Fishing Freshwater

10/09/2026

Confirmation as I’m sure everyone already knows this weekend’s proposed event is cancelled. Will have single entries for the Golden Lure event soon

09/03/2026

It’s worse than we expected🙏

08/03/2026

Not what we wanted.

01/03/2026

Date update- I have flipped BP and Boondooma. Sorry for the mix up
Check the modified dates below
Entries for the 2026 FOD are open. Dates are
BP Open 16/17 May
Boondooma Open 12/13 September
Golden lure 16/17/18 October
More info coming in the following weeks. We look forward to seeing you all there

Festival of the Dams an initiative of South Burnett Regional Council and Fishing Freshwater to promote the Dams in not only the South Burnett but all of South East Queensland. Fishing, camping, skiing and all that is great about the great outdoors in South East Queensland.

04/11/2025

🥉 3rd Place ~ Most Fish 🎣
Swamp Donkeys tried to duck out of the interview…but ya can’t hide from the mic with us 😂💥

29/10/2025

The crew, the catches & all the fun times in between, every photo tells a story we’ll remember 🎣

28/10/2025

📸 𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗 𝟯 𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗣𝗛𝗢𝗧𝗢 – 𝗦𝗔𝗩 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗙𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗡

Teamwork makes the dream work and this shot says it all! 💪 Sav from Bean Flickin snagged the win for Round 3 Best Photo, capturing the real spirit of fishing… a little chaos, a lot of laughs and plenty of heart 🎣

Can’t wait to share more of the awesome moments you legends caught on the water soon, some absolute gold ones coming your way!!

27/10/2025

🏅 2025 Sportsmanship Award – Fishful Thinking 🎣

This year’s Sportsmanship Award goes to a team that embodies what our fishing community is all about 👏

A crew that always shows up with a smile, gives it their best & is valued both on and off the water 💛
Your attitude, encouragement & love for the sport doesn’t go unnoticed, you’re what makes these comps so special.

A huge thank you to Matty & Danica Black from The Black Pearl for kindly donating the Dobyns rod for this award 🙌

Here’s to good people, great fishing & even better company 💥

26/10/2025

𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥 ~ 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 🏆

What a year on the water 🙌
Three rounds, countless casts, big laughs & plenty of fish stories that’ll be retold for years to come 💛

A massive thanks to every single team came along this season ~ you made it one to remember 👏

Here’s how the leaderboard finished up 👇

1️⃣ Team Outlaw
2️⃣ 4 Reels
3️⃣ Time Poor Fishing
4️⃣ Only Bass
5️⃣ Swamp Donkeys
6️⃣ Lured In
7️⃣ Smithy’s Lures
8️⃣ We’ll Fish Here
9️⃣ Here Fishy Fishy
🔟 Here For The Beers
11 The Black Pearl
12 Angler Force
13 Fishful Thinking
14 Caught Sod All
15 M&Ms Not Smarties
16 Bean Flicken
17 Finding Nemo
18 Bass Influence
19 Much Damage Inc
20 Rat Pack
21 Jus Bassin
22 Smak Dat
23 Team AOK
24 Caught Sod All As Well

That’s a wrap for season 🎣See you legends back on the water in 2026 👊

20/10/2025

🎣 𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝟲 𝗙𝗜𝗦𝗛 ~ 𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗕𝗢𝗔𝗥𝗗 🏆

Lines flying, reels screaming & a few “did you see THAT one?!” moments yelled across the water!!

Best 6 Bass & Golden Perch got the leaderboard looking spicy 😏

1️⃣ Team Outlaw
2️⃣ Lured In
3️⃣ Swamp Donkeys
4️⃣ Smak Dat
5️⃣ 4 Reels
6️⃣ Time Poor Fishing
7️⃣ Finding Nemo
8️⃣ The Black Pearl
9️⃣ Smithy’s Lures
🔟 Here Fishy Fishy
11. Bean Flicken
12. Much Damage Inc
13. Only Bass
14. Bass Influence
15. We’ll Fish Here
16. Here for the Beers
17. Angler Force
18. Caught Sod All As Well
19. Jus Bassin
20. Caught Sod All
21. Fishful Thinking
22. M&Ms Not Smarties

Here’s to the rods, the troll runs & the random net chaos that makes this comp what it is 🙌 You bloody legends did us proud!!!