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AUGUST 2013 VOL. 18 ISSUE 6
THE WAR VETERANS FISHING GROUP IS A NETWORK OF VETERANS DEDICATED TO
ASSISTING DISABLED VETERANS TO PARTICIPATE IN RECREATIONAL FISHING
Next Meeting Friday 27th September 2013 Commencing 1000h
TPI House 171 Richmond Rd Richmond
The WVFG meet at 1000hrs on the last Friday of each month, except when the
last Friday coincides with a public holiday. It will then be brought forward one week.
The Group does not meet in December.
ROLL CALL
Kevin Stone, John Murphy, John Hamlyn, Graham Parks, Greg Dwiar, Lofty Atkinson,
Vince Iannuzzi, Jim Pugh, Ray Vadeikis, Nick Williams, Aldo Zulian, Paul Millbrook, Jeff
Barrett, Vic Ellul, Peter Collyer, Mike Cleary, Tug Wilson, Sid Jamieson, Gavin Thredgold
LEAVE PASS ISSUED
Les Walker, Mick Mummery, Garry Cook, Ron Swain, Leo van Wijk, John Sutton, Norm
Bell, Tony Lawrence,
AWOL
Mick von Berg, Bernie Cummins, Warren Kennedy, Trevor Wilson, Graham Deguet, Garry
Cook, Fred De Lorme, Richard Iveson, Warren Kennedy, Alex Monro, Les Walker, Terry
White, Trevor Wilson.
STANDING APOLOGIES, COUNTRY MEMBERS.
Robert Nitschke, Rob Schueler, Max Grund, Keith Masson
NEW MEMBERS
No new members this month. All present and accounted for.
John Murphy chaired the meeting and recited the Ode.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old.
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning.
We will remember them.
Lest We Forget.
Any enquiries about the
War Veterans Fishing Group
should be made to:-
Greg Dwiar
Ph: 0412 644 749
Email: [email protected]
WVFG Newsletter page 2 August 2013
Activity Reports
It has finally happened, first time in a long, long time that the weather had stopped any of us getting out and having a fish, is this the tone of things to come, I wonder if it is the demise of global warm-ing, or was it the uncertainty of the oncoming elec-tions that caused us to all stay indoors. What ever caused it all, I am sure that it has passed and from here on it it can only get better with the sun to bring us from our winter hibernation.
Pt Augusta Kingfish
September 16 till 19 is our next planned activity.
September is a good time for the Kingfish to visit the Pt Augusta area near the Electricity station.
Lofty and Paul will make the trip up there and have a try for the Kingfish, they will be staying in the BIG4 Cabin Park.
Looking forward to their report at the next meeting.
Veterans Health week
Sunday 20th October is a family fun day to wind up the week of activities held around the state by the Department of Veterans affairs in South Australia.
It will commence at 11 am and finishing at 3 pm
The WVFG will be having an area inside the main hall to promote the group and what it stands for, also to put the word out amongst the Veteran com-munity of how we can be of help to Veterans and their families.
Kevin Stone has been in touch with the Department of Veterans Affairs in Adelaide for further infor-mation on the day and outlined the format which the Department will be doing for Veterans Health Week.
Graham Parks was elected to co-ordinate our group with activities during the day.
At this stage we have the following people allocat-ed to these activities:-
* Vic Ellul, to contact Fisheries and PIRSA for handout such as Crab, Cockle, Abalone and Lob-ster measuring markers, booklets on Marine Parks and the environment.
*Greg Dwiar has the WVFG library of pictures which we can show on a TV screen featuring mem-bers and catches of fish
* Graham Parks to write to MacDonald's and Hun-gry Jacks for vouchers to be used in their stores
* Nick Williams to make contact with Greg James about appearing as a guest some time through out the day.
* We may be able to get a young lass who is very good at making balloon animals and flowers for the younger ones attending.
It is hoped that we will be able to put on various displays throughout the day relating to fishing, charters and tasting of fish.
If you have a couple of hours on the day to assist, please see Graham and he will allocate you a activ-ity to help out on
If you have an idea that could be used on the day, please tell Kevin or Graham.
Kevin has got a banner made up using the same design as our letter head logo, it will be a eye catching visual of where our stand will be in the drill hall.
Carp Day
There is another Carp fishing day being arranged for TUESDAY 15th OCTOBER on the banks of the River Torrens near the Morphett St Bridge.
Our last sortie to the Torrens was attended by quite a few members and a lot of fun was had by those who attended.
