The CPBC Fishing Club (CPBCFC) is open to male and female anglers plus junior anglers. The Club is an affiliate member of the Queensland Amateur Fishing Club Association (QAFCA).
Membership: Fishing Club members must be a financial member of the Caloundra Power Boat Club. Fishing Club membership is $40 per financial year or $75 per financial year for families. Juniors under the age of 18 years are free (included in Family Membership). All members and juniors are covered by QAFCA insurance.
Club competitions are contested on a monthly basis for offshore and estuary divisions. Club members fish the offshore competition as the one division, while the estuary competition is fished in A Grade, B Grade, Ladies and Junior divisions. Estuary divisions include fishing from a boat, beach or shoreline.
Competition boundaries for estuary anglers extend from Inskip Point to the Bribie Island Bridge and offshore boundaries extend from Noosa to Bribie Island Bridge and to 30 nautical miles east of these two points. Monthly competitions are fished between 12 Midnight Friday night and 11am Sunday only. During the year, annual bream, whiting and team specific competitions are also held. Rule variations apply to these competitions.
The Caloundra Power Boat Club (CPBC) opened on 18 February 1978 with no separate social club representing the fishing club in those early days.
The CPBC Fishing Club (CPBCFC) was formed in the early 1980s with members travelling up from Brisbane and surrounds to compete in monthly competitions.
On average, about 30 members fish each monthly competition and enjoy both the competitive and social side of fishing. Weigh-ins for these events are held from 11am at the Caloundra Power Boat Club with registrations closing at 11.30am on the Sunday of each competition. After a BBQ lunch we have a weigh in followed by the presentation of monthly winners.
Junior Support: The Fishing Club encourages and supports junior angling throughout the Sunshine Coast. Since 2005 the Club has conducted a “School Fish Education Program” with the Golden Beach State School, held over three specific morning sessions targeting the arts of casting, baiting, safety, regulations and fishing.
In 2006 the Club conducted its first annual “Take a Kid Fishing Day” which can attract up to over 200 budding anglers competing for an extensive list of prizes and give-aways donated by many generous businesses and sponsors on the Sunshine Coast.
The Fishing Club also has an active social calendar with our social secretary regularly organising annual events including a social barefoot bowls morning with BBQ, Christmas and Easter events, as well as the annual presentation & dinner night.
Look forward to the next TAKFD in 2025
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