The Townsville Game Fishing Club (TGFC) hosted their annual Ladies Game fishing Day on Saturday June
19th.
A total of 66 female anglers including 2 juniors, entered and competed in Ladies Day across 15 teams.
A huge number of pelagic fish were caught and weighed in by the ladies, including the heaviest game fish
caught by Renee Guazzo on “The Chapel” who caught a Spanish Mackerel weighing in at 8.1 kilograms
A total of 5 black marlin tagged and released during the event with the champion team fishing on vessel
“Our Job Site” tagging 2 black marlin and weigh in 3 Spanish mackerel and runner up vessel “Bee Haven”
who tagged and released 2 Black Marlin.
Overall Event Results:
• Champion Team for 2021 – The ladies on ‘Our Jobsite’ tagging 2 black marlin and weighing in 3
Spanish mackerel.
• Runner Up Team for 2021 – The ladies on ‘Bee Haven’ tagging 2 black marlins.
• Champion Angler – Jodi Milton (‘Our Jobsite’)
• Champion Runner Up – Kat Price (‘Our Jobsite’)
• First Marlin – Karen Phillips (‘Shindig’)
• Heaviest Gamefish – Renee Guazzo (‘The Chapel’)
• Best Dressed Team (and Hard Luck Award winners) – ‘Beeline’
• Best Ollie/Olivia Pic – ‘The Chapel’ showcasing “Ollie’s big day out”
• KC Lures Best Fish – ‘Caboss’
The event delivered outstanding results with a total of $5319.00 being raised in honor local charity The
Golden Octopus Foundation.
The Townsville Game Fishing club would like to thank the local businesses who have come on board to
make this fantastic event possible and encourage the future fishing in our region. Further information and
updates for the 2021 TGFC Ladies Game Fishing Day and further information can be found through the
TGFC website and Facebook Pages:
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TownsvilleGameFishingClub
WEBSITE: https://www.tgfc.org