This weekend the first of three Tasmanian rounds of the Australian Bream Tournament ‘Bream Classic’ Championships will be held on the Derwent River, based at the Austin’s Ferry Yacht Club.
Three tournaments sponsored by the “Spirit of Tasmania” and organised by the Tasmanian Sport Fisher magazine and Anglers Alliance will qualify the Tasmanian winning team to compete for significant prizes in the National Bream Classic Championship held in New South Wales later this year.
In addition to the Bream Classic series, two rounds of the national ABT qualifying series will be held in Tasmania in February /March this year, qualifying the winners to compete in the Australian championship which carry significant prize money.
As well as these ABT tournaments the exclusively Tasmanian “Spirit of Tasmania Trout Classic” will be held on Great and Arthurs lakes in early March.
The competitions are judged by weight and all fish are returned to the water after weigh in. Large fish will be displayed in a glass tank before release.
The major weigh in and prize giving is between 2-4pm on Sunday 10 January 2009 and there are twenty teams competing in this significant national fishing series. Additional ‘photo opportunities occur when the boats leave the yacht club at 7am each morning
Tasmania is acknowledged as the best bream fishery in Australia and the five annual competitions and the significant partnership with “Spirit of Tasmania” will enable Tasmania to be a major component of these national competitions.
Later Tasmanian rounds of the Bream competitions are expected to attract up to 60 teams from around Australia and work to attract international competitors is underway.
These competitors often stay for up to two weeks enjoying Tasmania’s unique fishing resources in both salt and fresh water and are therefore significant contributors to our annual tourism spend.
Further details from: Neil Grose 0407 879 941 | Richard Dax 0417 591 289.
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