SIPS 25 fishing competition

Key details

How to enter

To celebrate 25 years of the Stocked Impoundment Permit Scheme (SIPS), the Freshwater Fishing and Stocking Association of Queensland, with the support of Infofish and Fisheries Queensland, is holding a statewide fishing competition across all active SIPS dams and weirs.

The competition will run for a 2-week period during the September school holidays, from 20 September to 6 October 2025.

It's easy:

• Buy a SIPS permit.
• Register via the Infofish competition app (coming soon).
• Win a share of over $27,000 in prizes!

Locations

All 62 SIPS dams are included in the competition.

Take a look at our regional fishing trail guides and plan your SIPS 25 experience!

Prize categories

More information about our prizes will be added—keep checking this page for updates.

Major prizes

• Largest number of fish caught
• Longest hero fish caught—barramundi, golden perch, silver perch, Australian bass, saratoga, Murray cod and sooty grunter

Local prizes

There will be a range of local prizes up for grabs at each SIPS dam or weir. Keep checking this page for updates.

Claiming a prize

To win a prize, you must:

• register via the Infofish competition app (you will receive a unique 'verification code certificate' that you will need to validate catch during the competition period)
• hold a valid SIPS permit at the time of capture (if 18 or older) or have permission from a parent or guardian if under 18
• take a photo of yourself with the fish
• take a photo of the fish against a brag mat/ruler to clearly show its length and ensure the 'verification code certificate' is visible
• upload your catch details and photos in the Infofish competition app.

Please note

• The fish must be line caught—however, you can use a landing net in combination with line fishing to bring the fish onshore.
• Do not clean, gut or scale the fish to take photographs.
• After taking the necessary verification photos, you can keep or release the fish.

Verified catches will be calculated over the 2 weeks of the competition, with the winner informed at the end of the competition period. You can check your progress on the competition leaderboard in the Infofish competition app.

Entrant responsibilities

The Queensland Government, Freshwater Fish Stocking Association of Queensland and InfoFish are not responsible for any loss suffered by an entrant who does not meet the terms and conditions of the competition.

The competition's terms and conditions will be published shortly.