Vacy Village Carp Muster (DPI) Sunday 1st November 2026
Location
Vacy Oval
About
Vacy Village Carp Muster: Games, Fishing Tips & Prizes 🎣
Join us for a fun, family-friendly morning on the Paterson River! We're getting together to play, learn, and help remove invasive carp from our river.
What's on
We'll kick things off at 9am, when our experienced angler Matt from the DPI will share his best tips and tricks for catching carp.
Then we'll head down to Clarkes Crossing next to Vacy oval for a group fishing session where everyone can put those new skills to the test.
We'll return around midday to measure up, enjoy a sausage sizzle, make biodynamic fertiliser from the carp caught and play some fishy games, including our casting accuracy challenge! 👧👦
Winners will be announced at 12:30pm, and the event officially finishes at 1pm.
The prizes are EPIC!!! 🏆🎉
There's well over $1,000 worth of fishing gear to be won!
- Longest carp 🏅
- Best photo 🖼️
- Most carp caught by a single angler 🪣
- Oval games champion 🏆
- Casting accuracy champion 🎯
- Hard luck award 🐈⬛
Categories 1–3 will be awarded across three age brackets: up to 12 years, 13–17 years, and 18 years+. Categories 4–6 are open to all ages, with one winner each.
Details on how to enter the best photo category will be shared on the day.
To be eligible, all fish must be caught and all photos taken at Clackes Crossing during the official fishing session.
Event details
Date: Sunday 1st November 2026
Time: 9am til 1pm
Meeting point: Keith & Lesley Miles Oval at Vacy Sportsground
Cost: FREE
What to bring
Fishing rod and gear (if you have it), hat, sunscreen, water, and a chair or picnic rug if you'd like. Corn bait will be provided, carp love it!
Please note
A NSW Recreational Fishing Licence is required unless you're exempt (e.g. under 18). Carp are a noxious pest species and must not be returned to the water alive. Children must be supervised by an adult at all times, especially near the river.
It'll be a bag of fun for the whole family!! 🥳 Catch you there!!!