Many different baits were used on the day, varying from Sweet Corn, Strawberries, Chocolate, Worms, Shrimps, Bread Dough even a Cockle or two was tried.
The day will start about 10.30 and finish up some-time around 2pm allowing enough time to beat the city traffic at both parts of the day, Parking may be a bit awkward this year as there is a lot of construc-tion going on around the Adelaide Oval and the new R.A.H precincts, just be aware of where you park to avoid contributing to the ACC coffers.
WVFG Newsletter page 3 August 2013
Future Activities
Future Activities Bring your own lunch and refreshments, a chair to sit on, a decent hat to shade you and of course your favourite rod for catching the Carp. A plastic bag or an esky to put your catch in, as the Carp are not allowed to be returned to the waterways.
The idea of the Carp day is that these fish do make an excellent bait for our next crabbing day.
Vince watches as Kevin sets up his rod at the River Torrens
Goolwa
Nick Williams has booked two units at Goolwa beach for 3 nights on the 18th, 19, 20th November, they are 3 bedroom units which can sleep up to 5 persons in each unit.
Lofty and mate worked hard amongst the waves to get their limits of cockles
This is just at the start of the cockle season for those looking to have some supplies for the oncom-ing fishing season, the cost of a unit is $75 per night which will work out to $45 per person for the 3
nights if we get 10 people interested, Nick has 3 people booked in already, Nick will take booking at this months meeting or you can phone Nick at home or his mobile( his phone numbers are in your con-tact list distributed at the beginning of the year). Mick Mummery and Jeff Barrett have already booked their bunks.
Boat owners also let Nick know if you are going and staying for the 3 nights, boat parking is available, however if everyone takes a car then space will be limited to boats first and cars will have to find their own spaces.
Balgowan
Tug has booked a charter with Michael and clayton for the 16th December during the opening of the Snapper season at the present time this charter is all booked out, keep in touch with Tug as the time nears, as weather conditions can determine the de-parture.
Relaxing before the action begins at Balgowan
Marion Bay
The first charter for the New Year is on January 30th, Kevin Stone has all the details, there is one spot remaining at the moment, the full cost is $240. For you to grab the last spot a $60 deposit can be given to Kevin at the coming meeting, Kevin will give a detailed update of the charter.
WVFG Newsletter page 4 August 2013
Tug with one of the monster fish to be caught on a Marion Bay charter
Xmas break up and awards day.
Once again the Xmas break up and awards luncheon will be at the Ambassadors Hotel on the 30th November in the city commencing 12 noon for a 12.30 start.
This is a prestigious event which should not be missed by anyone, of course your wives and part-ners are most welcome to be with you on this re-laxing afternoon, it is when we present the inau-gural Rod Langman Trophy for the Fisherman of the Year and the unnamed Catch of the Year awards.
A $20 non refundable deposit should be paid to the Treasurer at the next meeting to indicate your attendance. It was a pleasant afternoon last year, lets keep it continuing.
Michael Cleary accepting his award from Greg
Rod Langman memorial seat
Pt Wakefield.
Graham Parks reported that Council has given the approval for the seat to be placed at the Pt Wake-field boat ramp in memory of our late member Rod Langman. As we all know, Rod spent many days at Pt Wakefield fishing, then returning to his com-fortable caravan and annex for sleeping and cook-ing. Rod was also a member of 86 TPT platoon in SVN and a member of their Association in Ade-laide. 86 TPT have joined in with us to unveil the seat and have a name plaque similar to the one we will be affixing to the seat. Graham will have more information to when this event will happen at the next meeting.
A strong and sturdy aluminium seat similar to this is the style of seat the Pt Wakefield Council has recommended.
Car stickers
We have now had the War Veterans Fishing Group car stickers made and are ready for pur-chase from Greg at any meeting, A decision was made at the last meeting to sell them for $2 each or 5 for $10
WVFG Newsletter page 5 August 2013
Rod Langman Award
Mick Mummery was tasked with getting the infor-mation on a perpetual trophy for the Rod Lang-man award, Mick was able to show us some bro-chures and a suitable trophy was chosen along with the memento to go to this years winner.
WVFG Guidelines
After 3 months of debating and having been put in writing to the members, the WVFG Chairman Guidelines was voted upon at the meeting. All members of the group were informed in writing of the guidelines. Many submission were given to the Chairman and changed to accommodate those submissions. After all voting slips had been handed in at the meeting either by post, hand or electronically, by the stipulated time of 11.am, the final result was 15 votes for, 8 votes against, with 17 members abstaining to vote. The vote was car-ried.
