Hervey Bay Game Fishing Club

26/09/2026

15/09/2026

🎣 50 DAYS TO GO!!!!!!! TWO CATEGORIES. ONE EPIC CLASSIC! 🎣

Whether you prefer chasing the action inside Fraser Island or heading offshore into the blue, there’s a category for you in the Garmin HBGFC Classic 2026!

⚓ INSIDER CATEGORY
🌊 OFFSHORE CATEGORY

No matter your crew size or how you choose to fish, we’ll do our best to accommodate you and make sure you’re part of the action. Mothership options are also available, including berth spots, swag spots, meals and showers.

🔥 ONE CLASSIC — TWO WAYS TO FISH
🏆 Our biggest prize pool ever
📅 5–8 November 2026

Round up your crew, start preparing your gear and get those entries in!

Enter now at www.hbgfc.org.au

Fraser Island’s playground is waiting! 🎣🔥

Sunshine Coast Game Fishing Club
Mooloolaba Game Fishing Club
Bribie Island Game Fishing Club
Little Ship Game Fish Club
Gold Coast Game Fishing Club
Newport Gamefish Club
Redcliffe Peninsula Game & Sport Fishing Club
Mackay Game Fishing Club
Latrobe Valley Game Fishing Club
Fisho's Tackle World Hervey Bay
Queensland Game Fishing Association
Garmin
Hervey Bay Boat Club
Whitsunday Game Fish Club
Azura Building Group
Short MarineAnaconda Stores
Icey Tek

11/09/2026

10/09/2026

🎣 WELCOME BACK TWO OF OUR FANTASTIC SILVER SPONSORS!

HBGFC is very proud to welcome back Uprising Engineering and O’Neill Electrical Industries (OEI) as Silver Sponsors for 2026!

⚙️ UPRISING ENGINEERING
Uprising Engineering is all about quality fabrication, engineering and some seriously impressive custom-built trailers.
Their trailers showcase the workmanship and attention to detail that goes into what they create. Built with strength, functionality and reliability in mind, they understand that a great trailer needs to do much more than simply look good — it needs to handle the job, protect what you’re towing and stand up to plenty of use.

⚡ O’NEILL ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIES

We’re equally pleased to have O'Neill Electrical Industries Pty Ltd (OEI) returning to support HBGFC in 2026.
OEI brings professional electrical knowledge and industry experience to the table, delivering electrical solutions with a strong focus on quality workmanship, reliability and getting the job done properly.
Electrical work is one of those areas where experience, safety and attention to detail matter, and it’s fantastic to have a business from this industry choosing to stand behind our club.
Their continued sponsorship helps us deliver our events, support our members and juniors, and keep building a strong future for game fishing in Hervey Bay.

💙 Two very different businesses, but one thing they certainly have in common — quality workmanship and a willingness to support their community.

We’re extremely grateful to Uprising Engineering and OEI for continuing their partnership with HBGFC and coming back onboard as Silver Sponsors for 2026.

Please remember to get behind the businesses that get behind our club. Their support makes a genuine difference!

🎣 Thank you Uprising Engineering & OEI — we’re proud to have you back onboard!

31/08/2026

🎣 PROUDLY BACKED BY THE BEST! 🎣

The Hervey Bay Game Fishing Club is thrilled to recognise two fantastic businesses whose passion for fishing makes them a perfect match for HBGFC!

🌟 SALT DIARY APP — PLATINUM SPONSOR

Salt Diary App shares our love of fishing, adventure and the incredible memories created on the water. Designed with anglers in mind, the app helps connect the fishing community and allows fishos to record and celebrate their time on the water.

Their slogan, “Raised. Hooked. Caught.”, perfectly captures the passion and lifestyle shared by anglers who live and breathe fishing.

Their commitment to supporting anglers and growing participation in our sport aligns perfectly with everything HBGFC stands for. We are incredibly proud to welcome Salt Diary App as a Platinum Sponsor!

📱 Jump onto the App Store today and download the Salt Diary App!

🥈 BONZE LURES — SILVER SPONSOR

Bonze Lures is a name built around serious game fishing. Their passion, experience and dedication to producing quality lures for anglers chasing some of the ocean’s most exciting species make them a natural fit for our Club.

Their slogan says it perfectly: “Lure it. Live it. Land it.”

Bonze Lures understands the excitement, preparation and determination that drive game fishers—and we are delighted to have them supporting HBGFC as a Silver Sponsor.

🌐 Jump onto the Bonze Lures website and check out their fantastic range of game-fishing lures!

Partnerships like these are about more than placing a logo on a banner. They bring together businesses and a Club that share the same passion for fishing, the marine environment, our junior anglers and the continued growth of game fishing in Hervey Bay.

