The Snowy Mountains Trout Festival starts this Saturday, November 4. With the recent fishing being some of the best in years, join the festival for a chance to win over $30,000 in prizes.
FISHING has always been a huge attraction in the Snowy Mountains and a favourite recreational activity. Such is its notoriety in the region, Adaminaby has the world’s largest trout in the town centre.
THE official opening of the Adaminaby Lions Club Picnic Park and the world’s largest trout in 1973 was a huge occasion for the town. The event, instigated by the Adaminaby and District Progress Association saw Tom Lewis, NSW minister for lands and tourism officiate the opening.
The inaugural Adaminaby Trout Festival coincided with the big trout opening in 1973 and started what is today the Snowy Mountains Trout Festival.
As word spread of the festival keen anglers continued to flock to the November event. During its peak there were over 900 anglers fishing the tournament.
2023 50th Anniversary
In 2023 anglers are invited to join this nostalgic anniversary celebrating 50 years of the Trout Festival. Invite your friends and family and visit the Snowy Mountains to be part of history.
To mark such a grand occasion, and besides winning various daily prizes, you could also be in the running to win a $20,000 boat, motor and trailer package. A 2023 Quintrex F390 outback explorer 4 metre boat with 25 horsepower Mercury outboard will be the grand lucky draw prize. You must attend the presentation to be eligible for lucky draw prizes.
The Snowy Mountains Trout Festival is open to all anglers. Simply organise your accommodation in advance, register to be in the festival and then go fishing. Fish are weighed daily at any of the weigh stations around Lake Eucumbene and Lake Jindabyne between 11am and 6pm.
Dates of Festival
The Snowy Mountains Trout Festival starts on Saturday 4th November and runs until Thursday 9th November.
Presentation
As with tradition, the presentation will be in the Adaminaby town centre on Friday 10th November at 12 noon. You must be in attendance to claim any lucky draw prize.
Full information, rules, weigh station locations and all registrations are via the website.
Enter Here via www.troutfestival.net
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