A Good Deal with BFC
Shaun Cox who was one of the first charter oper-ators to assist the group many years back at Pt Hughes has been rediscovered working at the BCF store at Gepps Cross.
Sid, in his ever mysterious ways, came across Shaun working in their store, Shaun told Sid that
the BFC store at Gepps Cross would really look af-ter any members of the WVFG, if they ask for Shaun and do business with him, even if you have not met Shaun, ask for him next time you are purchasing from them, introduce yourself and then let him give you a deal.
Fish Smoker
Sid Jamieson has bought a fish smoker from a cata-logue company, the parcel arrived , Sid relived his childhood days with his Meccano sets and went about putting it together. Sid brought it to the last meeting to explain how it works and the different types of flavours you can achieve using it. The trial run will happen during the next month and a full re-port will be given at the next meeting.
Sid explains to us how the smoker works
General Business. WVFG Newsletter page 6 August 2013
Live Bait Tank
Nick Williams has been busy making his own live bait fish tank, using the same principals as manu-factured ones and costing under half the price, Nick scoured eBay for the right priced compo-nents, the local hardware store for all the plastic fittings. The results on the first trial showed some minor flaws in the construction, but with a couple of minor modifications, the next trial proved to be a winner, with the unit doing a good job, Nick can give you all the costings and schematics of how it goes together if you are interested in putting one in your boat.
Nick shows how he made an inexpensive live bait tank for his boat.
The meeting was closed at 12 noon. We all retired to a bbq lunch prepared by Di-on, and the refresh-
ment supplied by the TPI association.
WVFG Newsletter page 7 AUGUST 2013
Catch n’ Cook Spiced Flathead with wok-tossed vegetables
Ingredients
4 x 120g skinless, boneless flathead fillets halved : 1 tbs dried chilli flakes : 1 tbs five spice powder : 1 tbs rice bran oil : 1 head broccoli, cut into small florets : 1 bunch asparagus, woody ends trimmed, roughly chopped : 1 red capsicum, finely chopped : 2 tbs soy sauce : 1 tbs Chinese rice wine (shaohsing) or dry sherry.
Method
Toss fish in a bowl with 1/2tsp each of the chilli flakes and five spice powder.
Heat oil in a wok over medium heat. In 2 batches, cook fish for 2 minutes each side or until cooked through. Transfer to a plate. Cover tightly with foil to keep warm
Increase the heat to high, then stir-fry vegetables for 1 minute. Add the soy, rice wine and remaining chilli flakes and five spice. Stir-fry for a further 2-3 minutes until vegetables are just tender. Divide among 4 plates and top with fish fillets.
Blue swimmer crab fishing changes
Changes to commercial and recreational blue swimmer crab fishing limits were introduced on July 1st, in amove to protect the long term sustain-ability of the fishery, it follows the release of a re-port indicating a decline in the abundance of crabs in the Gulf St Vincent fishery.
Recreational boat and bag limits for blue crabs has been reduced in Gulf St Vincent. Effective 1 July 2013 till 30 June 2014. Maximum of 20 Blueys/Sand crabs combined daily bag limit per person.
Maximum of 60 Bluey’s permitted in a combined daily boat limit of 120 Bluey’s/Sand crabs.
From the PIRSA website.
THE GROUP WISHES TO THANK NICK CHAMPION , MP FOR WAKEFIELD AND HIS STAFF FOR
THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT IN THE PRINTING OF OUR NEWSLETTERS.
