Jason Turner of Willeton was fishing in the gulf last week for mackerel, in a 5.5m boat just out from Bundegi reef. Jason was using 24kg line and a Rapala Red Head lure when he managed to land the whopping great mackerel pictured this week. Apparently when they put it on the 50kg scales it bottomed out!

If this had been caught by a registered EGFC member using IGFA rated line and had the correct leader lengths, and it was weighed in on the club scales, and it weighed over 45kg... it would have been a world record! It's hard to see a size from a picture, that's why it's always good to be weighed on certified scales to verify the weight. This fish was photographed many times, and subsequently consumed by many happy campers!

The response for the Father's Day activity session for the EGFC has been huge, and it is looking to be a fun-filled day with information, activities, food, drinks and much more. There will be cast net throwing, baitcasting lessons, fly casting lessons, knot tying for fishing and knot tying for boating as well as information from the department of fisheries.

All people who have notified us early that will be attending the day, by calling and registering, will go into the draw to win either a fishing pack from Shimano and Bluewater Tackle World, or a limousine cruise for six people thanks to Exmouth Bus and Limo Hire! To assist with catering, please let us know if you want to come along by informing Jeni on 9949 1315 and what you are interested in doing.

The Father's Day raffle of an Engel will also be drawn on the day, so you'd betta hurry up and buy a ticket!

Graeme Colyer and Tony Torre from Mindarie have been fishing in the gap using mulies and squid. The boys landed a longtail tuna that was 1.4m long. This fish will be eaten fresh as sashimi, cooked up quicky on the bbq, smoked, and the leftovers frozen. They also hooked a big fish that played with them for some time before spitting the hook. This all happened on their first day out.