{"id":81770,"date":"2014-09-16T21:52:35","date_gmt":"2014-09-16T11:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=81770"},"modified":"2020-11-27T10:29:31","modified_gmt":"2020-11-27T00:29:31","slug":"catch-some-great-fishing-at-bp-dam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2014\/09\/16\/catch-some-great-fishing-at-bp-dam\/","title":{"rendered":"Catch Some Great Fishing At BP Dam"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"BP<\/a>
Hundreds of keen fishermen will be flocking to Bjelke-Petersen Dam over the October long weekend to take part in the annual Austackle Inland Family Fishing Classic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"South<\/a>September 16, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

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<\/strong><\/a> long weekend.<\/p>\n

They’ll be competing in the annual BP Dam Austackle Inland Family Fishing Classic for $3500 in cash prizes along with many other prizes of goods on offer, thanks to the competition’s many sponsors.<\/p>\n

\"BP<\/a>
Are you a lucky fisherman? This year there’ll be three tagged fish worth $3500 cash in the competition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The competition will kick off at 6:00am on Saturday, October 4, and conclude with final weigh-ins around 1:00pm on Sunday, October 5.<\/p>\n

Competitors will be trying to snag three specially tagged fish, all supplied by Hanwood Fish Hatchery.<\/p>\n

One of the fish will be carrying a $2000 cash prize; another $1000; and the third fish will net one lucky fisherman $500.<\/p>\n

As well as the tagged fish, there’ll be many other prizes on offer for the biggest fish caught in all the competition’s different classes.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Entries in the competition will be taken at the lake from 5:00pm onwards on Friday, October 3. All entries will go into a draw to win a Fishing Kayak worth $1300.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Non-fishermen can also enjoy many other South Burnett and Cherbourg On Show activities which will be held nearby throughout the weekend.<\/p>\n