The ARB Moreton Island Fishing Classic is fast approaching, it’s an island-based fishing comp that has grown in leaps and bounds in just a few short years. ARB and MIA came up with the concept a few years ago which now sees any beach fisherman worth his salt heading across the bay around the first week of spring. $65,000 in prizes to win and 400 fishermen, that’s what makes this event so much fun! Major prizes for each nominated species is 1000 dollars and includes; Flathead, Whiting, Bream, Tailor, Dart, and Mulloway Jew. There are prizes for runner-ups in each division and a special division for kids under 14.
Don’t forget to check out Episode 64 for Day 1 of the ARB Moreton Island Fishing Classic. So head online for all the details about the ARB Moreton Island Fishing Classic. Here you will get information on how to book the Micat and what to do next about registration and campsite and other accommodation information.
Moreton is, of course, one of the largest sand islands in the world and is suitable for 4WD only. If you own fourby and need some advice or additional kit to get you set up for the classic, head into your local ARB store. If there is one beach you would want to drop the pick at when visiting the Whitsundays it would have to be this one. Regularly voted one of the top 10 best beaches in the world, Whitehaven Beach!
Whitehaven Beach is spectacular 7 kilometres of the whitest sand you have ever seen and that’s because of its high silica content. High enough they say to polish your jewellery, but I can think of better things to be doing while I am on Whitehaven than chores. Whitehaven draws visitors daily from all over the world who use it in a number of ways and all of them should be found on a postcard.
And while plenty come to soak up the sun and just lounge around there are lots that come here to compete against themselves and other athletes in a gruelling swim event. Nearby Hamilton Island runs the famous Whitehaven Beach Swim which sees athletes from all over come to compete in paradise.
I guess if you were going to swim two kilometres in open water I reckon this would be as good a place to do it as any. But if you own a boat especially a sailboat well I would imagine after watching this you are absolutely tonguing to get here.
Whitehaven Beach is east of Hamilton Island in the Whitsunday Island group on the Great Barrier Reef in North Queensland. You can get there from Hamilton Island on most days. The Whitehaven Beach Swim is on again soon and you will find details on the Hamilton Island website.
