Hook a monster and score massive prizes on Australia’s biggest coastal saltwater lake. The one and only Lake Macquarie!
This signature competition is back, dedicated exclusively to Lake Mac, and packed with incredible prizes. Grab your mates, pick your favourite fishing spot, and hit the water any time over the weekend. Try your luck landing a bream, whiting, flathead, or even a tailor.
This year’s event will run from Saturday, 21st to Sunday, 22nd of November 2026.
Prize Pool
Simply by entering Let’s Fish Lake Mac, you’ll go into the draw to win one of 13 amazing tackle prize packs thanks to Lake Macquarie Council, Quintrex, ABU Garcia, Lowrance, Mako Eyewear, and BCF.
- $19,000 Quintrex/Mercury Boat Pack
- $5199 Lowrance Prize Pack
- $2149 Lowrance Prize Pack
- $1799 Lowrance Prize Pack
- $1000 ABU Garcia / Berkley Prize Packs – two packs to be won
- $500 ABU Garcia / Berkley Prize Packs – two packs to be won
- $319 Mako Eyewear Prize Packs – Four packs to be won
- $100 BCF Gift Cards – Two to be won
Senior Prizes
Prizes are awarded for each species (bream, flathead, tailor, and whiting) for 1st to 4th place, plus the angler who lands the fish closest to the Mystery Length.
- 1st Place Mystery Length: $800 prize pack
- 2nd Place Mystery Length: $719 prize pack
- 1st Place: $650 prize pack
- 2nd Place: $450 prize pack
- 3rd Place: $300 prize pack
- 4th Place: $100 BCF Gift Card
Junior Prizes
Juniors can also score big! Each species category includes awards for 1st to 4th place, plus the Mystery Length winner.
- 1st Place Mystery Length: $500 prize pack
- 2nd Place Mystery Length: $500 prize pack
- 1st Place: $400 prize pack
- 2nd Place: $300 prize pack
- 3rd Place: $200 prize pack
- 4th Place: $100 BCF Gift Card
Let’s Fish Lake Mac: Fishing Getaway
Want to win a fishing getaway worth $2,400? Register for Let’s Fish Lake Mac by November 19th, 2026, for a chance to win three nights at Squids Ink Hotel. Plus, dinner at Crusoe’s on the Lake, a private fishing charter with Day Trippin Fishing Charters, and a $500 Berkley and Abu Garcia fishing tackle pack. It’s the ultimate Lake Macquarie escape for four!
Event & Registration Details
- Dates: 21st & 22nd of November 2026
- Location: Lake Macquarie (competition area only)
- Website: Let’s Fish Lake Mac
- Registration: Enter now
- FAQs: For brag mat & photography
