About Port Fairy Angling Club

- Provide opportunities for members to join with others to participate in recreational angling.

- Provide opportunities for novice anglers to learn and improve a range of recreational angling skills and knowledge through discussion and observation of other more experienced member anglers. 

An important aspect of this is

provision of regular planned fishing clinics for young school students and on occasion other groups.

- Provide opportunities for members to test their skills by participating in club and inter-club competitions.

- Encourage members to adopt a code of conduct whereby they return undersized or unwanted fish to the water with a high degree of care, and also ensure that any litter connected to their fishing is either binned or removed.

- Develop actions and policies designed to protect and improve the marine and waterways environment of Port Fairy. 

-Liaise with relevant authorities on improving the natural environment and fishing facilities locally, and engage in litter clean up days from time to time.

The Port Fairy Angling Club 

welcomes members of all ages.   

Benefits of Membership include : 

• Opportunity to be part of a community of likeminded members who enjoy sharing their love of fishing.   
• Spend quality time outdoors while making new friends who are passionate about fishing.
• Improve your fishing knowledge by learning from  experienced Anglers or share your own expert knowledge.   
• Attend member only regular fishing competitions, participating at club and inter- club levels.   
• Attend monthly meetings at the clubrooms.   Participate in fishing clinics and social fishing events   
• Attend social events, presentation awards and community open days   

Club membership also provides a means to contribute to sustainable fishing practices. 

The club is reported to have been established prior to 1954 but records began in 1954 as 35 members made their way to Yambuk Lake for a fishing competition.   What resulted was, “ a nice catch of Bream and Mullet” and by 4 p.m. members were enjoying a feast by the campfire.   

 In 1958 the club purchased the land at 5 Gipps Street from the Haldane Family for a reported sum of 800 pounds which in earlier times was used as a fish factory.   

The club house was purchased from the Port Fairy Horse Racing Club at a cost of 250 pounds.    

In the 1980’s it was decided to extend the clubhouse. Members purchased the Manchester Unity Lodge Hall situated in Orford.  

The huge undertaking commenced with the transportation of the Hall to Port Fairy Angling property which extended the size of the original club rooms. 

With regular member only Fishing Competitions held by the club there are multiple opportunities to participate in competitions, participating at club and inter-club levels. 

Competition rules limit the weighing of fish to five fish made up of one or more species. 

We also offer members a separate all seasons competition which is available on a individual species basis, where a record is maintained on the heaviest fish of an approved species. 

Results for this competition are also reflected in the end of season presentation for any member fortunate enough to catch a club record fish of any approved species. 

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Currently, the Port Fairy Angling Club holds seven Sunday only and five weekend competitions over the course of the season. 

One of the Sunday competitions is allocated to a competition against the Koroit Angling Club, and another against the Yambuk Angling Club. Each competition involves the allocation of points to the members weighing the Heaviest Bag and the Heaviest Fish. Land based and boat based fishing results are treated as separate categories, and form the basis of Award Presentations at the close of each season.

Annual Presentation Awards are an opportunity for members to celebrate the  fishing achievements of our members. 

Regular fishing clinics are held for all ages (except winter). 

We also host school fishing clinics for students of all ages. 

Please Contact Us for further details and bookings. 

We gather regularly for Fishing Competitions, Social Events, Award Presentations, Fishing Clinics, Meetings and Working Bees. 

The Moyneyana Street Parade has been entertaining families from near and far for the past 75 years. 

The Port Fairy Angling Club have entered a float and participated in this fun event for many years. 

The Victorian Fisheries Authority (VFA) is an independent statutory authority established to effectively manage Victoria's fisheries resources. 

They work closely with many stakeholders including the Port Fairy Angling Club to deliver three core outcomes:

• Sustainable fishing and aquaculture
• Clear resource access and sharing arrangements
• Increased economic, social and cultural value