Let’s Fish Lake Mac Back For 2022

Let’s Fish Lake Mac, Lake Macquarie’s own fishing competition is back in 2022.

It’s not just bragging rights up for grabs at this year’s Let’s Fish Lake Mac competition – more than $32,000 worth of prizes are also on offer.

The popular catch-and-release contest will see anglers of all ages wet a line in Lake Macquarie across the weekend of 12-13 November in search of four target fish species: tailor, flathead, bream and whiting.

Registered participants receive a unique number and ‘brag mat’ for measuring their catch, with fish photographed on the mat before they’re released.

There are great prizes on offer for the biggest fish caught (and released) for both kids and grown-ups. And there are prize packs for fish closest to the mystery length. Plus, all entries go in the draw to win in the Prize Draw. You don’t even have to catch a fish to win!

You choose when on that weekend you, your mates or the family can get together to fish.

Let’s Fish Lake Mac is held right across beautiful Lake Macquarie. You can fish from the shore or from your boat. Check the Where Can I Fish page for more information.

Event organiser Michael Guest said previous Let’s Fish contests had demonstrated the popularity of fishing in Lake Macquarie, and its important flow-on benefits to tourism.

“This year’s Let’s Fish Lake Mac is shaping up to be another cracking event,” he said. “Spring is a great time of year to target bream, flathead, whiting and tailor, with the warming waters of Australia’s largest tidal lake coming to life and the fishing hitting another gear.”

Last year’s winning fish included a 44.6cm bream, a 48.9cm tailor, a 42.4cm whiting and a whopping 90cm flathead.

Go to letsfishlakemac.com.au for more information and to enter.