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The Wonthaggi Angling Club was formed in 1982 and we have a current membership in excess of 160.
Wonthaggi is situated on the south coast between Inverloch and San Remo. The township was originally based on coal mining. The mines closed in 1968 and it was generally thought that the town would die but in fact the opposite proved to be the case. Wonthaggi is now a thriving township and generally considered to be the capital of South Gippsland.
Since its inception the towns folk had to battle and fishing was seen as a means of survival. There are a few of the old timers left who are members of our club.
We are now looking forward to improving our organization but this would not have been possible had it not been for the efforts of the original members who had the foresight to get the Wonthaggi Angling Club off the ground.
A Family Club
The Wonthaggi Angling Club promotes family participation and the teaching of juniors taking up the sport.
The club encourages the fishing community to look after the environment and not bring the sport into disrespect.
Trips and Competitions
Each year the club conducts a weekend away to the Tambo where on the last weekend of May the Tambo, Mitchell and Nicholson rivers are fished on the Saturday. On the last weekend of October the Tambo river is fished, again on the Saturday
On the third Sunday each month the club conducts a monthly competition with the fish of the month earning double points. The aim of this is to encourage members to fish for the targeted species.
Each year the Turville Shield is organized by the Frankston Boat Owners and Angling Club in conjunction with the Wonthaggi Angling Club. This is a surf fishing competition which attracts anglers from the suburbs and South Gippsland, becoming an established event in the fishing calendar. The weigh-in is conducted at the Wonthaggi Angling Clubrooms located at the local recreation reserve in Korumburra Rd.
Update, 19 February 2008
The club held its monthly competition last Sunday, where fish of the month was whiting. The winner of the senior male section was Peter Clarke with a 700g whiting for 1960 points. The senior female section winner was Rae Haines with a 265g whiting for 742 points. The junior male winner was Ben Wardle with a 315g whiting for 882 points, and George Scott was the veteran’s section winner with a 315g whiting for 882 points. The secret weight was won by Alan Bentick.
There was another competition held in conjunction with the Wonthaggi Club which is an annual event and very popular. The Wonthaggi Club Champion was Graham Gray with a bag of 1.45kg, and he also had the heaviest trevally with a weight of 535g. The teams event was won by Dino Tiziani, Alan Smith, Graham Gray and Alan Bentick. The heaviest whiting was won by Alan Bentick with a 575g fish. Two flathead which weighed 535g were caught by Alan Bentick and Graham Gray. Rae Haines won the heaviest salmon section with a fish of 210g.
Everyone enjoyed the day, which was capped off at the weigh-in where a very nice meal was put on by Elaine Hamilton, Ian Kent, Alan, and Linda Lowe. Wonthaggi Angling Club President Graham Gray welcomed everyone along and thanked everyone for their participation. He also said that this was a very popular event which will be even better next year.
The following table states our comp dates and the fish of the month for the
07/08 season, with the season starting in April:
| COMPETITION DATE |
FISH OF THE MONTH |
| 15 April |
salmon |
| 20 May |
bream |
| 17 June |
perch |
| 15 July |
mullet |
| 19 August |
trevally |
| 16 September |
salmon |
| 21 October |
bream |
| 18 November |
perch |
| 16 December |
whiting |
| 20 January |
garfish |
| 17 February |
flathead |
| March |
whiting |
Monthly Meetings
The Wonthaggi Angling Club encourages potential anglers of all ages to join our club and participate in the sport. The Committee meets at 7.30pm on the first Monday of the month at the club rooms located at the Wonthaggi recreation reserve.
Office Bearers
The office bearers of the club are as follows, please contact them for further information:
President: Graham Gray, 56 722 116
Senior Vice President: Alan Mc Fayden, 56 734 474
Junior Vice President: Alan Bentick, 56 721 601
Secretary: Secretary Bill Humphrey, 56 72 3 435
Treasurer: Alan Lowe, 56 722 255
Committee members: Elaine Hamilton, Lynda Lowe, Ian Kent, Bruce Cox, George Scott, Brian Mann
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