Illawarra Flyfishers Club

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IFFC aims to enhance the enjoyment of the sport of Fly Fishing for members in the Illawarra For all other members the cost of membership is $25 per annum.

Our Club has members ranging in age from their twenties to their seventies, men and women, and fly anglers who chase fish in the fresh and salt, around the Illawarra, NSW, and beyond. The club is active in an increasing range of activities related to fly fishing and fly tying. There is a one only $2 administration fee payable on joining and the annual membership fee is $10 per annum for pensioners, holders of disability cards, children under 16 years of age and non resident members, where a non-resident member is a person residing more than 50 kilometres from Wollongong. Membership year shall run from midnight on the first Tuesday in August each year for one year. Half fees may be charged if members join after the first Tuesday in February.

20/09/2026

NSW has 45 events of H5 bird flu.

The new event detections have been in the Far South Coast, South Coast, Greater Sydney, Central Coast and North Coast NSW:

• Greater crested tern: Randwick, Cronulla, Port Botany, Milton, Berry, Kiama, Forster, Bonny Hills, Jetty Beach, Booker Bay, Boomerang Beach.
• Myna: Berry.
• Silver gull: Montague Island.

For details on event locations go to https://www.agriculture.gov.au/campaigns/birdflu/latest-data

Remember to avoid contact. Record what you see. Report sick or dead birds or other animals via the online form https://forms.bfs.dpi.nsw.gov.au/forms/23970 or to the Emergency Animal Hotline: 1800 675 888.

31/08/2026

Chris Harding recently enjoyed a guided trip on the Daintree River while visiting Port Douglas, fishing with Will Pritchard from Fish Hunter FNQ.

Fishing downstream of the ferry, they had a great session landing a number of queenfish, GTs to 60cm and some small bigeye trevally.

The setup was an 8wt TFO fly rod with a full intermediate line, with the fish falling to — you guessed it — white Clousers with a w**d guard! 🎣

A great day on the water, made even better by an excellent guide and a very comfortable custom-built boat.

Thanks for sharing Chris!

30/08/2026

Port Hacking Australian Salmon

Some great fishing action from Port Hacking over the past couple of weeks, with the Australian Salmon providing plenty of entertainment!

Kim Prehn, Michael Smith and Neil Nelson getting amongst the fish, along with Joel Nelson landing a quality salmon on an Olive over White Surf Candies fly.

Great fish, great weather and some cracking photos!

12/08/2026

🎣 COMPETITION TIME!! 🎬

You can win 2 tickets to the RISE Fly Fishing Film Festival at Gala Cinema in Wollongong!

To enter:
🎣 Be an Illawarra Fly Fishers (IFF) member
💬 Comment on this post
🔄 Share this post

The competition closes August 23rd.

🎬 Event: 3rd RISE Fly Fishing Film Festival
📍 Location: Gala Cinema, Wollongong
📅 Date: August 26th
🎟️ Prize: 2 tickets to the film show
🎣 Hosted by: Joe’s Flies

A big thank you to RISE Fly Fishing Film Festival, Gin-Clear Travel, Manic Tackle Project and YETI Australia.

If you would like to become a member of Illawarra Fly Fishers, message the IFF page

Good luck! 🎣🎬

06/07/2026

Tomorrow night: 7th of July.

Club Meeting at Collegians starting 7:30pm+ Trash and Treasure night!

31/05/2026

🚨Meet Our New Facebook Editor – Jeremy Reid 🚨

G'day everyone,

I'm excited to be taking on the role of Facebook Editor for Illawarra Fly Fishers.

Fly fishing has been a passion of mine for many years and I'm looking forward to helping share club news, upcoming events, fishing reports, member achievements, photos and stories from our great community.

If you've got a fishing photo, trip report, club update, or fly-tying creation you'd like to share, feel free to send it through. I'd love to help showcase what makes Illawarra Fly Fishers such a fantastic club.

Tight lines and I look forward to meeting more of you on the water and at club events!

Jeremy

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3A Charlotte Street
Wollongong, NSW
2500

Website

http://www.illawarraflyfishers.com.au/

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