 th May Portland SBT 22 nd May-TBA Freshwater/Maribynong 11 th June- Snapper Above: 10 y.o Makayla Buttigieg on her first Marlin, over the weekend at Bermagui one amongst a hot bite of Last Competition Results Snapper Comp #4. Dec 6 th Open Line Class 17 Adults and 5 Juniors attended including 3 non members Adults : 1 st Place Ray Spiteri 4.115kg Snapper on 4kg 102.9pts 2 nd Place Frank Tabbacco 3.990kg Snapper on 6kg 66.5pts 3 rd Place Vince Spataro 2.540kg Snapper on 4kg 63.5pts Juniors : 1 st Place Kayla Camilleri 4.215kg Snapper on 4kg pts 2 nd Place Antonio Spataro 2.895kg Snapper on 6kg 48.25pts 3 rd Place Nicholas Spataro 0.445kg Snapper on 4kg 11.5pts Portland Comp - January 14th 17 th 22 Adults and 4 Juniors attended including 3 non members Adults : 1 st Place Darren Zammit 11.32kg Southern Bluefin Tuna 1st Place John Mihai 11.24kg Southern Bluefin Tuna 2nd Place Peter Grossi 10.82kg Southern Bluefin Tuna Juniors : 1 st Place Mason Caruana 10.50kg Southern Bluefin Tuna Left: No surprises here as Aaron Farrugia nails another Murray Cod from Lake Mulwala. This was his PB using a surface Lure, one of the most exciting ways to catch a Cod. Next Competition Western Port Whiting Comp - February 7 th Start Time : Sunday 6am Lines Up : Sunday 12:30 Weigh in : Hastings Boat Ramp 1pm pm Open line class Heaviest bag of King George Whiting wins Club will monitor Ch 94 on 27mhz and Ch10 on Vhf Please confirm attendance via SMS text message Werribee Whiting Comp - February 21 st Start Time : Sunday 6am Lines Up : Sunday 12:30 Weigh in : Werribee South Boat Ramp 1pm pm Open line class Heaviest bag of King George Whiting wins Club will monitor Ch 94 on 27mhz and Ch10 on Vhf Please confirm attendance via SMS text message Comps may be cancelled due to weather conditions, cancellation will be notified via text Lake Mulwala 4 th to 6 th of March Start time: Friday 4 th 12:00pm Finish time: Sunday 6 th 12:00pm Longest Native Fish wins, must be accompanied with a photo on brag mat or similar to the Club Phone. If photos are not clear they may be disqualified. Comp includes Lake Mulwala and 10km either side. More info at next meeting. Right: Fishing solo, Joe Bailey caught this 10.3kg Kingfish along North shore with a shallow diving Lure thrown into a school of kings smashing the surface. Great effort to catch and land fishing solo.

FISHING REPORTS: Local Waters: The whiting are going strong along the western part of the bay from Altona right through to Clifton Springs, best area is in close along wedge Spit at Werribee South.

Out deep from the point Cook trees has been doing well and along the channel in front of Clifton Springs is fairly consistent, sitting right along the edge of the channel is the trick along there.

feed from Brighton and right along to Altona. Kingfish are holding in the Rip and most Charters are getting them amongst the schools of busting Salmon which are up to 2.

Freshwater: Lake Eildon has still been producing Murray Cod which are in wonderful condition, and Lake Mulwala has had a few fishermen join the meter club with some exceptional Cod being caught on

A recent coronial inquest prompted us to review the risks to safety for boating in the vicinity of Port Phillip Heads.

3 FISHING REPORTS: Local Waters: The whiting are going strong along the western part of the bay from Altona right through to Clifton Springs, best area is in close along wedge Spit at Werribee South. There are still some Snapper about for those that put in the hours. Out deep from the point Cook trees has been doing well and along the channel in front of Clifton Springs is fairly consistent, sitting right along the edge of the channel is the trick along there. The Bay is fishing extremely well for Squid, with all areas around the bay producing some lovely size squid, best areas are still the southern parts but for those not wanting to travel can get a nice feed from Brighton and right along to Altona. Kingfish are holding in the Rip and most Charters are getting them amongst the schools of busting Salmon which are up to 2.5kg, trick is to get past the Salmon and to the Kingfish which usually hold beneath them. Freshwater: Lake Eildon has still been producing Murray Cod which are in wonderful condition, and Lake Mulwala has had a few fishermen join the meter club with some exceptional Cod being caught on deep diving lures and surface lures late in the evening. A New Change you Need to Know. A recent coronial inquest prompted us to review the risks to safety for boating in the vicinity of Port Phillip Heads. Recognising the various navigational hazards in the area, we sought an expansion to the area defined as Port Phillip Heads within the meaning of the Marine Safety Regulations This amendment has now taken effect and the new definition of Port Phillip Heads in regulation 4 of the Marine Safety Regulations is: Port Phillip Heads means all the waters between an imaginary line drawn between Shortland Bluff and Point Nepean, and the seaward limits of an imaginary line consisting the arc of a circle with a radius of 3 nautical miles centred on Point Lonsdale. This definition of Port Phillip Heads now includes the area at the entrance to Port Phillip Bay, where conditions are known to present additional risks to vessels operating there. The defined area is shown in the diagram below: Left : Peter Grossi with his first Bluefin out of his new project boat, Peter landing 2 Southern Bluefin Tuna for the weekend with one being caught less than 100 mts from the Lee breakwater in 12mts of water Above : Darren Buttigieg having an awesome run of Marlin out from Bermagui, one weekend taking out the Bermagui Bluewater Classic the next with double figures of tagged marlin in a Day all done with his 10 y.o. daughter Makayla by his side Fisheries News From 1 April 2016, commercial netting licences will be progressively removed as part of the State Government's Target One Million plan to grow recreational fishing. Legislation has been passed to end netting in Port Phillip Bay, beginning this year first nets removed in April all netting ends in Corio Bay all netting ends in Port Phillip Bay. Above: Peter Thermos getting the job done with a couple 35cm whiting from wedge Spit, Werribbee sth. If anyone has any pictures or fishing reports that they would be happy to share with other club members in future newsletters, please send them to Joe Barresi on or jbarresi1@hotmail.com. Club Apparel Bomber jackets-$120 Now $100 Fleece jumpers - $45 Fleece Vests - $35 Spray Jackets - $35 Summer & Winter Polos - $35 Limited New Long sleeve Fishing tops in stock so see Paul Thermos at our next meeting or Contact him by fountainplumb@optusnet.com.au. Tops priced at $65 Adults size from S 5XL and $50 Kids 8-14 Left: A few members fishing the Portland Comp drove to Nelson in search for fresh Pipi s, it wasn t that successful but quite a laugh as a few stood back while others got pretty wet.

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