The club was formed in 1937 and was named Ulladulla Sport Fishing Club.
The foundation members were Anthony Horden (retailing fame of Sydney), David McCathie (business tycoon of Sydney), Harold Gray, Archie Sams (Ship’s Captain) and Jess Sams (wife of Archie Sams).
Formation of the club was in preparation for the game fishing tournament organised for the Sesquicentenary celebrations (150th anniversary of Australia’s settlement). Under the rules of the tournament all entrants had to be members of a game/sport fishing club.
read moreThe Sesqui-Centenary or Jess Sams Angling Trophy was awarded to Mrs. Jessica Sams of Ulladulla N.S.W for the capture of a 330pounds (149.68kg) striped marlin on February 27, 1938, winning the heaviest game fishing section of the four-month tournament held to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of Australia's settlement, following Captain Arthur Phillip's founding of the colony at Sydney in January 1788.
Mrs. Sams was born Jessica Millard at Milton N.S.W in 1897, a daughter of a local pioneering family. She grew up in the Milton/Ulladulla area and moved to Sydney to work as a seamstress and milliner. She Married Captain Archie Sams, a ship's captain in 1926 and later returned to live in the region.
Always interested in fishing, Mrs. Sams was attracted to the well-publicized game fishing competition which was one of the leading events arranged for the 150th anniversary celebrations. The organizers, who were prominent figures in the burgeoning game fishing movement, had persuaded the N.S.W State Government to donate valuable trophies for various categories of fish and sharks captured during the event.
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Presentation of Mrs Jess Sams Trophy to The Australia Fishing Museum
Seated: Mrs Jess Sams - Life Member of the Ulladulla Sport & Game Fishing Club
Back-L-R: Peter Goadby - Honorary Director & Trustee of the Australian Fishing Museum
John O'Brien M.B.E - Chairman of the Trustee of the Australian Fishing Museum
Ian Cutler - President of the Game Fishing Association of Australia
Don Goswell - Vice President of the Ulladulla Sport & Game Fishing Club
Bruce Doyle - President of the Ulladulla Sport & Game Fishing Club
- July 27-28 Zone weekend
- July 13-14 Zone weekend
- July 7 Southern Zone AGM & Presentation Lunch
- June 22-23 Zone weekend
- June 8,9-10 Zone weekend Queens Birthday
- June 8,9-10 Merimbula Open*
- May 25-26 Zone weekend
- May 18, 19-20 Canberra Tuna Tournament*
- May 11-12 Zone weekend
- April 27-28 Zone weekend
- April 13-14 Zone weekend
- April 6-7 Kiama Blowhole Big Fish Classic Tournament
- March 29, 30, 31 April 1 Zone weekend Easter
- March 23-24 Zone weekend
- March 23-24 Shoalhaven Open Tournament *
- March 15,16-17 Jervis Bay White Sands Tournament*
- March Shellharbour Open Tournament *
- July 8-9 Zone weekend
- July 22-23 Zone weekend
- August 12-13 Zone weekend
- August 26-27 Zone weekend
- September 9-10 Zone weekend
- September 23-24 Zone weekend
- September 30, October 1,2 Zone weekend Labour Day
- October 7-8 Zone weekend
- October 21-22 Zone weekend
- November 11-12 Zone weekend
- November 25-26 Zone weekend
- December 9-10 Zone weekend
- December 23, 24,25,26 Zone weekend
- December 30, 31, January 1 Zone weekend
- January 6-7 Kiama Big fish Classic*
- January 13-14 Zone weekend
- January 19,20-21 Batemans Bay Tollgate Island Classic*
- January 27-28 Zone weekend
- January 26,27-28 Bermagui Bluewater Open*
- February 2,3-4 Ulladulla Jess Sam's Tournament*
- February 10-11 Zone weekend
- February 24-25 Zone weekend
- February 23,24-25 NSWGFA Interclub
- March 9-10 Alliance Tournament
- March 9-10 Zone weekend
- Brayne Washed Capture - T&R -
- Childs Play Capture - T&R - 34500
- Deep Seductress Capture - T&R - 66000
- Dirty Deeds Capture - T&R - 83500
- FinFisn Capture - T&R -
- Just A Fordham Capture - T&R -
- Karma Capture - T&R -
- Kodas Ailbi Capture - T&R - 23000
- Live Action Capture - T&R - 30000
- Mayhem Capture - T&R - 34500
- Nitro Capture - T&R - 23000
- Reel Therapy Capture - T&R - 11500
- Sea n Fins Capture - T&R - 23000
- Side Effect Capture - T&R - 57500
- Starsky Capture - T&R -
- Teaser Capture - T&R - 23000
- Tomahawk Capture - T&R - 46000
- Turmoil Capture - T&R -
- Volvo Capture - T&R - 11500
- Wild Thing Capture - T&R - 11500
