Fishing

As Western Australia’s largest fishing club the MAAC has a very active angling division. The Angling & Sports Division run monthly fishing competitions. Boats launch Saturday morning with competitors returning to the club for the weigh-in at 4pm. After the weigh-in a BBQ is held in the boatshed for participants, their families and club members to attend – all are welcome!

We compete in a number of interclub fishing competitions during the year. Most are in the Perth with several regional competitions including Jurien Bay and the South West where the “fishos” can test their skills out of their home waters.

All members are welcome to join in – please contact the office on 9447 1733 or arty@maac.com.au

MAAC Monthly Fishing Competition

Competition Dates
The monthly competitions are held on the Saturday before the second Sunday of each month. Should the Saturday be cancelled through inclement weather the competition is held the following day. If the weather does not permit to fish on either day, then the competition is cancelled for the month.
Please refer to the calendar for the competition dates and reserve dates for 2022.

Rules
The competition has a comprehensive set of rules and species guidelines to follow. We ask you to familiarise yourself with the rules and species guidelines to ensure our fishing competitions continue to be safe and sustainable.

The A&S Committee have updated the Fishing Competition Rules starting in 2024. To view the documents, please click on the links below:

MAAC 2024 Fishing Competition Rules

Registration – iAngler
We are excited to announce the upcoming launch of our new fishing app, iAngler. This app will be used for our monthly fishing competitions and will assist you in registering for the competition, logging on, and receiving important notifications.

We will be testing iAngler over the next few months and would like to invite all Members who will be participating in fishing competitions to register an account with iAngler. Your feedback will help us improve the app and ensure it meets the Club’s requirements.

Getting Started – Follow the link HERE. Click “create an account” located underneath the check in button (example below). You will need an email address and create a password to complete the account set up process.

Important Note – Once you have created your iAngler account you will not be able to login until your account as been approved by the A&S Committee. Once approved you will receive an email advising that you can now log into iAngler. Please be aware this could take up to 1 or 2 days for the email to come through.

Start & Sign On Procedure
Competitions start at 6.00am from September through to April and at 7.00am from May through to August. You must report to the MAAC to sign on and this can be done by telephone or boat radio from 45 minutes prior to the competition starting and for any late starters you can report to the Radio Room down below the Club on the waterfront to sign on. Bags must be presented to Field Day Officer – (weigh master) by no later than 4.00pm.

Presentation of prizes are held in the boat shed from 6.30pm to 7.00pm followed by a BBQ.

Launching Boats
The boats usually launch from following boat ramps: Hillarys, Ocean Reef, Two Rocks or Mindarie.

Prize Categories
A number of prizes are awarded for each competition including: