Mackay Area Fish Stocking Association Inc. (MAFSA)

06/06/2026

06/06/2026

Tagged Sooty update;

It’s been a few years and about 600-700 tags but we are getting some tagged Sooty data back from Eungella which is great.
Don’t forget to ring Suntag 1800 077 001 or report online so we can track their growth rate in the dam.
We’ve seen 2 fish tagged from the 2026 INDT Pty Ltd WSC grow 11mm & 21mm in just a month and another Sooty from 2025 WSC grow 61mm !
Can’t wait to see a 50cm plus Sooty recaptured!
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12/05/2026

2026 INDT Pty Ltd WSC biggest Sooty on Fly was Alex Petrov…again! That’s 2 years in a row for Alex and this year he won a guided fishing charter with Headwaters Art and Angling Co in the Pioneer Valley floating down the rivers chasing some wild Sooties.
If you want to explore the Mackay Region for the variety of fishing that’s on offer, drop into the Headwaters shop on Archibald Street for a chat.

12/05/2026

2026 INDT Pty Ltd WSC scavenger hunt is for those angler who find a key tag out on the dam in the timber, some go looking for those special key tags and some stumble across them.
Either way these WSC competitors picked up some lures from SHIMANO Australia Fishing Reidy's Lures Australia Wilson Fishing

INDT Pty Ltd WSC Most Sooties for top 3 boats - as these boats fish with 2 anglers in this individual tournament but these anglers still fish well together while still competing against each other and bringing in the most fish in the tournament which allows MAFSA to tag extra fish - another Daiwa Australia chiller bag for their efforts and almost 40 Sooties between 3 boats.

12/05/2026

2026 INDT Pty Ltd WSC mystery length prizes - you only have to catch 1 Sooty to be in the mystery length draw.

Daiwa Australia chiller bags for the boat or the BBQ at home and JUNIORS added an Exceler spin reel and the SENIORS added a Kix spin reel to the bag !!

12/05/2026

2026 INDT Pty Ltd WSC Junior top 10 presentation photos...tag your mates, make a plan for next year!
How good is that Wilson Fishing / ATC baitcast combo for the Junior champion, well worth it for a bag of 6 fish.

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12/05/2026

2026 INDT Pty Ltd WSC Senior top 10 presentation photos...tag your mates, make a plan for next year!
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07/05/2026

2026 INDT Pty Ltd World Sooty Championship camping reminder -

Don’t forget to pay your camping fees online please. It takes about a minute for BPay process.

$5/night per person
$8/night per couple
$15/night per family

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07/05/2026

05/05/2026

2026 INDT Pty Ltd WSC photos are coming. Send them through or tag MAFSA and tag your mates too.

Here's our top 3 seniors with Ricky Wetherall in 3rd place with 2468 points with a Daiwa Australia TD Black spin reel and TD Black Wicked Weasel rod;
2nd place is Andrew Murley with 2535 points and he took home a Wilson Fishing Blade n Tails 10-30lb baitcast combo with ATC Combat 100;
2026 INDT WSC World Champion angler Trent Power who raced out to the lead in session 1 with 2047 points and maintained it every session and finished with 2588 points. Trent took home his WSC Champion trophy along with a Daiwa Australia Revelry 3000 spin, vouchers from Reef Marine and Red Dog Brewery, sunglasses and shirt from MAKO Eyewear and a custom Champion Sooty print from Headwaters Art and Angling Co

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