The Bemm River Fishing Program includes the following events
Upcoming Events
The Bill Purvis Junior Competition. This event has commenced and will run to 29 December 2026 and will be held on a yearly basis thereafter. Junior club members (under 16 on 1 January – it is free for them to join) can enter by catching a bream or flathead at Bemm River during the competition period, photographing their catch with the official token (obtained from Bemm River Bait and Tackle) and measurement, and submitting the photos. The longest bream and flathead win major prizes, with monthly awards and an extra rod-and-reel prize also available and also a free Junior meal at the Bemm River Hotel.
Click here for the Flyer and here for the Rules
Flyers have also been distributed at the Bemm River accommodation houses in Town and Bemm River Bait and Tackle.
Purvis Shield – Bemm River. This is a competition with the Marlo Angling Club in the latter part of each year with the event held in Marlo one year then Bemm River the next. In 2025, it was held in Marlo and there was a narrow victory to the locals. The competition is for the longest 5 bream where 5 different anglers from each club submit their best bream. Unfortunately, this event has to be postponed due to other commitments by the organizer.
Lake Tyers Trip 13-15 November 2026. This is an annual event where the Bemm River Angling Club hold a trip away to Lake Tyers and it is partially sponsored by the Club. If you still want to attend, please let Jayne know at jaynebailey099@gmail.com.
Christmas Competition – Bemm River Classic 27-30 December 2026. This is the second occasion in each year where members get the opportunity to add their names to the Bemm River Classic Board in the Hotel. The Boards were donated by Websters Furniture in Bairnsdale.
Fishcare Day Saturday 30 December 2026. This event usually includes a fun afternoon including a Sausage sizzle, our presentations of the Bemm River Classic prizes and a casting competition. The young children visiting Bemm River over the Christmas Holidays are entertained by the folks from Fishcare.
Easter Competition Bemm River Classic and Fun Afternoon 27-28 March 2027
THE ANNUAL LONGEST FISH COMPETITIONS
At any time during the year, a member can submit a fish for the biggest fish of the year. The fish must be caught in Bemm River, Sydenham Inlet or from the adjoining beaches. All fish must be photographed with your GPS location turned on using a certified brag mat and that photo sent to the Weigh Master’s portal (0429 411 530). Brag Mats can be certified after your catch by contracting 0429 411 530. The competition is for the following species:
Bream
Flathead
Estuary Perch
Salmon
Click here to see the Club’s Competition Rules Ver 2
For details of all the events, please go to the 
Facebook Page for the Bemm River Angling Club.
Cup Week End 2026
The weather has been sensational over the Cup weekend with the rain holding off until 5:30 pm on Monday. Tuesday was good and today is fantastic again. There have been some Easterly winds, but the weather has been much better than predicted. There have been plenty of people in town and over 30 boats out each day. The fishing has been relatively quiet for bream as the water level has been too high for Mark at Bemm River Bait and Tackle to pump worm although he did hand net some live prawn. Even the Orbost Angler shop has had no worm on quite a number of occasions. The best bags of bream have been on sandworm with our secretary, Jayne, doing quite well having pumped worm in the deep water – picture below. The salmon have been unusually plentiful, and many have enjoyed catching these fighting fish on light gear with prawn, lures and plastics not only in the channel but throughout the system. There have also been some great flathead landed and the fishing platform near the main boat ramp has been popular. The platform was obtained by yours truly through a fishing grant of $92,500.
