Silkwood Clay Target Club results - first shoot for 2023

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Results:

Event 1 - 25 Target Double Barrel (Cash Divide)

AA - 1st.Jason Sapuppo, Chris Santarossa, Mark Stella - 25/25

A - 1st: Frank Scamnello 25/25; 2nd: Peter Threlfall, Joe Zappala, Ned Di Salvo, Santo Greco and Graham Facer 24/25

B/C - 1st: Liane Robertson, Sandra Crapella and William Armstrong - 25/25

Event 2 - 25 Target Point Score

AA - 1st: Nathan Thurston 75/75; 2nd: Michael Thurston 74/75 (137/138) - (Shoot off)

A - 1st: Frank Scamnello 74/75; 2nd: Brendan Draper 73/75

B/C - 1st: Liane Robertson 72/75; 2nd: Emma Thurston 68/75

Event 3 - 25 Target Single Barrel

AA - 1st: Nathan Thurston 25/25; 2nd: Bryan Sanderson 24/25 (25/26) - (Shoot off)

A - 1st: Graham Facer 24/25; 2nd: Santo Greco 23/25

B/C - 1st: Peter Luppi 22/25; 2nd: Alf Strano 21/25

Event 4 - 30 Target Medley

AA - 1st: Chris Santarossa 50/50 (74/75); 2nd: Bryan

Sanderson 50/50 (73/75) - (Shoot off)

A - 1st: Barry Lansdown 49/50; 2nd: Ned Di Salvo 47/50

B/C - 1st: Emma Thurston 47/50; 2nd: Peter Luppi 42/50 (63/75) - (Shoot off)

Event 5 - 25 Target Continental

AA - 1st: Mark Stella 25/25 (52/52); 2nd: Jar Smaniotto 25/25 (51/52) - (Shoot off)

A - 1st: Santo Greco 25/25 (26/26); 2nd: George Bugeja 25/25 (25/26) - (Shoot off)

B/C - 1st: Rob Draper 24/25; 2nd: Sandra Crapella 23/25

AND PHOTOS BY MARIA GIRGENTI

CLOSE to 40 people attended Innisfail and District Tennis Association’s presentation evening held at South Johnstone Bowls Club to celebrate the club and their member’s achievements throughout the 2022 season.

Members played social lawn bowls, followed by a BBQ dinner, dessert, and awards presentation.

Encouragement Awards: Colleen Carroll

Barry Anderson

Dylan Ryder Kai Greven

Natalie Wolff

Alyssa Wolff

Court Inspector Award: Frank Witt

Every Ready Battery Award: Chante Spanton

Voluntary Work Acknowledgement Award: Mike Ernst and Margaret Tinney

Peter Greven, Siddharta Nair and Kerry Spollen received acknowledgement for their work on the management committee.

Season 1 - Monday night doubles: A-Grade

Winners - Logan’s Lobsters: Logan Lizzio, Nicholas Pervan, Floren Deac and Barry Anderson (35 - 23 games).

Runners up - Pete’s Net Nuts: Peter Greven, Kerry Spollen, Kai Greven and Frank Witt.

B-Grade Winners - Phil’s Ball Whackers: Phil Miskin, Margaret Tinney, Peter Snodgrass and Colleen Carroll (25 - 14 games).

Runners Up - Rhonda’s Net Nabbers: Rhonda Valmadre, Kim Humphrey, Dylan Ryder and Suwaree Usher.

Season 2 - Monday night doubles: A-Grade

Winners - Logan’s Ace Kickers: Logan Lizzio, Nicholas Pervan, Jesse Witt and Frank Witt (26 - 22 games)

Runners Up - Kerry’s Net Nuts: Kerry Spollen, Roselyn Cecchi, Natalie Wolff and Tony Leacy

B-Grade

Winners - Dean’s Laser Shots: Dean Hardy, Chante Spanton, Kathy Martin and Mike Ernst (27 -23 games)

Runners Up - Tiara’s Big Hitters: Tiara Walsh, Colleen Carroll, Suwaree Usher and

Herb Walsh

Club Championships

Junior Boy Champion

Winner: Dylan Ryder

Runner Up: Kai Greven

Junior Girl Champion

Winner: Natalie Wolff Runner Up: Alyssa Wolff Junior Doubles Winner: Dylan Ryder and Alyssa Wolff

Runners Up: Natalie Wolff and Keean Greven

A-Grade Men’s Singles Winner: Kai Greven Runner Up: Nicholas Pervan A-Grade Ladies Singles

Winner: Logan Lizzio

Runner Up: Natalie Wolff

B-Grade Men’s Singles Winner: Brad Sultana

Runner Up: Dean Hardy B-Grade Ladies’ Singles

Winner: Colleen Carroll Runner Up: Chante Spanton A-Grade Doubles

Winner: Kai Greven and Dylan Ryder Runner Up: Kerry Spollen and Mick Burgess B-Grade Doubles Winners: Chante Spanton and Peter Snodgrass

Runner Up: Colleen Carroll and Mike Ernst

After IDTA’s AGM, the new 2022 - 2023 management committee is Barry Anderson (President), Peter Greven (Vice President), Kathy Martin (Secretary) and Margaret Tinney (Treasurer) with Siddharta Nair (Assistant Vice President/committee member), Phil Miskin, Mike Ernst and Kerry Spollen (committee members).

