Lake Monduran Fishing

The biggest competition in their area is held at Lake Monduran and it boasts the best facilities and huge sponsorship, to lead the way in how a fishing club can put on a first class event which attracted 440 senior and junior competitors last year. The Win Television Monduran Family Fishing Classic is one of the best ways to enjoy a fishing trip with the family. There will be a chance to win AUD500.00 cash for the biggest fish, as well as a mountain of other quality prizes. The fee includes three nights free unpowered camping for the Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights of the competition as well as a chance to win prizes from the many lucky draws. The prize for the heaviest legal barramundi caught on the weekend will be AUD1000.00, AUD250.00 plus jewellery for the heaviest legal bass, also a boat, motor and trailer package to the value of AUD8000.00. There will be entertainment Saturday night and a licensed bar and food available all weekend.

You may know his one as Fred Haig Dam. It's about 21 km to the north and west of Gin Gin - just off the Bruce Highway.
With more water than Sydney Harbour Lake Monduran is just the place to 'go fishing'.

Being a stocked lake means you must have a $7 fishing permit which is available from the kiosk/office.

A bonus is the chance to camp right by the lake, even if it is subject to a two-day limit, but that should be enough time to get a decent feed of fish.

Lake Monduran Fish

Even for those who are motoring through (whether that be north or south) the picnic area, with tables and BBQ facilities, is a delightful spot to rest up or to have a cuppa.

There's also drinking water and toilets.

This pretty stretch of water is the third biggest dam in Queensland. It's located 73 kilometres northeast of Bundaberg off the Bruce Highway. Constructed in 1978 its main purpose is to supply irrigation and town water to over 1300 farms in the Bundaberg area. The dam was first stocked with native species in 1981 and by 1991 the Department of Primary Industries had released 140 000 fingerlings into the dam made up of Sooty Grunter, sleepy cod, golden perch and Silver Perch, saratoga and Barramundi. In 1997 the Monduran Anglers and Stocking Association (MASA) was formed and since then have stocked the dam with 70 000 barra, 147 000 bass and 400 garfish. While Fork-tailed Catfish have dominated catches over recent years the numbers of bass, barra and garfish now being landed show that the dam is developing into a significant freshwater fishery. Bait fishing, trolling, cast and retrieving lures and fly fishing all catch fish in the dam.