https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/news-media/campaigns/fish-n-sips-tagged-fish-competitionFish 'n SIP$ tagged fish competition
The 2024 Fish 'n SIP$ comp is now open, so grab your SIPS permit and head to one of the competition locations to catch your share of $100,000!
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Locations
Prize pool
Claiming a prize
Entrant responsibilities
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This year's Fish 'n SIP$ competition is bigger and better, with more dams and double the prize money!
It's easy:
purchase a Stocked Impoundment Permit Scheme (SIPS) permit
be one of the first 15 people to catch a tagged fish at one of the competition dams below
win a share of $100,000!
The competition ends on 30 November 2024, or when all prizes have been claimed.
Locations
InfoFish has tagged and released 140 legal-sized fish (including barramundi, bass and golden perch) across 8 stocked impoundments — up to 20 fish in each of the following dams:
Tinaroo Dam
Lake Proserpine (Peter Faust Dam)
Kinchant Dam
Callide Dam
Cania Dam
Wyaralong Dam (new)
Leslie Dam (new)
Baroon Pocket Dam (new).
Prize pool
Prize values depend on how many tagged fish have already been caught:
$20,000 for the 1st fish caught and accurately reported to InfoFish
$10,000 for the 2nd fish caught and accurately reported to InfoFish
$5,000 for the 3rd fish caught and accurately reported to InfoFish
$3,000 for the 4th fish caught and accurately reported to InfoFish
$2,000 for the 5th fish caught and accurately reported to InfoFish
$1,000 for each of the 6th to 15th fish caught and accurately reported to InfoFish
$6,250 bonus prize for the 1st fish caught in each competition stocked impoundment and accurately reported to InfoFish
You can win multiple prizes; however, you will need to follow the same claim process.
Claiming a prize
The first 15 people who catch a tagged fish and accurately report it to InfoFish will win a prize.
There is also a bonus prize for the 1st fish caught in each competition stocked impoundment.
The fish must be line caught; however, you can use a landing net in combination with line fishing to bring the fish onshore.
Report your tagged fish catch by calling 1800 077 001.
Reporting your catch to InfoFish is critical — only the first 15 caught, reported and confirmed catches will be eligible.
Once reported to InfoFish you will be asked to email InfoFish with some photos of your catch:
Do not clean, gut or scale the fish to take photographs.
Leave the InfoFish tag in place when taking the photographs.
You must take:
a photo of yourself with the fish
several photos that clearly show the InfoFish tag attached to the fish
a close-up photo of the InfoFish tag to verify the tag number
a photo of the fish against a ruler to clearly display its length and ensure the InfoFish tag is visible on the fish.
After gathering all the required photo evidence, you need to remove the InfoFish tag and post it to InfoFish for final verification.
After taking the necessary verification photos and removing the InfoFish tag, you can keep or release the fish.
Example of a Fish 'n SIPS competition tag.
Example of a Fish 'n SIPS competition tag.
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Entrant responsibilities
The Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Freshwater Fish Stocking Association of Queensland and InfoFish are not responsible for any loss suffered (including receiving a reduced prize) by an entrant who does not contact InfoFish immediately upon capture.
Read the competition's terms and conditions for more information.
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