A massive thank you to Salt Diary App and Bonze Lures for backing our Club, our members and our fishing community. We are incredibly grateful to have you both on our 2026/27 sponsor team!

Please support the businesses that support our Club. 💙


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30/08/2026

🔥🎣 Hervey Bay Game Fishing Club — IT’S TIME TO BATTLE! 🎣🔥

The Battle of the Babies is coming, and we’re calling on all our HBGFC financial members to get amongst it! 💪

From 7–28 September 2026, we’ll be chasing juvenile Black Marlin on the Flats of Hervey Bay — targeting the future of our incredible fishery while having a bloody good time doing it! 🐟💙

🏆 OVER $4,000 IN PRIZES!
💰 Only $25 per person to enter, must pay prior to 7th Sept to enter.
🎣 8kg line class or under
📸 Tag it • Photo it • Release it
🎯 HBGFC financial members ONLY

This competition is all about getting out there, chasing these little marlin, creating some great memories and, most importantly, looking after the fishery for the generations that follow.

With the opportunity to fish across two moon phases and a week of school holidays, there’s plenty of time to get amongst the action! 🌙🎣

A massive THANK YOU to our incredible sponsors Fisho’s Tackleworld Hervey Bay, Anoconda, RTM Road Tech Marine, The Boat Club Hervey Bay, Solahart and SQE Solutions for getting behind the next generation of game fishermen and women. 🙌

Small Fish. BIG Future.
Let’s get out there and BATTLE! 🔥🐟

Fisho's Tackle World Hervey Bay
Anaconda Stores
Road Tech Marine - RTM
Solahart Frasercoast
SQE Solutions Pty Ltd
Hervey Bay Boat Club

30/08/2026

27/08/2026

Urgent attention to all of our members (and non members please feel free to join) the Australian Government is undertaking a review of the Coral Sea Marine Park and we need to stand up for our rights and protect our fishing futures. Jump on line and check out this link and make a submission.

We urgently need to have all fisher people make a submission now.

The Australian Government has committed to reviewing management plans for Australia’s marine park networks. The government has also committed to expanding the area of Australian waters classified as “Highly Protected” to at least 30% by 2030. Meeting that target will require at least a further...

27/08/2026

The Australian Government has committed to reviewing management plans for Australia’s marine park networks. The government has also committed to expanding the area of Australian waters classified as “Highly Protected” to at least 30% by 2030. Meeting that target will require at least a further...

25/08/2026

🎣💙 OUR SPONSOR FAMILY JUST GOT BIGGER FOR THE JUNIORS & SMALL FRYS💙🎣

We’re excited to welcome McDonald’s, Coles and Domino’s Pizza to the Hervey Bay Game Fishing Club sponsor family for the 2026/27 season!

All three have joined us and we couldn’t be more grateful to have these well-known businesses getting behind our club, our members and, importantly, our junior anglers.

🍟 McDONALD’S – BRONZE SPONSOR
A huge welcome to McDonald’s! A familiar favourite for families everywhere, we’re thrilled to have their support behind HBGFC this season. Community support plays such an important role in helping local sporting clubs continue to grow, and we sincerely appreciate McDonald’s choosing to support ours.

🛒 COLES
We’re also very pleased to welcome Coles to the HBGFC family. Their support will help us continue delivering the events, tournaments and activities that bring our members and fishing community together throughout the year. Thank you for getting behind our club and helping us make the 2026/27 season another great one!

🍕 DOMINO’S PIZZA – BRONZE SPONSOR
And completing this fantastic trio is Domino’s Pizza! We’re excited to have Domino’s joining our sponsor family and supporting what we’re building here at HBGFC. Every new sponsor helps us provide more opportunities and experiences for our members and juniors, and their contribution is greatly appreciated.

💙 SPONSORSHIP IS THE BACKBONE OF OUR CLUB

The support of our sponsors allows HBGFC to keep moving forward — from our fishing competitions and social events to presentations, prizes and creating opportunities for the next generation of anglers.
With our membership continuing to grow, having businesses willing to stand behind our club makes an enormous difference.

So please remember to support the businesses that support us. Whether you’re grabbing a quick feed, doing the weekly grocery shop or ordering pizza for the family, it’s a great opportunity to support those who are supporting Hervey Bay Game Fishing Club.
From our committee, members and junior anglers, a massive WELCOME and THANK YOU to:

🥉 McDonald’s – Bronze Sponsor
🥉 Coles
🥉 Domino’s Pizza – Bronze Sponsor

We’re stoked to have you joining the HBGFC sponsor family for 2026/27! 🎣🙌

Together, we keep game fishing strong in Hervey Bay.

McDonald's
Domino's Pizza
Coles