September 29, 2013
The Yallakool Tourist Park on the foreshores of Bjelke-Petersen Dam will be packed with hundreds of keen fishermen over the South Burnett and Cherbourg On Show long weekend.
They’ll be competing in the annual BP Dam Austackle Inland Family Fishing Classic for $8500 in cash prizes and many thousands of dollars of other prizes in the form of goods and holidays.
The competition will kick off at 6:00am on Saturday, October 5, and conclude with final weigh-ins around 1:00pm on Sunday, October 6.
Competitors will be trying to snag three specially tagged fish, all supplied by Hanwood Fish Hatchery.
One of the fish will be carrying a $5000 cash prize; another $2500; and the third fish will net one lucky fisherman $1000.
As well as the tagged fish, there’ll be a raft of prizes on offer for the biggest fish caught in all the competition’s different classes.
And at just $20 for a senior entry, $5 for a junior entry (ages 5 to 12) or $35 for a family entry (2 adults + 2 juniors) – plus all the fish you can catch – there’s a weekend of great fishing to be had for anyone who likes to wet a line.
Entries in the competition will be taken at the lake from 5:00pm onwards on Friday, October 4. All entries will go into a draw to win a 345 Blue Fin Trekker Aluminium Tinny worth $1900.
The Yallakool Tourist Park will also have all types of on-site accommodation on offer too – anything from powered and unpowered camping sites through to bunkhouse and cabin accommodation.
And in addition to the fishing competition, this year the Dam will also be playing host to two extra events: a free Murris Making Music concert under the stars on Saturday night from 6:00pm to 9:30pm; and a special Fish Cook-Off with indigenous chef Dale Chapman on Sunday from 1:00pm to 2:00pm.
Non-fishermen can also enjoy many other South Burnett and Cherbourg On Show activities held nearby throughout the weekend.
- You can find out more about the Yallakool Tourist Park and book accommodation on their website or by calling Shona on (07) 4168-4746.
- You can also get a PDF poster about the Classic and details about how to enter by clicking here (2.5 Mb)
[Photos: Murgon Moments]