2022 highlights: IDTA signed a 20-year lease with Cassowary Coast Regional Council

Appointment of new head coach Heiner Wirtz-Fielding

A Rural Sustainability Grant of $3,000 assisted with coach recruitment and associated costs to run, Come and Try/ Open Days, Meet and Greets and registration fees.

A $3,000 Cassowary Coast Regional Council Grant for materials to install drainage along the edge of Court 6 to stop water and mud going onto the court and installation of a retaining wall.

A $2,524 Volunteer Grant enabled the purchase of two bar stools in canteen, six new chairs, new stove and printer/ photocopier.

I would like to wish everyone all the best for 2023 and hope everyone managed some form of a break over the festive season. So far, 2023 has delivered a mixed bag for boaties with periods of reasonably light winds; however, this has been offset by lots of overcast weather, rain and the possibility of storms. I have managed a couple of successful reef trips; however, I have mainly concentrated my fishing on the coastal reefs and islands. This way, I could manage a few hours fishing and at the same time be safely home quickly if I could see a storm building.

The larger boats that could travel at speed travelled out wide to fish the grounds along the continental shelf. There have been reports of some boats doing it tough, and the lucky ones managed some lovely Nannygai and Red Emperor. Trolling the shelf has resulted in mostly Wahoo and Dolphin Fish. However, I did hear one report of some Blue Marlin being caught wide off the continental shelf.

The main reefs have been fishing very well with good numbers of Coral Trout and mixed reef fish such as Tuskers and Sweet Lip. Most boats that have taken the time to drift out a live bait or pilchard have also managed a Spanish Mackerel.

The rubble patches, wrecks and wonky holes have all produced plenty of Nannygai, Tea Leaf Trevally and Cobia. The sharks continue to be a problem; however, occasionally, things come together, and you can have a shark-free trip.

Closer around the islands, the fishing has been excellent, especially when the water clarity has been reasonable. Large schools of bait have been moving along the coast, attracting Pelagic such as Trevally, Queenfish, School and Grey Mackerel. Trolling smaller deep diving lures or casting metal lures are the most successful methods to fish for these species under these circumstances.

Bait fishing, especially in the early morning, has also been successful, with most boats managing catches of Grass Sweet Lip, Gold Spot Cod and Coral Trout. There has also been plenty of large and Small Mouth Nannygai; however, as usual, most have been under legal size. The Fingermark have also been around in good numbers, and Squid has been reasonably plentiful.

The estuaries have been badly affected by the rain; however, when the water clarity has been reasonable, there have been chances with some quality Mangrove Jacks and Flathead making up most of the catch. Despite the freshwater flush in the rivers, legal mud crabs have been scarce, with most boats only managing one or two keeper crabs for an overnight set.

The Barramundi season opens next week on February 1, and indications are that it will be a good season. If the rain persists, we will see a lot of fish coming from the freshwater reaches of the Tully, Murray and Johnstone rivers. The mouth of the feeder creeks, drains and backwaters are the prime areas, get permission before entering a property and keep an eye out for crocs.

The freshwater has been fishing well for Sooty Grunter and some lovely Jungle Perch. Tinaroo Dam has also fished well, with many reports of big Barra being caught last weekend.

At this early stage of the week, the weather sites predict light winds for this coming weekend. Get an upto-date report before heading out, but a reef trip is a real possibility.

Suppose we don’t get too much rain and the water quality in the estuaries is decent. In that case, we should see some excellent Mangrove Jacks and Flathead caught during the morning run-out tide over the weekend. The building tides next week should allow plenty of opportunities for the opening of the Barra season.

Good Fishing

Roly

Newton

Tackle World Tully pm 1.38m SAT 28 3:18 am 2.39m 9:21 am 1.82m 3:32 pm 2.51m 10:48 pm 1.25m SUN 29 5:16 am 2.62m 11:36 am 1.77m

5:05 pm 2.42m 11:48 pm 1.10m

MON 30 6:22 am 2.92m 12:46 pm 1.61m 6:08 pm 2.43m

TUE 31 12:33 am 0.97m

7:06 am 3.15m

1:29 pm 1.47m

6:52 pm 2.46m

WED 1 1:10 am 0.87m

7:43 am 1.38m 2:01 pm 0.96m pm 2.50m