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Newsletter - June’07.

Congratulations to all anglers for your catches and points in the recent June competition, full details on page 2.   “May the fishing gods be kind to all anglers.”

Things to Remember;

-         Tomorrow, Saturday 30^th June is the last day of our current fishing year for annual 2006-2007 points score! Those anglers vying for trophies should be out nice and early on Saturday and ensure your capture cards/certificates are correctly completed, dated and back in the box that night.

-         Members are reminded of a previously carried motion to bring the LGFC in line with the GFAPNG 50 point, fish weighing rule.

Effective this Sunday, 1^st July (start of the LFGC 2007-08 fishing year) all fish for weighing must weigh a minimum of 50% of its respective capture line class. (Club weigh-masters please take note.)

Example; A landed fish caught on 10kg line must now weigh a min of 5kg or more to be eligible for weighed points! It makes you stop &  think!

-         As advised previously the LGFC does not allocate tagging points to any species of Trevally or Triple Tail. Please do not lodge tagging cards or certificates for these tagged fish species, only weighed fish at min 50%.

-         LGFC local rule regarding maximum number of tagged fish per species.

Maximum number per species is 5, per monthly competition, per angler.

Dates to Remember:

-         Saturday August 18^th, LGFC Presentation of Trophies at LYC.

-         Tuesday August 21^th, LGFC Annual General Meeting at LYC.

-         Next competition is the “K.K. Kingston 3 Day Remembrance Day Comp”,    21^st-22^nd-23^rd July.  Be there!!!

Winners from the June fishing competition, There were 22 boats fishing in the competition over the three days with 120 fish in the capture reports showing that the fish are back in the Huon Gulf. 

1) HPS MALE ANGLER OVERALL (INCLUDES WEIGHED & TAGGED FISH)

GARY WONG 470 POINTS

2) HPS FEMALE ANGLER OVERALL (INCLUDES WEIGHED & TAGGED

JODIE GADES 352 POINTS

3) HPS FISH WEIGHED (EXCLUDES BILLFISH & SHARKS)

LIONEL ASTWOOD 130 POINTS 5.2KG/4 TREVALLY

4) R/U HPS FISH WEIGHED (EXCLUDES BILLFISH & SHARKS)

VICTOR YEO 115 POINTS 11.5KG/10 YELLOWFIN

5) HEAVIEST SHARK

LACHLAN SEETO TAGGED SHARK NONE WEIGHED.

6) HEAVIEST FISH WEIGHED (EXCLUDES BILLFISH & SHARKS)

ALBERT WETINGE 8.6 KG MACKEREL

No Marlin tagged but 4 where hooked and lost.

JUNIOR CATEGORIES:

8) HPS JUNIOR ANGLER (INCLUDES WEIGHED & TAGGED FISH)

AUNDREA GANGLOFF  573 POINTS

9) R/U HPS JUNIOR ANGLER (INCLUDES WEIGHED & TAGGED FISH)

JOSHUA PHILLIPS 85 POINTS

BOAT CATEGORIES:

10) HPS BOAT (INCLUDES WEIGHED AND TAGGED FISH)

OCEAN DANCER 1264 POINTS

11) R/U HPS BOAT (INCLUDES WEIGHED AND TAGGED FISH)

SMOOTHIE 933 POINTS

● Click here for a quick check on new content 19/08/06 - Capture Prospects by month (updated), 08/08/06 - EOY Results updated with correct Sponsors, 05/08/06 - End of Year Results, 17/07/06 - Tides now up-to-date, 16/06/06 - Up to date By-Laws, 12/06/06 - Lester Rohrlach's unexpurgated stori 'On Hooking Jewys'  03/06/06 - Record Charts Updated to March 31, 2006 , Monthly results now posted to end of May 2006 (Note: Amended Jan-May Results & Jan Captures 1500 05Jun06 - after original posting).

●  For those interested in the Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament (HIBT) results - click here for the final standings and full report. Click here for report from Rob O'Dea on how PNG anglers faired.

● Brian Bell Comp - Saturday August 26 - Sunday 27th

●  March News & Comp Results - more March Newsletters, Titles Newsletters, Feb Comp Results & others available via 'News' button.