WVFG Newsletter page 8 August 2013
SPECIES WEIGHT LENGTH LOCATION CAUGHT WITNESS DATE
Barracouta N/R 1.10m Coffin Bay Tony L. John H. Oct 06
Barramundi 7.1kg 85cm Corroboree N.T. Tug W. Mal N. July 11
Blue Crab N/R 65cm Semaphore Reef Vic E. Anna E. Feb 11
2013 N/R 59cm Tennyson Greg D. Heather D. Jan 13
Blue Devil N/R 36cm Balgowan Pete S. Mick M. Sept 11
Blue Groper 20kg N/R Cape Forbin Mick M. Rob S. Failie 02
Blue Morwong 6.5kg 86cm Pondalowie Michael C. Nick W. Dec 11
Bream 1.56kg 48cm Pt. River Rob S. Mick M. Feb 98
European Carp 1.38kg 51cm Renmark Bob H. Vince I May 07
Coral Trout 4.2kg 70cm Fitzroy Reef Ted C. Laurel C. Aug 02
Crayfish 3.2kg N/R Corny Point Tug W. Lofty A. Jan 06
Cuttlefish 3.5kg N/R Corny Point Jeffery B. Paul M Failie 02
Drummer N/R 52cm Tipara Light Tony L. Fiona L. Feb 12
Eagle Ray 60kg 1.70m Ardrossan Kevin S. Nick W. Feb 11
Flathead 2.15kg 67cm Pt Turton Klaus R. Ross C. Mar 05
Flounder N/R 48cm St Kilda Sid J. Col F. April 00
Garfish N/R 41cm N.W.Grounds Graham P. Greg D. Mar 12
2013 N/R 38cm Port Hughes Tony L Fiona L. Feb 13
Golden Snapper 4kg 69cm Arafura Sea N.T. Bob H. Greg D. Aug 08
Golden Perch N/R 53cm Charleville Qld. Helen A. Lofty A. Aug 12
Harlequin 3kg 58cm Investigator Strait Kevin S. Vince I. Oct 10
Jewfish 27kg 1.12m Boyne N.T. Tug W. Bob S. May 00
Kingfish 27kg 1.40m Port Augusta Mick M. Max G. Aug 02
Leatherjacket N/R 43.5cm Port Hughes Tony L. Rod L. Mar 07
Marron 510gm 25cm Middle River KI Martina T. Graham P. June 12
Mud Crab 1.6kg N/R Leeders Creek N.T. Tug W. Mal N. June 11
Mullet N/R 31.2cm Coffin Bay Bob H. Greg D. Oct 06
Slimy Mackerel N/R 46.5cm Pondalowie Mick M. Nick W. April 11
2013 900gr 43cm Pondalowie Mick M. Tug W. Dec 12
Nannygai 4.4kg 65cm Pondalowie Tug W. Mal N. Dec 01
Octopus 6.74kg 1.32cm Pondalowie Mick M. Graham P. Jan 10
Pike N/R 50cm Pondalowie Tony L. Tug W. Feb 13
Redfin N/R 28cm Khancoban NSW Bob H. Kevin S. Nov 06
Reef Bream 4.6kg 59.5cm Shoal Bay N.T. Tug W. Mal N. May 06
Salmon 4.12kg 69cm Gunyah Beach Richard I. Peter B Feb 01
Silver Perch N/R 32cm Renmark Kevin S. Bob H. May 07
Samson Fish 28kg 1.44m Wedge Island Tug W. Vince I Oct 11
Gummy Shark N/R 1.75m Port Victoria Ike T. Vince I. Oct 10
School Shark 17.7kg 1.45m Pondalowie Terry W. Vince I. Jan 10
Whiskery Shark N/R Est 150cm Port Victoria Tug W. Mick M. Oct 06
2013 N/R Est 130cm Pondalowie Tony L. Tug W. Jan 13
Snapper 16.2kg 1.04cm Pt Hughes Tony L. Josh L. Dec 12
Snook N/R 89cm Roslyn Shoal Sid J. Mick M. Mar 08
Squid 1.4kg 88cm Arno Bay Leo v W. Greg D. July 11
Strong Fish 1.15kg 47cm Fowlers Ledge Mick M. Paul M. Sept 00
Swallow Tail 1.3kg 46cm Rivies Michael C. Mick M. Failie 03
2013 N/R 45cm Pondalowie Kevin S. Tug W. Dec 12
Sweep N/R 54cm Pondalowie Kevin S. Tug W. April 12
Trevally 4kg 70cm Darwin Reef N.T. Enzo I. Kevin S. Aug 08
Brown Trout 2.1kg 50cm Khancoban NSW Kevin S. Beverley S. Nov 04
Rainbow Trout .9kg 41cm Lake Eucumbene Lofty A. Helen A. Mar 10
Bluefin Tuna 23.6kg 115cm Port MacDonnell Mick M Michael C April 13
Skipjack Tuna 3.5kg N/R Port MacDonnell Fred de L Michael C.. April 12
Yellowfin Whiting N/R 39cm Pine Point Colin S. Paul M. Mar 08
King George Whiting 1.3kg 57cm The Pines Tony L. Fiona L. Mar 08
2013 940gr 47cm Pondalowie Mick M. Kevin S. Dec 12
WAR VETERANS FISHING GROUP OFFICIAL RECORDS
