ALBAA 'Graveyard' Initiative
The graveyard project has been established as a tribute to the 'Lost Ledges'. These iconic platforms were opened up by the pioneers and are well steeped in LBG history. The current 'lock out' status of these areas can be attributed to various decisions made by respective management bodies that has been a matter of conjecture for today's Australian land based anglers.
What will following in this area will be a collection of articles written by those early LBG fishermen as a tribute to their much loved and sadly missed ledges.
Graveyard Articles:
The Story of Jaw's Finby Bob RussoFriday night and it is pouring down the rain that is, my partner in crime Jock has the flu so I am left to take on the rock we called 'Oasis' but you guys know as 'Neverfail' on my own. Loading the Hilux with out Jock just didn't seem right but a blokes gotta do what a blokes gotta do. I got to Kiama and I was getting edgy, not about fishing the ledge but I had done some careful homework and was confident that a good fish was on the cards. How in God's name would I be able to hold a rod and gaff a fish of any size on the ledge where I would need to fish owing to the seas being up... |
Lamond Head, Jervis Bay
Affectionally know as Diamond Head or simply 'Diamond' by most anglers
The ledges at and around Lamond Head always gave an angler the impression of being on the edge of both Australia and the continental shelf simultaneously. As any sea rolled into the stones a shudder could be felt by anglers fishing at the time and some say you could also feel the rumble of the current rushing past the ledge coming up through the soles of your boots - when it really got moving the rock started humming.
Sadly, due to Navy closures, Lamond Head is now a member of the ALBAA Graveyard.
ALBAA Projects
Accreditation
Graveyard
Ledge Care
Media Releases
Safety
Stewardship
ALBAA members are currently undertaking several projects covering a varried range of topics.
The aim of these projects is to correlateing the collective wealth of knowledge ALBAA members posses in our specific area of angling and presenting this knowledge in a manner that all land-based anglers can benefit.
ALBAA Objectives
Our objectives are not just a prerequisite to form a club but are representative of the ideals we commit to as individuals and as a club
"These core values are what unite us."
a. To work together with relevant Government agencies so that access to Land Based Game fishing locations can be maintained for the quiet enjoyment of fishers throughout Australia
b. To foster and demonstrate an environmental conscience throughout Australia by adhering to a self-imposed code of conduct as well as the laws and regulations in each Australian state.
c. To facilitate the accreditation of Land Based Anglers Australia wide.
d. To mentor the young and less experienced to adopt the policies set down by the association for responsible, safe and ecologically sustainable fishing.
e. To recognise and respect the management authorities and traditional owners of the land, oceans and living resources in which fishers interact.
f. To provide ongoing support to environmental actions taken on a volunteer basis within the club.
g. To remain an impartial recreational fishery stakeholder group and agree to present fair, just and representative opinions of club members in order to achieve the above objectives. Our priorities are to be of service to all stakeholders in which we share common resources.
h. To promote safe and sustainable land based fishing within all state and commonwealth controlled lands.
Note: Where 'stakeholders' are defined as 'denoting a type of organisation or system in which all the members or participants are seen as having an interest in its success'.
Land-Based Angling
Shaking the Monkey Again
2 from 2 and a Jew for You
The Story of Jaw's Fin
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