● Results & Stats for the new year (July 2006) now posted - also comprehensive results and statistics & list of prize winners for the 2005-6 year - access through 'Results & Stats' page

●  DID YOU KNOW?  - Points for weighed shark captures are normally calculated at half the rate (factor 50X) used for other fish (except billfish) EXCEPT when the shark weighs at least four times the line class the factor is standard (100X).

● The GFAPNG website is now operational and will be brought up to speed over the next month or two. Up-to-date National Records are online - our 'GFAPNG Corner' Page will take you there.

● Wanem Samting - (Aug 12 & 18, 2006) click on the picture!

To re-visit past Wanem Samting subjects visit the 'Ol Liklik Stori' page at left.

● A reminder that we have a Photo Gallery for Members pics - started by Don Muir, Phil Franklin & Steve Lindeman - members past and present are invited to contribute and make this a major archive of Huon Gulf fishing. We will open pages for past years as required.

We do need a regular supply of digital photos from Lae anglers - please support your website! - describe the scene (Angler, Boat .....) in the file names (up to 236 characters) or separate doc file & send to

● For general information select the relevant links on the left

The floodgates have opened and the first of Lester's inimitable fishing yarns (Mako Chaos & Mama Makaira) join the excellent contributions from Barry Mallett and Kerry & Daniel King on the 'Ol Liklik Stori' page. Following closely we will have - 'Tya Tya the Irresistible' (the amazing Arabian Pike Eel, an inhabitant of our river mouths) and a flight of poetic fancy 'The Tide Line'. Lester has also contributed a host of pics of LGFC/LYC boats past and present - see 'Photo Gallery' Page. Thank you Lester.

Webmaster's Corner - recent additions to this site

● August 10 - Inspired by Bluewater Mag, a new table of monthly Capture Prospect based on the past twenty years of capture statistics - access thru our 'Where-How-Why' Page

● July 17 - Updated Tides - access thru our 'Where-How-Why' Page

● June 12, 2006 - Read the full Stori! - Lester Rohrlach's unexpurgated 'On Hooking Jewys' - via 'Where-How-Why' Page

● June 3, 2006 - Record Charts updated to end of March 2006 - access via 'Records' Page

● Mar 16 - Thanks to Wolfgang Bandisch the creative force behind the 2005 Titles website we now have a club Bulletin Board up and running. Everyone please feel free to post game fishing related comment, pictures, and discussion - access via the 'Bulletin Board' button

● Mar 2 - Link to the Coral Seas Billfish Atlas - thru 'Links' Page

● Nov 16 - Fish Identification made easy - visit thru our 'Where-How-Why' Page

● Oct 17 - 'Story of Survival' The true story of the sinking of 'Wild Thing' off Singaua and subsequent rescue of the Mallett family some eight hours later off Cape Arkona - an absolute MUST READ - 'Ol Liklik Stori' Page

● Sep 04 - Links to Tawali & Tufi Dive Resorts added to 'Links' Page

● Aug 14 - End of Year Results - 'Results & Stats' Page

● Aug 12 - Pics from the the Smits archive - 'Photo Gallery' Page

● July 24 - Vale David Palmer - we have a gallery of photos taken at the ceremony at the Yacht Club on Monday, July 12 and a few taken the following day at the scattering of ashes at Salamaua. Both were intensely sad occasions for all, interspersed with lighter moments remembered in celebration of Dave's life and captured here.

David - gentleman, gentle man, friend and mate we mourn your passing.

● July 23 - Tides for Lae & Dreger Harbour -  'Where-How-Why' Page

● July 22 - FAD Locations - may be found via 'Where-How-Why' Page

● July 22 - link to excellent maps of PNG via 'Maps' Page

● July 19 - Lester Rohrlach's 'Mama Makaira' - to be found in our popular 'Ol Liklik Stori' Page - where we are archiving fishing and adventure stories from members past & present (that means you!). Includes contributions from Kerry King (story of the great 1983 expedition to the Bougainville National Titles followed closely by stories of the Finsch & Salamaua Titles) and Barry Mallett (describing the hunting & capture of two notable Bignose Whalers from Maus Markham).

● July 14 - Lester's 'Mako Chaos' - also in our 'Ol Liklik Stori' Page

● June 15 - 'Lae Yacht Club Corner' - aimed at this stage at potential visiting yachts.

● June 12 - National records are now available on-site - click here - or use the new 'GFAPNG Corner' button.

● CLICK HERE for details of the 2002 National Titles held in Lae